Read the passage by Bartolomé de las Casas.[Since New Spain was discovered], great atrocities were committed against the indigenous people of the region and some were killed by members of the expedition. These so-called Christians set about stealing from the people and murdering them on the pretense of settling the area. And [since that time] the great iniquities and injustices, the outrageous acts of violence and the bloody tyranny of these Christians have steadily escalated.–Bartolomé de las CasasWhich excerpt from the passage best supports Bartolomé’s argument that the Spanish were not behaving as Christians should?
For what primary purpose did the Spanish enslave many Indigenous peoples?
How did the encomienda system function in the Spanish colonies?
Why did the Spanish government establish the encomienda system in the Spanish colonies?
Which Spanish class included Spanish colonists born in the Americas?
How was the Inca empire impacted by European exploration and colonization?
The conquistadors were driven primarily by
Why did Spain create missions in the colonies?
Arranged from greatest privileges to fewest privileges, which is the correct order of the Spanish class system?
Paying tribute included giving gold or human sacrifice victims to a larger, more powerful empire. Which empire forced others to pay tribute?
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