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Need for blacks for the mines

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:33:11 +0000

Letters from the city of Mexico addressed to King Philip IV, communicating various issues relating to the need for blacks and mulattos to work in the mines, the inconveniences suffered by Mexican trade and the consulate, the harm suffered by the farmers as a result of the removal of the repartimientos of Indians and the sale of aguardiente to the Indians.

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Black Trade in Cuba

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:33:11 +0000

Report at the request of the Council of the Indies on the request of the neighbours of Cuba to supply the provinces of America with blacks.

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Book notes on Indian languages in Chile and Peru

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:32:51 +0000

Note made by Diego Ugalde of the books relating to the languages of the Indians that he and José Celestino Mutis, director of the Royal Botanical Expedition to the kingdoms of Chile and Peru, were able to bring together by order of the Count of Floridablanca on 3 October 1787, in order to satisfy the wishes of the Empress of Russia.

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Drawing of the ball game

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:30:26 +0000

The ball game was a sport with ritual and religious connotations, played by the pre-Columbian peoples of Mesoamerica since at least 1400 B.C. It was practised both in everyday life and in religious celebrations, and it seems that it sometimes served to resolve land disputes or trade relations, among other things. The sport has evolved over time in various forms. It is still practised today in some parts of Mexico. Although with variations, it seems that the most widespread version of the game involved players hitting the ball with their hips, elbows and knees, without letting it fall to the ground. Over time, stone hoops were also introduced, which the ball had to be touched or passed through. The weight of the ball was considerable, as it was made of rubber and is thought to have weighed up to 4 kg. The playing fields may have varied in their characteristics, but all had long narrow courts with side walls used to bounce the ball. The winner of the game was protected and supported by the gods, although it is not known whether the winners were sacrificed or whether it was the losers who offered their lives to the deities. The game had an important religious and ritual component, even, as has been noted, including human sacrifice, although it also retained a character of enjoyment and leisure, for the recreation of children and women.

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Caste painting

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:30:14 +0000

The canvas is divided into two registers, each of which in turn is subdivided into four, offering a total of eight scenes. Each scene is identified by inscriptions that refer to the degree of miscegenation based on ethnic origins (indigenous, European and African). This style is characteristic of a pictorial genre developed in the viceroyalty of New Spain throughout the 18th century. This genre is known as “caste painting” and is organised on the basis of series generally consisting of 16 paintings in which the most common unions are arranged. Luis Berrueco, who signed this series, descended from painters from Puebla and had a large group of followers. He was responsible for the first series of “caste paintings” commissioned in Puebla, the second most important city in the viceroyalty of New Spain.

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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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Adventvm Conquerors

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

A series halfway between fiction and documentary, produced by Movistar Plus and Global Set, which stands out for its historical rigour. It narrates the main events of the process of exploration and conquest of the West Indies, as well as the expedition of Magellan and Elcano, which was the first to circumnavigate the Earth. It had 1 season and 8 episodes that left us wanting more.

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