As a student of ethnic studies and sociology, it is really nice to see a youtube channel produce this kind of content. I'm also appreciative of the sources in the description. Thanks for making these videos!
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Columbus knew he was nowhere near India” and that he was so charmed by the people he found in the Caribbean--so sweet, happy, blessed --he called them Los Ninos en (or in ) Dios , meaning “the children in God.” This is what Columbus wrote to Ferdinand and Isabella, and the name Indios stuck, becoming changed by usage to Indians .
That is an interesting theory, either way, engendering Native as children further emphasized Spanish superiority. In fact, an ocean of documents abound where Natives peoples throughout the continent were deemed as children in order to justify violent conversion. The rhetoric of "Indios" as "niños" was in fact a very successful tool in the development of tactics of conversion (by conversion I mean forcefully, unjust and unsolicited). Thank you for watching and commenting, this is the type of dialogue we want to establish with everyone.
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As a student of ethnic studies and sociology, it is really nice to see a youtube channel produce this kind of content. I'm also appreciative of the sources in the description. Thanks for making these videos!
Thanks for the comment. We strive for academic rigor, so we're glad you appreciate it. Keep checking for our annotated script. We're adding it soon in the description!
FINALLY some quality art history content on youtube 😍😍
Yes! you transmit the passion for history
Columbus knew he was nowhere near India” and that he was so charmed by the people he found in the Caribbean--so sweet, happy, blessed --he called them Los Ninos en (or in ) Dios , meaning “the children in God.” This is what Columbus wrote to Ferdinand and Isabella, and the name Indios stuck, becoming changed by usage to Indians .
That is an interesting theory, either way, engendering Native as children further emphasized Spanish superiority. In fact, an ocean of documents abound where Natives peoples throughout the continent were deemed as children in order to justify violent conversion. The rhetoric of "Indios" as "niños" was in fact a very successful tool in the development of tactics of conversion (by conversion I mean forcefully, unjust and unsolicited). Thank you for watching and commenting, this is the type of dialogue we want to establish with everyone.