Cuban history seemed to be on the brink of change at the turn of the 20th century, but perhaps not the change that many Latin American countries had already ...
Culture
Excerpts from “In Defense of the Indians”
Context By 1550, the Amerindian populations of Central and South America lay decimated by diseases imported from Europe. However, for the multitude that ...
Don Diego de Torres y Moyachoque, An Indian Nobleman Petitions his King
As a mestizo descended from a conquistador and an indigenous noblewoman, Don Diego de Torres y Moyachoque (1549-1590) pays close attention to the interracial ...
