Indians of Central America — History.
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The Mythic Columbus / Howard Zinn.
Historian Howard Zinn, author of A Peoples History of the United States, examines the popular misperceptions and the realities of Christopher Columbus. While researching a book on Columbus, he read Columbus’ journal which depicted Indians as kind, loving, generous and peaceful. But Columbus’ obsession with finding wealth lead to cruel and brutal treatment of the…
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Newsflash from the past / narrated by Jose Ignacio and Maria Lopez Vigil ; produced by Centro de Education Popular.
Historical dramatization in a news documentary format about the Spanish arrival and conquest of South America. |r.1. 1. Columbus prepares his voyage (3:04) ; 2. Funding from the Catholic Monarchs (3:09) ; 3. Columbus’ crew (2:45) ; 4. October 12 (2:42) ; 5. They traded gold for mirrors (4:08) ; 6. Columbus returns (2:58) ;…