La Relación by Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca, The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano by Olaudah Equiano, "The General History of Virginia," by John Smith, and "Of Plymouth Plantation" by William Bradford, are all examples of historical narratives. ... La Relación by Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca reflects on the expedition of six hundred men traveling to colonize in the New World east and north of the Gulf of Mexico. Cabeza de Vaca survived one of the most disastrous conquests to North America, being one of only four to survive. ... The writing was intended for the King of Spain, ...

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Bartolome de Las Casas, a sixteenth century Spanish writer and Dominican friar, was one of the first advocates for human rights. ... " De Las Casas was involved in the conquest of Cuba and saw first hand the savagery of the Spaniards. ... " De la Casas states that he believes that the Spaniards have unjustly slain over "fifteen million" natives. ... " Bartolome de Las Casas wrote this account to showcase the cruelty the Native people were undergoing. ... Bartolome de Las Casas is one of the first of many to fight for basic human rights. ...

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As we can see in the Cultural Studies of the United States of America's notes, Lincoln allowed slaves to take part in the war: "la Unión había reclutado a dos millones de hombres, entre los que se encontraban unos 186.000 negros" (González de la Aleja 76). ... Delany, a black man who joined the army and achieved a high social status: "Este cargo, su rango militar y el prestigio que trajo consigo del Norte, le permitieron desempeñar un papel cada vez más activo en la vida política del Estado.... They were discriminates in the battalions, and had a lowe...

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The imprisonment of fellow men as slaves is a practice that has continued all through history in varying degrees. In some areas slaves are treated as a member of the family respected for what they do and eventually earn their freedom, in other areas they are worked to death, beaten daily, and barel...

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Meanwhile, in southern South America, rebellion had commenced in Rio de la Plata under the direction of José de San Martín. Buenos Aires settled for autonomy in 1810 and in 1816 the independence of Rio de la Plata was declared. ... Toussaint Louverture, like Simón Bloívar and José de San Martín, had many strategic plans to help the slaves become free from the power of France. ... The Politique de Doublure was the name given by Haitian historians to the occurrence whereby the mulatto elite would choose a black military leader to appease the masses. ...

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When Columbus returned to the colony La Naviad, he discovered his men were slain. ... Bartolome de Las Casas was a voice of the Indians. De Las Casas documented the record of the Spanish Conquest writing of all abuses and travesties imposed on the Indians. ... Though these actions were taken to find gold for the Crown, the accounts of men such as De Las Casas liberated the native peoples in the Caribbean. ...

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Columbus" rescue on June 28th, 1504 withdrew the Spanish presence entirely, and it would be five more years before the Spaniards would return In November 1509, Juan de Esquivel's seventy man party established the settlement of Seville la Nueva near present day St. ... Despite these efforts by Juan de Esquivel, Jamaica would never figure prominently in Spanish colonial efforts because it possessed no precious metals. ... Esquivel's immediate successor, Francisco de Garay proved to be cruel, avaricious and arrogant towards colonist and Arawak alike. ... His successor, Don Pedro ...

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Us humans would like to believe our own culture is unique. In reality, basic human methods interacting with our environment and sheer survival techniques tell us otherwise. Human civilization or the development of a culture of people is shaped by its surroundings and basic beliefs from which they...

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