Encomienda System - Spanish for “Entrusted” … - A system of labor organization … - “Vassals & Tribute ” … - Individual granted an “encomienda” was to be responsible for Christianizing & protection.
Traditional Empires Aztec Maya Inca Cliff Dwellers Mound builders
Maya Civilization
Anasazi Cultural Sites Mesa Verde
“Hogan” – Navajo traditional dwelling
Mound Builders Serpent Mound
Cahokia
Spanish Viceroyalties Centers of Administration Mexico City Lima, Peru
Bartolome de las Casas Originally, a fortune-seeking encomienda owner … Dominican friar who stood up for the rights of Indigenous peoples …
Ashoka, 268 – 232 B.C.
Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz Famous Mexican nun, poet, scientist, etc. Hegemony – a form of domination that implies consent by those at the bottom
Complexity of Race - Peninsular - Creole - Mestizo (a) - Mulatto (a) Painting “Redemption of Ham” (1895) by Modesto Brocos y Gomez - Peninsular - Creole - Mestizo (a) - Mulatto (a) - African
Read pages 130-134 from Chapter Two, “New Global Connections,” “European Colonies in North America” New France … Economic focus was … Jesuits and missionaries … Success of farming in New France … French outposts by early 1700’s … Summary of English colonies … Compact … The “Middle Colonies” … French and Indian War …