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Rethinking Columbus : Spanish Empire

How did the Native Americans maintain their dignity in the face of oppression? Was Columbus a hero or villain? Who was responsible for the genocide of the Tainos?

Level A

Wikimedia Commons: Painting of the archdukes Albrecht and Isabella of Austria, by P.P. Rubens.

Boundless U.S. History: The Spanish Empire

PBS.org: Conquistadors : A great interactive website.

History World: The Catholic Monarchs:1469-1481

Level C

The Native people of Central America, i.e. Mexico as depicted in the Tlaxcalan Cortez facsimile ca. mid 1800’s. The originals are found in the houses of the Tlaxcalans and dates to c. mid 1500’s. This codex was painted by the Aztecs or Texcalans. This particular picture shows Texcalans at Conquest of Michoacan Lienzo. The Aztecs are the ones carrying clubs. They fought other tribes with Cristobal de Olid (a Spaniard). Informational source:  http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/

History World: History of the Spanish Empire

don Quiote: Spanish Empire

The Latin Library: Spanish Empire

Primary Sources

CRASH COURSE with JOHN GREEN

Blocked by NYCDOE | Access at home or at public library.