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Chapter

1: OPVLs
1)Bartolome De Las Casas Defends the Indians
In 1552, one year after the Debate at Valladolid, Bartolome De las Casas a
compassionate human never afraid to speak up, spoke up for Indians rights. Intended to be
public in this article he uses persuasion to persuade fellow Spaniards that Indians are also good
humans. Bartolome says Indians are the most readied people to be taught about Christianity for
their good hearts, simplicity, fellowships, etcetera. He tries to tell Sepulveda his thoughts that
all his followers and him are doing wrong by maltreating Indians, and exemplifies the war of the
Romans and Spain and applies personal experience comparison. This article has a possibility to
be exaggerating the goodness of the Indians because all people can be bad, it could be cross
referenced with an article by Sepulveda.
2)Hernan Cortes Conquers Mexico
This is a private letter Hernan Cortes, conquistador of Aztecs, wrote to the Spanish king
about his first encounter with Moctezuma in 1519. It is a private letter, which serves as a
memoir of his experience with the leader of the Aztecs facts are omitted because he could still
exaggerate more the beauty of the empire and its riches. Basically says that Moctezuma
thought Hernan was sent by the supreme god they worshipped and tells us how welcomed he
felt by everyone because they thought he was a divine figure. Hernan shows his reaction and
thoughts on his first meeting and thoughts about the empire as a whole. There can exist a
possibility of omissions on his reactions.
3)Christopher Columbuss Journal
Written in 1492, by Christopher Columbus as one of his journal entries when he reached
(America)a new land. This entry was determined to be private, it is kind of like a memoir to
remember the inhabitants of this new place and facts are omitted since I think he couldve
written more. It says that the Indians are normal people that are Canarian colored and not so
advanced in technology, and perhaps they could become Christians easily. Columbus is showing
his thoughts and there is a possibility that he is omitting information.

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