Epidemics, Slavery, Massacres, and Indigenous Resistance 1492-1599
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1492
Columbus makes landfall
Columbus makes landfall on Guanahani (Caribbean name; Columbus names it San Salvador) in the Caribbean...Read More
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1493
Doctrine of Discovery provides rationale for colonization
On May 4, Pope Alexander VI of the Roman Catholic Church issues “Inter Caetera,” a...Read More
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1493
Spanish monarchy supports Columbus’ second voyage for gold and slaves
Queen Isabella and the King of Spain agree to supply Columbus with 17 ships, 1,200...Read More
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1500
Spanish Monarchy issue a royal decree to make Indians of the New World “vassals of the Crown.”
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1500-1542
Encomienda system of communal slavery and rise of Mestizo
Under Spain during this period, more than 2,500 Natives are shipped to the Iberian Peninsula...Read More
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1512-1513
Spain issues requerimiento and Laws of Burgos, demanding subjugation
The Laws of Burgos are the first legal code in the Americas, directing Spaniards to...Read More