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Theodori de Bry
Spanish conquistadors committing atrocities against Native American slaves, image created as material against Catholics by Protestants.
A reproduction of Theodori de Bry's illustration for Las Casas 1598 book. It illustrates Las Casas' extravagant depiction of the Spanish abuses to the…
Félix Parra
Fray Bartolomé de las Casas, "Protector of the Indians." Las Casas was a Spanish Catholic priest who advocated against Native American slavery after witnessing the atrocities that the Spanish conquistadors committed.
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Madison Wardlaw, Deborah Michaels
Pre-European Contact/First Contact
Worksheet analyzing a painting of las Casas
Yesenia Ayala, Valerie Benoist, Deborah Michaels
Pre-European Contact/First Contact
This lesson plan encourages students to think critically about the concept of “civilization.” The ideology of “civilization” served to legitimize…
Madison Wardlaw, Deborah Michaels
Pre-European Contact/First Contact
Presentation on Theodor De Bry
Madison Wardlaw, Deborah Michaels
Pre-European Contact/First Contact
In this concluding lesson, students will review information from previous lessons covering the onset of Native American enslavement, the role European…
Madison Wardlaw, Deborah Michaels
Pre-European Contact/First Contact
Presentation detailing the ways the Taíno resisted Columbus and Spanish conquistadors when first arriving the the island of Haiti