What Was The Role Of Spanish Men In The 1800's

The articles that were assigned were accounts from Spanish men who actually lived during the 1700’s to the mid 1800’s, and their impact on the Indians. They were able to document different situations in which the Natives were exploited or abused, although some portions of the readings like the one by Father Junipero of the San Diego Mission, or that of Captain Alejandro Malaspina are completely one sided. Both make it seem to the reader like the Natives were uncivilized and didn’t have a fear of God until they were taught about it. Father Junipero’s account details burning of the San Diego mission at the hands of a large amount of gentiles, as he calls the Indians. Captain Alejandro’s account only names the positive influence that the Catholicism had in converting “savages.” There is also a segment in which the assassination of a Priest by Santa Cruz Indians is described in detail.
That was their reason for assassinating him as they felt he didn’t practice what he preached. The essay about Spanish violence against women gives an explanation on why they were treated in such manner. Women were already seen as inferior thanks to the catholic religion, and patriarchal beliefs. That mentality didn’t change once soldiers set foot in California, women were exploited for sex and their actions were justified continuously. After going over and reexamining the assigned readings a couple times, I noticed how the web article called Bad NDNS brigs up a very valid point when it expresses how the schools approach of having students build a model of one of the missions of California the fourth grade is actually