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The sympathetic oppressor bard digital commons bard college. Smith award, and the new england council of latin american studies 2000. Castillo, dorantes, and others gather on the island to continue the journey. In 1534, the four survivors escaped, setting out across the desert in search of new spain. The relacion, one of the earliest accounts of spanish penetration in north america, is a document of inestimable value for students of history and literature. They journeyed from presentday florida and through the american southeast, finally arriving in mexico city in 1536. Tone will affect a reader in either a positive or negative way, or maybe no way at all but it may not. After the ship runs aground on an island, the men encounter native americans and are afraid they will be sacrificed. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools.

Combine all work to create posters secondary source documents. For six years, he lived with dozens of native american groups in various rolesas a captive, a trader, and a wellknown healer. Our flexible, affordable, entirely digital readers help you focus your classroom on primary sources. It acts as an important source of information on natives of that time period. Priced by the lords of the council at eightyfive maravedis. Ive read two translations and bogged down in the original 16th century spanish original and now believe its a good idea to read a couple of different scholars take on connotation and nuance. Bibb county high school sophomore english john w simmer bchs english 10 10th grade b. Franklin jameson award, the western historical association. Their tone sets the story, to possibly influence the audience to think differently. After the ship runs aground on an island, the men encounter native americans and. His story is really not one of exploration but of survival as he would spend eight years living and traveling the southwest of the united states and northern mexico.