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January 17, 2017

January 18, 2017

“Magnificent Lords: I arrived in this port of Yaguana on my

way to Spain, by order of the governor Francisco Pizarro,

to inform his majesty of what has happened in that

government of Peru…After my departure, according to

what the Governor writes to me, it became known that

Atahualpa had assembled troops to make war on the

Christians, and justice was done upon him.” - Letter from

Hernando Pizarro to the Royal Audience of Santo

Domingo, in Reports on the Discovery of Peru, Clements R.

Markham, tr. and ed. (London: Hakluyt Society, 1872), pp.

113-127]

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Who is the intended audience?

What is the European’s interaction with the Inca, and what is their motivation for war?

Does this document contain any bias?

Encomienda System

a forced labor system in which a tract of land was granted to Spanish colonists in Latin America during the 16th century that included the American Indians living on the land to serve as labor

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January 19, 2017

January 20, 2017 3 difference and 2 similarities between exploration with China (Zheng He) and Europe.

What would have occurred in Latin America (Mexico to South America) if Spain did not conquer the

territory?

Commercialism

Excessive emphasis on profit