SpEEch AgAiNst thE SpANish

"On what authority have you waged such detestable [awful] wars against these people who dwelt [lived] so quietly and peacefully in their own land?" - Fray Antonio De Montesisnos
This quote is important to me because it's true what he is saying. They have no right to go and mess with people that haven't done anything to them. They are living their life and it's messed up that other people can just come and ruin it. They aren't bothering other people so no one should bother them.

My LifE As A tAiN0/ NAtivE

On October 11, 1492 we greated Columbus and 3 of his ships on our Carribean Island. The ships carried 84 Spaniards, 4 Italians, 1 Portugues, and 1 African. We called our Island Guanahani but the spanish immediately claimed the Island was property of Spain and renamed it San Salvador. Columbus shortly realized that we didn't have any iron weapons and we could easily be enslaved. Clumbus was sailing around our Carribean Island for 96 days claiming and renaming the Islands for Spain. He misnamed us as Los Indios because the whole time he thought he was in the Indies. The spanish took advantage because of our poor weaponary and began to enslave us and kill us. They then began to scare us with dogs, horses, and guns because of what happened in the slaughter at La Navidad. Columbus forced us to build La Isabella and he enslaved 550 of us Tainos to be shipped to Spain and the spanish demanded gold for taxes. We tried to defend ourselves but the spanish would attacked us with dogs, burn us alive, they would throw our babies against rocks, or they would slaughter us. One of us was able to escape his name was Hatuey. He later led a revolt against the spanish in Cuba. He was killed but he was a hero to many of us.

MystEry oF thE rEd quEEN

Scientists discovered the remains of two bodies buried right next to each other, in Palenque almost a century ago. Both bodies were covered in Red Cinabar, which is red powder. They found out that one of the bodies belonged to King Pacal II. They didn't know who the other body belonged to so they named her The Red Queen since she to was covered in Red Cinabar. There were three posibilities of who the other body belonged to: Yol Ik Nal (583-604), Sak Kuk(612-640), and Tzabu Ajaw (626-672). Scientists thought it was Yol Ik Nal because she was the first woman to rule Palenque. She was a skilled leader while the men controlled. They thought it was Sak Kuk because she was the mom of King Pacal II. But it also could have been Tzabu Ajaw because she was King Pacal's wife. The Red Queen's body lived between 615-680, they then knew it wasn't Yol Ik Nal because she was to old for The Red Queen's remains. Then they found out that The Red Queen wasn't from Palenque. The only one who wasn't from Palenque was Tzabu Ajaw, King Pacal'a wife. The scientists did some research with DNA from the remains of King Pacal and The Red Queen and found out that the DNA didn't match meaning they weren't related. They then knew that it was King Pacal's wifeTzabu Ajaw.

I think it's interesting how scientists can find out who is who by DNA.