GG&E

Hmm... why did the king smack the friars hand? Well something to consider is the fact that he was an Indian king. Not only did his people look at him as royalty, they saw him as a god. It was an insult to try to touch the king. He did think of himself as a god. How dare somone come up to him from a different palce, try to force this religion on him and try to take a book away form him. He was the "almighty" and noo one had the right to touch him without permission.

Also, one thing that cannot be explained is why the Indians "climbed over eachother and suffocated themselves. They were trying to show their god-king that they were willing to die for him. They were trying to show him that no matter what happened the would always lay their lives down as a sacrafice fro him and they were trying to show their loyalty.

Only hearing the Spaniards side of the story can be dangerous and very informative. Obviously they were very biased because they were very arrogant and forthcoming with their beliefs. SO believing their side of the story without hearing the other side would be very foolish because they could be lying. On the other hand, you could learn a lot about the way the Spaniards think and the way that they formed their attacks. That is only what I think. But the wouestion still stands; What really happened?