Description

These activity cards will help students understand multiple perspectives during the Spanish invasion of the Americas.

Date Range(s): 1490-1540
Grade level(s): High School
Course Subject(s): World Geography Studies; Latin American Studies; World History Studies; Borderland Studies; Indigenous Studies
Topic(s): Colonization; History; Borderlands; Native Americans; Human Rights

Supporting Questions

Who was involved in the conquest of Mexico? What were the differing positions and perspectives during the Spanish invasion and colonization of the Americas?

Downloads

Tlaxcala’s Reception of the Conquistadors Primary Source Card
View all paintings of Tlaxcala’s Reception of the Conquistadors

“Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies” Primary Sources Card
Other engravings in the 1598 Latin Edition of “A Short Account”

Additional Supporting Resources

Mesolore’s Introduction to the Lienzo de Tlaxcala

Read English version of Las Casas’ “A Short Account”
Hear an English narration of Las Casas’ “A Short Account”

Rights Statement

Creators: Albert A. Palacios (LLILAS Benson Digital Scholarship Coordinator)

These primary source cards are under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike license (CC BY-NC-SA).

Understanding Conquest Perspectives (Lesson)