Indigenous peoples of the Americas

killed the emperor. Existing in precise correlation with the article ‘Spanish Colonization of Mexico’, referring to the present effect of the lack of resources in Latin America it states, “ The Spaniards took so many resources from Mexico and the other colonies in Latin America, because of that effect, currently the Latin America doesn't have many resources.” This illustrates how the actions of the Spanish from centuries ago, still significantly affect the state of the many countries they…

Many inventions made it possible for Europeans to venture farther out into the ocean. One technological improvement that originated outside of Europe that Europeans learned to use was the astrolabe. The astrolabe is a tool using the positions of the stars or the Sun. It was formerly used in navigation to help explorers and sailors figure out where they were. The development of the astrolabe allowed sailors to determine how far north or south they were from the equator. A advantage of the…

Bolivia is a beautiful multiethnic and democratic country in the middle of South America. The official capital city of Bolivia is Sucre. Another capital they used is La Paz, located in the west-central part of the country. It is landlocked borders or neighbors with Peru, Chile, Argentina, Paraguay, and Brazil. Bolivia is sometimes referred to as the Tibet of Americas. It is one of the most remote countries in the Western hemisphere. Bolivia is named after Simon Bolivar, an independence fighter…

American people through art and literature. It also drew a sharp differentiation between Indians and people of European ancestry. “Indigenismo” can also be defined to represent the indigenous people in Latin America who came from outside of spain and it applies to how colonized and indigenous people…

The Devastation of American Indians Before the arrival of the Europeans in the 16th century, the American Indians in North America lived comfortable lives. They lived in harmony with the environment and had strong rules to abide by. The arrival of the Europeans brought different struggles to the indigenous. All of a sudden, they had to share territory with them and impart new methods to survive. Little did they know that the Europeans would use up their resources for themselves and become more…

Oñate viewed from the side of Hispanic Americans is that he was a fearless explorer, irreplaceable in the history of their people in the region and the building of the American West. For the indigenous peoples, Juan de Oñate was not only representative of Spain, its explorers, and all of the atrocities committed, but also for being personally responsible for the cruelty of people specifically in Acoma Pueblo. Who was Don Juan de Oñate? Intrepid explorer or ruthless conqueror? In order to get…

exchange took place between the European explorers and the indigenous people. Many of the explorers brought diseases from Europe, as well as taking the natural resources and taking them to Europe for profit. This is one of the major impacts the Columbus brought to the New World, the merging of two worlds and the domination of one over the other. Columbus changed the world because he introduced the greedy, land-hungry Europeans to America. He not only ultimately caused the founding of the United…

tried to bring their new way of life to the natives while these people just wanted to maintain their traditional and natural way of life. Native Americans wanted to live for their family, religion and becoming one with nature. They believed that all things were connected spiritually and that their actions could directly influence nature around them. They also believed that the land could be owned by no one and it was for all people to share together. This posed a major problem for the land…

The Chamorro’s were indigenous people of Guam who were culturally abused by the Americans. American soldiers disrespected the Chamorro people by stealing their lands, their birthrights, their way of life. Guam, an island in the Pacific, was a territory of Spain but was later sold to America in the Treaty of Paris which was put effective December, 1898. Originally, the indigenous people of Guam, Chamorros, were filled to the brim with joy, their conflict with Spain was over. The United States…

of many explorers that had reached the Americas before him. Also, he only visited islands near North America. Therefore he never made it to North America. When Columbus landed in 1492, it is estimated there were between 10 and 15 million indigenous people in the area that now constitutes the United States. By 1880, there were 300,000 When I was younger we always celebrated Columbus day in school. He was always made out to be a hero for discovering America. As I have gotten older I have learned…