The Spanish Conquest Of The Spanish Indians

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When the Spanish arrived we thought they were an awesome sight with their huge ships, strange clothing, and white skin. They talked to us in a language not know to us and we were confused. Then, they torn down our idols and replaced them with their own. We were quite angry and prepared for battle. We did anything we could do to enrage the Spanish. They took the bait and we hid, waiting to ambush them, but they possessed a terrifying weapon. It shot fire and was really loud! It spread terror throughout our fighting tribe. The newcomers were wasteful killing machines! The worst pat was the giant man beasts! They terrified us so much that we ran! We lost thousands of men. We gave them peace offerings and a while later, they

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