The conquest of a Colombian province en the 16th century

What is it about?

The power instability of different Spanish factions increased the violence against the Indians populations; this violence was executed through practices not allowed in the Spanish legislation, but accepted in frontier wars. The Spanish conquerors did not used new violence mechanisms against the Indias, but used cultural referents of other contexts.

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Why is it important?

The article shows the meanings of the violence in the conquest context in an specific region, but it allows to think about this problem in an imperial view. Besides, the comparison between different conquest tales permits to see the praised vision, and the juridical version, with more shades.