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Title
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Moli Hispanos adgredivntvr, præfectum eorvm cędunt: tandem tamen fugantur. Sed à recentibus Indis oppressi, denuo vincuntur, accepto tamen subsidio, qui ex prælio incolumes euaserant, discedunt.
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Description
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A large battle takes place between the Indigenous peoples of Costa Rica and the Spanish occupiers. Diego Guttierez, the Spanish governor of Costa Rica, is killed in the battle. Spaniards, mostly armed with spears but with some swords and muskets, chase Indigenous people away from the battle into a nearby forest, stepping over the bodies of fallen Indigenous people as they go. The Indigenous people, mostly armed with bows and arrows but with some spears, clubs, and shields, flee the Spanish. Some turn to fire arrows at the oncoming Spaniards. In the right corner, two Indigenous people kill a Spanish man with a spear and a club. In the background, a second group of Indigenous warriors engage the Spanish, appearing to drive them back. This image is identical to one found on page 149 of Frankfurt, 1595, but colored.
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Image Creator
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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:23787
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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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Indigenous warriors
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Colonists
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Spaniards
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Battles
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Bow and arrow
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Swords
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Spears
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Shields
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Firearms
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