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Title
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Præfectvs Hispanvs Caciqvos vincvlis adstringit, & succenso igne se eos crematurum minitatur, nisi corbem propositam sexies auro explerent.
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Description
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A group of Spaniards, one of whom is Diego Guttierez, governor of Costa Rica, takes at least four Indigenous leaders (Caciques) hostage and binds them in chains. Two of the Indigenous men have been bound by chains attached to the post of a large canopy bed inside the structure. Two others have been bound with chains around their necks, the ends of which are held by two Spanish men. On the left, two Indigenous men offer a basket full of exotic animals and vessels made of gold to the Spaniards. A large bonfire has been set on the left, and in the background two more Indigenous people walk towards the structure, escorted by two Spanish men. This image is identical to one found on page 147 of Frankfurt, 1595, but colored.
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Image Creator
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Theodor de Bry (Engraver);Theodor de Bry (Printer)
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Theodor de Bry (Engraver)
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Theodor de Bry (Printer)
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Identifier
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mta:23785
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Source Name
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Americæ pars Qvinta Nobilis & admiratione plena Hieronymi Bezoni Mediolanensis secundæ sectionis Hispanorum, tum in Nigrittas seruos suos, tum in Indos crudelitatem, Gallorumq[ue] pirataru[m] de Hispanis toties reportata spolia, Aduentu[m] item Hispanoru[m] in Nouam Indiæ continentis Hispaniam, eorumq[ue], contra incolas eius regionis sæuitiam explicans.
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Image
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Subject
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Indigenous peoples – Costa Rica
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Caciques (Indigenous leaders)
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Indigenous men
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Colonists
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Spaniards
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Ransom
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Hostages
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Gold
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Dwellings
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Bonfires
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