2. Chapter 6 – First establishments
• Spanish and French mariners began exploring the coasts of
Florida
• The French, due to unsuccessful venture into Florida, stayed
North, i.e. Canada, while the Spanish managed to retake
Florida
• The Spanish had missions ranging as far as Chesapeake Bay –
now Virginia – however, they weren’t manned appropriately
• The location of Florida was prime for defense of Southern part
of the Spanish empire: Mexico and Caribbean
3. Black Legend
• The English highly depended upon Spanish and Portuguese
income of gold, silver, and other precious materials
• However, Indian uprising and violence would presumably
stave off colonial growth, and thus, lessen chance for investors
• After hearing of Indians destroying a Spanish mission at
Chesapeake, a Black Legend, of sorts, was established: that
the Spanish were a uniquely brutal empire and colonizer
• Ironically, the English had their own Black Legend with
regards to treatment of the Irish
4. Spanish Peace
• 1604, the Spanish signed a peace treaty that reduced its attacks
on new colonies
• This treaty allowed a larger flow of capital and resources,
which were previously ordained to protect against the Spanish
• New colonies sought defense from still possible Spanish attack
by barricading their settlement with a triangular stockade,
mounted with cannons
• Jamestown, the aforementioned settlement, lay next to a
swamp, which provided adequate defense against Spanish and
Indians; however, it provided bad health for the colonists
within
5. Indian Encounters
• Initial intent was not to kill/harm Indians, but, convert and
assimilate them
• Indians learned to distrust Europeans after shady events, such
as when a group went into Chesapeake Bay to claim fresh
water and firewood for trade, they were killed by
Spanish/English mariners
• The English, unlike the Spanish, did not send missionaries to
convert Indians
• The English rule was to treat Indians as wild and savage beasts
if they refused conversion; the Spanish tended to take a more
violent approach, often resulting in mass death
6. Indian Encounters
• Initial intent was not to kill/harm Indians, but, convert and
assimilate them
• Indians learned to distrust Europeans after shady events, such
as when a group went into Chesapeake Bay to claim fresh
water and firewood for trade, they were killed by
Spanish/English mariners
• The English, unlike the Spanish, did not send missionaries to
convert Indians
• The English rule was to treat Indians as wild and savage beasts
if they refused conversion; the Spanish tended to take a more
violent approach, often resulting in mass death
