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A Tragic Version of History That Perpetuates the Myth of “Bad Indians” Native Americans have traditionally been depicted as primitive people who were educated and saved by the missionaries. This is in contrast with the true history of the natives’ oppression and exploitation under the mission system. The real story, of murder, rape, and loss of culture, is rarely ever told. Deborah Miranda, the author of Bad Indians, brings to light the intentional and systematic erasure of her culture and the…

Andrew Parrill Christopher McBride LITR 220 July 18, 2017 John Smith & Pocahontas In the time period of Captain John Smith, the world relied almost solely upon the words left behind in letters and journals from explorers. John Smith, left England in last 1606 with a fleet of three ships in search of the new world and what resources it had that could be useful to their majesty back in England. In 1995, Disney Pictures decided to create a film called “Pocahontas” which was to be based off of…

The indigenous of California experienced oppression at the hands of the Spanish, who abused and exploited them in order to build their wealth and power. In Pablo Tac’s account “Indian Life at San Luis Rey”, he depicts the way the Spanish dictate every aspect of the indigenous lives, presented under the guise of religion and leadership from genté de razón. In contrasts to Tac’s observations is Maria Ruiz de Burton’s novel The Squatter and The Don. Burton’s novel exalts Spanish-Americans as…

I was born and raised in Puerto Rico until I was 9 years old. The lifestyle, and the cultural customs in the island are very different from the American culture. Coming to America was a mix of emotion. I was sad to leave my family and friends behind for what I later learned in life, was for a better future. It was hard to leave the house that I grew up in for 9 years of my life. It was hard to leave the fresh country air and friendly neighbors, that where more like family then friends. But I…

Las Casas also rebuttals Sepúlveda’s second claim: the Indians need intervention because of their use of barbarous society and practices. First off, Las Casas analyzes whether or not Spain has jurisdiction to intervene in this matter. He claims that under temporal jurisdiction, spiritual matters are not matters of the state for idolaters living in the Christian kingdom. Moreover, idolaters living outside the Christian kingdom are neither problems of the state nor the church. Even when looking at…

agency then the histography might suggest, also seems to lose its strength in conjunction with this patriarchal structure. However, Nicholas Robins provides an easy to read narrative about the marriage life in the Colonial Andes, giving Gender studies, Latin American studies or the interested reader an insight into this social…

The Abolition of the English Department establishes a lot of important details that, even though are happening across the globe, are similar to the current status of the American Continent. This side of the planet is being strongly influenciated by the United States of America; this cultural immersion of the United States or other metropolis is happening not only to U.S. territories, but in all Central and South America, and in the Caribbean. It can be seen in the Drown Collection by Junot…

social and political conflict that that later had an impact in the economic crisis. Spain used to be a catholic monarchy, ruled by kings and queens, and was one of the World’s most powerful countries, as it conquered a lot of territories, such as Latin America and Philippines. Spain was basically an agricultural country. In Spain, since the 19th century the owners of large lands held the power. There was an oligarchy based in land. The economy was unable to meet people’s economic needs. The…

By definition, the Panama Canal is described as “an international waterway that links the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.” (traveltips.usatoday.com) This definition, however, does not give the waterway the glory it deserves, as it tremendously benefitted world travel and trade. The Panama Canal helped ships save a significant amount of time, as it allowed them to cut straight through North and South America instead of going around them. Building the Canal took several attempts, starting with the…

Imagine being the first explorer of your people to sail successfully around a piece of land and find a new trade route, sounds amazing right? Well that is what Portuguese explorer Bartolomeu Dias did. He even had the chance to name the cape he sailed around. Bartolomeu Dias was born in Lisbon Portugal in the year of 1450 (“The Ages of Exploration”). He was appointed to sail to Africa to find a Christian King, but his trip was not all sunshine and smiles, he did face challenges like any normal…