Many settlers believed that the natives were savages as were not as advanced, but were all the natives actually savages? The stories “La Relacion” and “Travels of Marco Polo” are two different stories that have contrast as well as many similarities. These stories both show how the English settlers thought of the natives, how both settlers were apprehensive, but how different they were with the way the natives treated the settlers. “La Relacion” was a story about how a group of settlers who were dying of starvation and weather conditions. These settlers found an island that seemed to be of use with food as well as shelter. Not knowing that there were already people living in the area the settlers were surprised with finding out that there were in fact natives living on the island. The settlers didn’t know how to feel around these natives because of beliefs that the natives were not very smart. When in reality the natives actually worshiped these settlers from Spain because the natives believed that the Spanish settlers were Gods because the shiny suits and armor the Spanish settlers had on. Once the settlers found out that the natives …show more content…
were not going to hurt them, the two grew closer. Spanish settlers were moving into the native grounds for help on how to grow and because the natives had food that the settlers wanted. Just like “La Relacion” the story “Travels of Marco Polo” written by Marco Polo was a similar story.
Marco Polo and his group of explorers went to find new land. When they were on their journey they too meet bad weather and stormy seas. Once they made on the ground they found they were in the same area as one of the most vicious natives. These natives were not like the natives in “La Relacion” these natives would seize, kill and eat anyone that was not part of their tribe for fear of losing land. What Marco Polo and his crew did was build a trench between where they stayed and the natives to ensure their safety while they were on the island. Unlike “La Relacion” the natives from the journal entry by Marco Polo, these natives did not want to help anyone out of fear of losing land and having to move from what was theirs to begin
with. Some similarities the two stories share would be that both were scared or apprehensive of the natives they came in contact with. The settlers felt this way because they didn’t know what to expect with the stories told and what was actually happening they didn’t know which to believe. They were also similar by the fact that the journey to the new lands were not the best and were filled with currents and stormy seas. The seas were stormy because for one they traveled during winter, and another reason would be that they were traveling where the Atlantic and the Arctic waters meet and the differences between the temperatures creates waves and a bad storm.With the similarities came many differences,the fact that the natives were two different personalities would be one example. As explained in paragraphs two and three, the natives the different settlers meet were very different. The natives in the second paragraph were kind and wanted to help the Spanish settlers, but the natives in the third paragraph were not so kind. These natives wanted to keep the land to themselves and killed anyone that tried to take their land. Though the two stories “La Relacion” and “Travels of Marco Polo” seem to only be different, they are similar as well in many ways. The stories both have the input of one of the crew members that made the journey and how they perceived their encounters with the natives. Both differ as well, which made the stories more interesting and unique. The fact that these explores had similar as well as different experiences without knowing one another makes the stories more interesting to the reader.
Francisco Vazquez de Coronado served as the political liaison for the preliminary exploration. Francisco came from a prominent Salamanca family after the passing of his father and mother he did not inherit the families fortune, this put him in a position to make a shift to New Spain and hopefully chase the dream of making a fortune and becoming rich. At the age of twenty five Francisco arrived in New Spain in 1535, upon his arrival he was introduced and attached to a highly appointed officer Viceroy Mendoza. As time passed he went on to marry a wealthy women named by the name of Dona Beatriz de Estrada, his mother in law gave Francisco a large amount of money that is called “hacienda” which mean he received a large estate or plantation with a dwelling house. Around 1537 Francisco started to make a name for him when a rebellion just outside of México broke out; he successfully put down the rebellion and the following year Mendoza appointed him “regidor” which means a member of a council of municipalities. Then a year later in 1538 at the age of twenty ei...
In this section his initial thoughts show through. “But losers matter, especially in the history of early America.” Many different regions of early America are examined in their years of early conquest when native populations started their descent. The biggest theme throughout the section is the effect that conquistadors and explorers had on the native population in their search for gold and glory. The information that is given is not typical of what is learned of early America, but tries to really focus on the most important figures of the time and there voyages. For example, when talking about the Plains nations and there explorers, Coronado and De Soto a tattooed woman woman is brought up who had been captured by both explorers at different times and different places, but little is known about her. “Of the tattooed woman who witnessed the two greatest expeditions of conquest in North America, and became captive to both, nothing more is known.” This point captures the main idea of the theme and what many know of this time. Horwitz aims to point out the important facts, not just the well known
When the colonists set sail for the New World, they knew that they would not only have to find a way to survive in the wild new habitat, but would also have to deal with rival nations that were claiming their own share of the new land. There had been long rivalry between France, England, and the Dutch. They had read the stories of Columbus and his voyages, and heard rumors of the wild and strange native people who were considered primitive. The Spanish had two different experiences with the Indigenous
The fear the Spanish unleashed to the Natives was immense. The armor the Spaniard’s whore terrified everyone who saw them. The loud clamor they made as they marched also installed fear into the Natives heads.
