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Women in Hispanic America

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:28:22 +0000

Audiovisual capsule on American women in the Modern Age, focusing on the diversity existing in this space, as exemplified by the ethnic differences or the heterogeneous legal conditions (free, slaves). Special mention is made of the case of the “tapadas” of Lima. Duration: 8.04 min. The video, made by Benita Herreros Cleret de Langavant (University of Cantabria), is designed for university students (Degree in History, Master’s and Doctorate in Modern History) and is one of the results of the teaching innovation project “History and Art Capsules II. History, with gender and in feminine”, funded by the University of Cantabria through a competitive public call (2020). This teaching project was coordinated by Begoña Alonso and Benita Herreros Cleret de Langavant (PIs), with the participation of Tomás A. Mantecón Movellán and Rubén Castro Redondo, together with the two aforementioned researchers

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Fray Bartolomé de las Casas

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:28:06 +0000

In the repository Pasajes de la Historia we can find a compilation of all the podcasts of the Pasajes de la Historia section of the programme la Rosa de los Vientos (Onda Cero) narrated by Juan Antonio Cebrián, where you can listen to brief descriptions and discussions on historical topics of different kinds. In this case, he talks about the outstanding role played by the Dominican friar Fray Bartolomé de las Casas as an indoctrinator of the indigenous peoples. Biographical data and key moments in his life are also provided, not without accompanying the narration with historical notes on the conquest of the New World.

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The New World

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:27:23 +0000

In 1607, three English ships financed by the London Virginia Company cross the Atlantic in search of treasure they believe to be in the New World. They reach land near the James River in Virginia and found the settlement of Jamestown. Because of their aristocratic origins, the settlers have great difficulty surviving, while their dream of finding gold is extinguished. Captain John Smith organises an expedition, but the Powhatan tribesmen attack them, killing all except Smith. The natives take him to their village and there he meets the chief’s daughter, Pocahontas, who teaches him the culture and customs of her people. A few months later, loaded with enough food to ensure the settlers’ survival through the winter, he returns to the Jamestown settlement. The following spring, Chief Powhatan discovers that the settlers intend to stay and prepares for war. However, Pocahontas alerts Smith to her father’s plans, and when the attack fails, Powhatan realises that his daughter has betrayed him and banishes her forever.

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