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This 6 page paper discusses the ways in which the Spanish explorers tried to communicate with the Indians they encountered on their voyages to the New World, and in fact how they conceived of the problem of communication. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Messages go missing, people dont understand, and conflict and unhappiness can result. How much worse is it, then, if the people who are trying to communicate are from
entirely different cultures? This paper discusses the ways in which the Spanish explorers tried to communicate with the Indians they encountered on their voyages to the New World, and
in fact how they conceived of the problem of communication. In General The Spanish-all explorers, really-have one thing in common: a burning desire to make new discoveries and a
general contempt for the peoples they encounter. To most of these explorers, the Indians were savages; the "Other" (theres a whole literature about the way in which we make
those who are different into enemies so we can justify slaughtering them); people whose cultures were considered "funny" or "quaint." Also, the Spanish were looking for treasure in the
name of their king and queen, but also in the name of God, so converting the Indians was a priority for them. They cared nothing for the fact that
the Indians already had a sophisticated culture and a belief system that served them well. Cabeza de Vaca The Narrative of Cabeza de Vaca reads like nothing so much as
an exciting adventure yarn. The ships are blown away in a hurricane; horses are killed; and the Spanish miss Cuba and land in Florida instead, where they find a
settlement of native peoples who barter with them (de Vaca, 1542). They claim the land in the name of Spain and settle down for the night in the village:
"The next day the Governor raised ensigns for your Majesty, and took possession of the country in your royal name" (de Vaca, 1542). However, the Indians had vanished,
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