Valboa Indos nefandum Sodomiæ scelus committentes , canibus obiicit dilaniandos. · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Valboa Indos nefandum Sodomiæ scelus committentes , canibus obiicit dilaniandos.
Period: 1550-1600;
Geographic: Panama; Central America; North America; Frankfurt (Germany); Germany; Free Imperial City of Frankfurt; Holy Roman Empire
Description: Spanish colonists punish Indigenous men for engaging in sex with other men. Several Indigenous men on the ground try to fend off hunting dogs which have been unleashed on them. The dogs bite at the surviving men; several men have already been dismembered and killed by the dogs. A group of Spaniards stand nearby, watching the vicious attack. The men are finely dressed, and carry muskets, swords, spears, and a flag or banner. In the background, at least two dwellings are visible. This image is identical to one found on page 191 of Frankfurt, 1594.
Image Creator: Theodor de Bry (Engraver);Johann Feyerabend (Printer); Theodor de Bry (Engraver); Johann Feyerabend (Printer)
Type: StillImage; Copperplate engraving
Identifier: mta:23732
Language: lat
Source Name: Americae pars quarta. Sive, Insignis & Admiranda Historia de reperta primùm Occidentali India à Christophoro Columbo Anno M. CCCCXCII
Parent Collection: 1594 Latin; 1594 Latin
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Collection: European Illustrations of Native Americans
Subject: Indigenous peoples – Panama; Gay men; Indigenous peoples – Treatment of; Colonists; Spaniards; Dog attacks; Executions and executioners; Clothing and dress – Europe – History

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