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Contact Narratives: Reading Columbus Against a Native Perspective — Homework
Read Columbus's 1493 letter to Luis de Santangel (widely available in full and in the public domain) before answering.
- 1.What was Columbus's specific purpose in writing this letter, and to whom was it addressed?
- 2.Name two specific details Columbus emphasizes that serve his persuasive purpose.
- 3.Explain why a Native account might describe an approaching European ship in unfamiliar, mythic terms rather than simply as a ship.
- 4.Define "point of view" as it applies to analyzing a historical document.
- 5.In a paragraph of six or more sentences, explain what a reader loses by relying only on Columbus's letter to understand first contact, and why comparing multiple accounts matters.
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