The Spanish Conquest and the “American Discovery” Myths

The Spanish Conquest and the “American Discovery” Myths
Name
Institutional Affiliation
The Spanish Conquest and the “American Discovery” Myths
Harris (1995) affirms that the Spanish conquest played a significant role as it served as an initiating time of conquest to the European rule that saw the nation finally get ready to construct itself by resistance. At the same time, Harris adds that the indigenous nationalism and contemporary Indian movements base the Spanish conquest movement on narratives. In this regard, these historical narratives are not based on actual facts, but on myths that sway away from the flow of events in the interests of political or ethical disquiets (Harris, 1995). Harris (1995) believes that the narratives about colonization by the white people are based on myths that are not universal among the colonized parts of the world.
The narratives have witnessed a great deal of salience based on a political context where the indigenous leaders have sought to appreciate their sources of hopelessness (Harris, 1995). Harris (1995) makes a similar observation in the case of “discovery of America” by Columbus. He sets out his argument referring the Columbus’s ...