Bartolome de Las Casas
Dominican friar and became bishop of Guatemala
Bartolome de Las Casas
protector of Indians"
-worked to reform Spanish colonial policies to make it better for Natives
Bartolome: Stance on Natives
Natives are our brothers
-were civilized (had states, laws, religion, customs, trade networks, etc)
-acknowledges arrival of Spanish messed up Indian systems already in place
Bartolome: Stance on Sepulveda
-hypocritical and has little remorse
-disregards Native Americans and disrespects their culture
Juan Gines de Sepulveda
famed philosopher, theologian, historian, astronomer
Juan Gines de Sepulveda
Renaissance man"
-heavily relied on classical distinction between 'civilized' Greeks and 'barbarians'
Sepulveda: Stance on Natives
Natives are barbarians
-Spanish have right to rule regardless of age
-notes Aztec as most advanced native tribe but still considered barbarians because of slavery
Concubines and Cloth: Main Focus
relationship between marriage patterns and wealth in textiles before and after Aztec society after Spanish colonization
Concubines and Cloth: Aztecs
-polygyny
Concubines and Cloth: Aztecs
-more women => more textiles => money made
Concubines and Cloth: Aztecs
-cloth and women considered gifts
Concubines and Cloth: Aztecs
-egalitarian: equal rights for men and women; complimentary roles
Concubines and Cloth: Aztecs
-textiles as means of currency/trade
Concubines and Cloth: Spanish
-monogyny
Concubines and Cloth: Spanish
-1 women => 1 textile at a time => less money
Concubines and Cloth: Spanish
-Spanish marry Native women to secure native land
Concubines and Cloth: Spanish
-arrival introduced Old World diseases which decreased native population
Concubines and Cloth: Changes of Aztec Society Because of Spanish
Women: needed for land instead of cloth
Concubines and Cloth: Changes of Aztec Society Because of Spanish
Marriage: monogyny instead of polygyny
Concubines and Cloth: Changes of Aztec Society Because of Spanish
Religion: Christianity instead of native gods
-Christianity required or torture to death
-through clergy influencing with nobleman
-through blending native concepts with Christianity (ex: Saint Anne)
Concubines and Cloth: Changes of Aztec Society Because of Spanish
Gender Roles: patriarchy instead of egalitarian
-men dominated textiles industry
-women stay at home
-women have little to no rights compared to men
Concubines and Cloth: Changes of Aztec Society Because of Spanish
Property Inheritance: property passed on to only male offspring instead of all offspring
Concubines and Cloth: Changes of Aztec Society Because of Spanish
Textiles: sheep and treadle loom instead of spindle whorl
-male dominated
Concubines and Cloth: Changes of Aztec Society Because of Spanish
Agriculture/Money: mills and sheel farms as ways to make money