History ETDs

Publication Date

4-24-1978

Abstract

Much of Spain's colonial history in the Americas can be told in terms of the relations between Spaniards and Indians. The New World Indians figured as significantly in determining the nature and direction of Spanish exploration and settlement as did political and geographical factors. Spaniards were ever desirous to learn more about these Indian peoples, especially if they had cultures and economies worth exploiting. But the Indians seldom submitted peacefully to strange men who spoke of God and king and insisted on a new way of life. Indian chieftains only reluctantly gave up positions of tribal control and remained prepared to foment sedition and rebellion against white intruders. This resistance occurred most often on the fringes of Spanish America.

Level of Degree

Doctoral

Degree Name

History

Department Name

History

First Committee Member (Chair)

Donald Colgett Cutter

Second Committee Member

Peter J. Bakewell

Third Committee Member

William Dabney

Language

English

Document Type

Thesis

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