Conquistadors, and the Conquest of Tenochtitlan - 1521 (Present Day Mexico)

Conquistadors, and the Conquest of Tenochtitlan (Mexico) - On Aug. 13, 1521, Cortés and his reinforced army swarmed across the causeways of Tenochtitlan to complete the conquest he had begun less than three years earlier. Lebrecht Music & Arts Photo Library/Alamy Stock Photo - Image and description are from historynet.com - Article: Hernando Cortes: Master of the Conquest.

Indians drowning the Spaniards

J.W. Orr, N.Y.

Summary
The tribe of Quiqualtangui, probably in Louisiana, drowning the Spaniards.
Contributor Names
Orr, John William, 1815-1887, engraver
Created / Published
[published 1858]

Indians killed by dogs

Summary

An enemy Indian tribe is attacked by Ferocious dogs unleashed by Spaniards led by (Vasco Nunez de) Balboa.
Created / Published
[published 1903]

(1533) The Execution of the Inca Emperor, Atahualpa, at the Stake, Ordered by Francisco Pizarro.

After converting Atahualpa (Atabalica) to Christianity, Francisco Pizarro had him strangled and burned so that the Spanish crown in Europe could further subdue Central and South America and gain access to its mineral wealth and treasures. There were many European powers at that time that coveted the treasures that lied in these Indian regions.

[1594,] Theodore de Bry’s engraving of Vasco Nunez Balboa Presiding over the Massacre of (Central American) Sodomites - Color - 16th Century

 

        Vasco Nuñez de Balboa and company are above. The sodomites are below.

[1594,] Theodore de Bry’s engraving of Vasco Nunez Balboa Presiding over the Massacre of Sodomites B/W

Vasco Nunez Balboa, and his men are executing a number of Central American Indian sodomites, by siccing Spanish Bulldogs on them. In his brief mention of this incident, Gómara notes: “Balboa set his dogs on fifty putos he found there and then burned them, first knowing of their abominable and filthy sin.” Image and quote found on the University of Colorado’s website.

(The Defeated) Peruvian Atahualpa (?) begging the Spaniard Conquistador (Francisco) Pizarro (The Victor) for mercy. Etching by A.C.F. Villerey after N. Vallain. Vallain, Nanine, active 1787-1810. Date [between 1790 and 1799?] Wellcome Library