Juan Ponce de León, the conqueror of Puerto Rico, landed in Florida in 1513 in search of wealth and enslaved laborers.
Where in Florida did he land?
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The Spanish relied on Indigenous allies. The Tlaxcala were among the most important Spanish allies in their conquest. This sixteenth-century drawing depicts the Spanish and their Tlaxcalan allies fighting against the Purépecha
I find this image interesting as there are many different things going on. I notice there is a man hanging from the top, as well as a man with his head chopped off in the bottom. I also see a dog fighting as well as horses. I also notice the different weapons and shields used.
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A few decades later, at the end of the 15th century, the Portuguese plantation system developed on the island of São Tomé became a model for the plantation system as it was expanded across the Atlantic.
I wonder why this location became the model for plantation systems compared to others? And is it still there?
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On many points, archaeological and traditional knowledge sources converge: the dental, archaeological, linguistic, oral, ecological, and genetic evidence illustrates a great deal of diversity, with numerous groups settling and migrating over thousands of years, potentially from many different points of origin.7
One of my favorite parts of history is the wide variety of sources and pieces of evidence to cite from and learn from.
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