
Show 68 - BLITZ Human Resources
Dan Carlin's Hardcore History
The Slavery and Torture of Indigenous People by the Spanish
The Spanish colonization of the Caribbean islands led to the destruction of the native populations through violence, torture, and forced labor. The islands were depopulated as people were killed, scared away, or taken to other islands as labor. The work in processing plants also killed the remaining natives. This horrifying account by a Dominican friar sheds light on the brutal actions of the Spanish.
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