As the values of the Indians, the natives that Cabeza De Vaca encountered on his eight year journey, that were roaming the south are compared to the moral values of the Spanish and then to the
The European explorers and colonizers and Native Americans had varied relationships during their encounters in the New World. They both feared and misunderstood each other. This fear led to the two groups often mistreating each other. However, there were always times where they depended on each other’s kindness and treated each other with care. There are examples of both in the following narratives: In the letter by Christopher Columbus, he talks about the natives being timid and how he uses them to help him. In “from Richard Frethorne, to His Parents”, Frethorne tells about the Indians destroying crops and killing people. In the Soveraignty and Goodness of God by Mary Rowaldson, the author tells about her eleven weeks in captivity by the Indians. At times, they behaved as lawless savages. At other times, they showed her kindness and care.
Primary Source Analysis 2 / Chapter 7: Travelers’ Tales and Observations (Sources 7.1 / 7.2)
The beginnings of colonialism, allowed Europeans to travel the world and meet different kinds of people. Their first encounter with the New World and these new peoples, created the opening ideas of inequality. These new people were called indigenous people and alien like. Europeans began to question if these people were really human and had the same intellectual capacity as Europeans did. “Alternative ideas about the origins and identities of indigenous peoples also began to appear early in the 16th century...
The Black Legend and White Legend: Relationship Between the Spanish and Indians in the New World
During the 16th and 17th centuries, when the Europeans started to come over to the new world, they discovered a society of Indians that was strikingly different to their own. To understand how different, one must first compare and contrast some of the very important differences between them, such as how the Europeans considered the Indians to be extremely primitive and basic, while, considering themselves civilized. The Europeans considered that they were model societies, and they thought that the Indians society and culture should be changed to be very similar to their own.
When reading Benjamin Franklin’s essay “Remarks Concerning the Savages of North America,” it was interesting to see the similarities and differences of perceptions between the Indians and the white English in America. Franklin takes an outside look on the perceptions of the Indians by analyzing various observations he’s made or witnessed and comparing them to the norms of the white English society. Clearly the two are very different in their cultural beliefs, and this essay helps bring these differences to light while making the point that Indians are anything but “savages.”
Montaigne shares his second-hand experience with the natives from the New World in the area now known as Brazil. From the account of his trusted traveler Durand De Villegagnon, who spent twelve years with the native people in the New World, Montaigne proclaims that, “there is nothing savage or barbarous about those people, but that every man calls barbarous anything he is not accustomed to” (Montaigne 61). The Europeans formed a negative prejudice towards the customs of the native people they stumbled upon during exploration, only because they were different from their own. With this the Europeans declared it their job to change the natives lives “for the better” by showing them how people ought to live, however blinded by their own ignorance they failed to realize that their own way of living was more savage-like then the “savages” they were trying to
In discovering the new world, Europeans also encountered the inhabitants of this enchanted world. The Europeans had both negative and positive encounters with the natives and hypocritically employed the reasoning that G-d’s providence gave them the right to treat them as less than human. The Europeans justify the hypocrisy by labelling the natives as uncivilized and savages according to their standards but in reality they feared the unknown. The accounts of Mary Rowlandson, John Underhill will be compared and contrasted to those of Bartolomé de Las Casas to show the drastically different encounters, how “G-d’s will” and savagery plays a role in the treatment of the natives.
Success in a journey can be defined by the combination of gaining experience, the completion of goals, and in specific cases, improving foreign and domestic relationships. By following this definition, it is obvious that Marco Polo had a successful journey. Not only was he able to document his journey to China, but he was also able to spread his experience throughout Europe, thereby immortalizing his name. Marco Polo took the long journey to China with his father and his uncle which changed his life forever. From becoming an ambassador of the Chinese Empire to telling his story while a prisoner of war, Marco Polo’s journey was incredible. Though this seems undisputable, Polo’s journey may not have truly taken place. Strong evidence shows that all of Polo’s accounts of China may have been secondhand. Though there is no definite proof that any of his stories were true, that does not change the fact that his journey was a success.
The first residents of the Americas were by modern estimates divided into at least two thousand cultures and more societies, practiced a multiplicity of customs and lifestyles, held an enormous variety of values and beliefs, spoke numerous languages mutually unintelligible to the many speakers, and did not conceive of themselves as a single people (Paul Lucas). But however, the Europeans and Euro-Americans came and classified these people(s) into a single identity, simplifying and homogenizing their identity into an inferior racial type: ‘the Savage’. The practices of colonial violence on indigenous people as depicted in the article clearly points out the effects of the Slave traffic during the first years after the 1521 conquest and the practice of branding