When Dogs Could Talk In this segment, Indians were the main inhibitors of the west. It is so interesting to me how the people in the west had so many stories and legends that would could be passed down for generations. Native Americans called the west home for thousands of years, and strived living in “uncivilized” communities. There is a stereotypical belief, at least I had, that all Native American tribes wouldn’t associate with different tribes. However, after reading this I found that they heavily traded with different tribes and communicated with one another. Unfortunately, when it came to the Europeans, the Native Americans weren’t so welcoming, and understandably so. The Vision The first Europeans set foot on the New World was by a complete accident. Despite their differences, the Spanish was fed and sheltered by a group of Indians. The Spanish’s warm welcome was cut short when they began to spread diseases to the Indian group, killing over half of them. I can understand how the indigenous people would be enraged at these strangers, however in the Spanish’s defense they were not aware of the threat they posed to the Indian tribe. Eventually, the leader of this Spanish expedition escaped the clutches of the angry tribe and trekked onto Mexico. Even though the Spanish had a bad …show more content…
The Spanish explorer Coronado, set on a mission to find gold. Their search was, in fact, in vain when they discovered that the mythical cities of gold were just pueblo homes. Coronado, completely disrespected the inhabitants of this city by over running their towns, controlling their food, and demanded they convert to Christianity. He did not spread the idea of Christianity, but rather make the people hate and resent it, for it represented turmoil and destruction to them. I fully believe that Coronado’s tyrant sparked the resentment of newcomers and made the possibility of coexisting peacefully a little more