Analyze the SPANISH CONQUEST OF INCA 1532-1572 FROM ANDEAN PERSPECTIVES — Pizarro vs. Atahualpa (civil war context), Cajamarca 16 November 1532, ongoing Vilcabamba neo-Inca state 1537-1572, and Tupac Amaru I's 1572 execution — anchored in Rostworowski + Guaman Poma 1615
Exercise
Difficulty 4
~12 min
hist.g7.s.ex_36
Claim Evidence Warrant
Prompt
Write a 200-word claim-evidence-warrant essay 'Was Las Casas a hero or a complex actor?' Cite Brevísima Relación 1542 + Valladolid 1550-1551 + LIMITATIONS (African-slavery advocacy + later renunciation).
How it's presented
mode
text
Answer criteria
type
rubric essay
rubric
- points
- 3
- criterion
- Refusal of hero-narrative
- points
- 3
- criterion
- Cites 2+ Las Casas works
- points
- 3
- criterion
- Cites LIMITATIONS
- points
- 2
- criterion
- Cites renunciation
Hints
- Las Casas advocated African slavery 1516-1530s, later renounced in Historia de las Indias 1550s.
- Sepúlveda argued Indigenous 'natural slaves' per Aristotle.
Misconceptions to watch
- Treating Las Casas as saint
- Treating Las Casas as villain
Used in lessons