Conquistador Guiding Questions

• What questions do we need to ask to determine the culpability of the Conquistadors?
  Did the conquistadors do any good?
  What was their original intent? Did some conquistadors have a different intention than others?
  Did they believe they were doing it for God – saving the pagans?
  Were they seeking glory for themselves?
  Did the Indians attack them – were they defending themselves?
  Were there any conquistadors with good relationships with the natives?
  Was there anything worse than what De Soto did?
  How did they view slavery?
  How did they define “savage” – how did they view those they considered “savage?”
  How did European culture influence the decisions they made?
  Did native interpreters ever cause conflict?
  How much authority did they have – were they just following orders?

posted by Jeffrey @ Wednesday, September 14, 2005