HISTORY
NEW GLOBAL CONNECTIONS
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Native Americans
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Spanish conquistadors
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Mexicans
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The Taínos
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Detailed explanation-1: -When Christopher Columbus arrived on the Bahamian Island of Guanahani (San Salvador) in 1492, he encountered the Taíno people, whom he described in letters as “naked as the day they were born.” The Taíno had complex hierarchical religious, political, and social systems.
Detailed explanation-2: -Columbus then demanded gold from the Taino and ordered that 550 Taino be sent to Spain as slaves. 39 After two more voyages Columbus was relieved of his post as governor of the new lands because of mismanagement and sent back to Spain.
Detailed explanation-3: -In 1492, the Indigenous peoples of the northern Caribbean islands, popularly known as the Taíno, discovered Christopher Columbus. The encounter set in motion an invasion by Spanish soldiers, priests, and colonists that devastated the Taíno civilization and decimated its population.
Detailed explanation-4: -What did Columbus aim to do? In the 15th and 16th centuries, Europeans wanted to find sea routes to the Far East. Columbus wanted to find a new route to India, China, Japan and the Spice Islands. If he could reach these lands, he would be able to bring back rich cargoes of silks and spices.