Spanish rule
Life
under Spanish rule for the natives was no friendly relationship. The Spaniards
and the natives basically shared the Colombian land as if neighbors. In the
beginning one did not mess with the other, the Spaniards main purpose was just
trade. But after a while the Spaniards started to develop a want for the land.
And in no time at all, the Spaniards controlled most of what used to belong to
the natives. Now the natives didn’t just let the Spanish men come in and waltz
all over them, there was a slight resist but the natives did not stand a chance
against the raw power the Spanish had. After the Spanish took much land from
the natives, they began to make them work. Not simple things like herding cows
or peeling potatoes. No, shortly after there arrival the Spanish found out that
the Colombian ground was rich in emeralds, platinum and some gold. They forced
the natives to fish these precious gems out of the land for there own personal
wealth. They even began bringing African slaves to work along side the enslaved
natives on Spanish owned plantations. The Spanish ran a strict government
creating the rules that the residents were forced to follow. Freedom was given
between the Spanish and native people and “Some Indians and Spaniards intermarried”[1].
The government was strictly Spanish owned; many of the Spanish men that had
high titles in Spain were given a good spot within the Colombian government.
Natives did have the chance to move up in power in the society but it was quit
rare. All of these restrictions and rules eventually played a toll on the
natives and many were sick of how they were treated.
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