https://padlet.com/890202612/z46hvhhiqdqj The first juxtaposition of European, African, and Native American cultures. en-us 2018-09-14 12:50:42 UTC 2025-10-06 14:16:46 UTC hello@padlet.com 890202612 https://padlet.com/890202612/z46hvhhiqdqj/wish/283837405 The Spanish divided their diverse society of Spaniards, Natives, and Africans into various race groups with different social standings.]]> 2018-09-20 11:45:10 UTC https://padlet.com/890202612/z46hvhhiqdqj/wish/283837405 890202612 https://padlet.com/890202612/z46hvhhiqdqj/wish/283843778 Spain's empire in the 16th century was the grandest in Europe and it spanned from the Americas, to Europe, to Africa.]]> 2018-09-20 12:03:58 UTC https://padlet.com/890202612/z46hvhhiqdqj/wish/283843778 890202612 https://padlet.com/890202612/z46hvhhiqdqj/wish/283845931 Natives were first employed on colonial Spanish farms called Haciendas.]]> 2018-09-20 12:09:23 UTC https://padlet.com/890202612/z46hvhhiqdqj/wish/283845931 890202612 https://padlet.com/890202612/z46hvhhiqdqj/wish/283846946 Through this system, Natives were required to labor for the Spanish, often in mines, with little to no pay... After the Natives started dying en masse, the system was abolished and replaced with the slightly less harsh Repartimiento system. ]]> 2018-09-20 12:11:45 UTC https://padlet.com/890202612/z46hvhhiqdqj/wish/283846946 890202612 https://padlet.com/890202612/z46hvhhiqdqj/wish/283848637 The Spanish quickly turned to Africa as a source of slaves once they realized the natives were too feeble for slave labor.]]> 2018-09-20 12:15:25 UTC https://padlet.com/890202612/z46hvhhiqdqj/wish/283848637 890202612 https://padlet.com/890202612/z46hvhhiqdqj/wish/283849537 The Black Legend was induced by writers like De Las Casas who described Spanish atrocities against Natives and it was perpetuated by European nations who wanted the Spanish to appear as inhumane savages.]]> 2018-09-20 12:17:26 UTC https://padlet.com/890202612/z46hvhhiqdqj/wish/283849537