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Thernstrom, Stephan – American Educator: The Professional Journal of the American Federation of Teachers, 1992
Reviews controversies concerning celebrating the 500th anniversary of Columbus' landing in America. Summarizes historians' perspectives concerning that event, including the following: (1) who was first; (2) discovery or invasion; (3) native population numbers; (4) how so few conquered so many; (5) Columbus and slavery; and (6) Columbus and…
Descriptors: American Indian History, Colonialism, Conflict, European History
Llosa, Mario Vargas – American Educator: The Professional Journal of the American Federation of Teachers, 1992
Examines two questions concerning the European conquest of Latin America: (1) how did developed, powerful indigenous cultures of the ancient Mexicans and Peruvians crumble so easily before the invaders; and (2) why have the post-Colonial republics of the Americas failed to improve the lives of their Indian citizens? (JB)
Descriptors: Acculturation, American Indian History, Colonialism, Conflict
