A Comparative Analysis of the Reactions of Native Groups to Spanish Colonization

Summary

This is an abstract from the "SAA 2019: General Sessions" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

As many archaeologists have shown in recent years, the native groups the Spanish encountered during their colonization of what is now the Southeastern and Southwestern United States were not passive recipients of Spanish culture. Rather, each group had their own reactions to the Spanish throughout the duration of said colonization, sometimes peaceful, sometimes not. By analyzing historical accounts and looking at the archaeological evidence, we will discuss the similarities and differences in how native people in these two regions navigated early contact and colonialism and the reasons behind those similarities and differences. We will also highlight the importance of such interregional comparisons in understanding the totality of Spanish colonization in the New World.

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• Society for American Archaeology 84th Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, NM (2019)

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Abstract Id(s): 25918