what has changed in Taíno (Las Casas) or Nahua/Mexica (Sahagún) society due to the encounter with the Spanish?

History week 2 Latin American Studies
For this assignment, you will be analyzing the excerpts of Bartolomé de las Casas’s “A Brief Account of the Destruction of the Indies” and Bernardino de Sahagún’s “A General History of New Spain” in Latin American Voices, chapter 1. (In addition to carefully reading these accounts, you’ll also want to read Chasteen’s introduction to the chapter and his introduction to each excerpt. Let me know if you need copies of the documents)
As you read the accounts, note when each author is:
Describing a change – what has changed in Taíno (Las Casas) or Nahua/Mexica (Sahagún) society due to the encounter with the Spanish?
Describing a continuity – what has remained the same, or generally unchanged, in Taíno or Nahua/Mexica society? 
Providing context – both authors are writing primarily for an audience that won’t visit Hispaniola or Mexico. What context or explanations are they providing to their readership?
Delivering content – what information about events, people, ideas, or places are the authors providing? Why might they be focusing on this content in particular? 
What you’ll be submitting:
For this assignment, you’ll be filling out a table of examples with quotes and page numbers. After completing the table, you’ll write a short reflection (150-250 words) comparing and contrasting Las Casas and Sahagún’s accounts, including but not limited to their use of Native sources and informants, their views of Spanish behavior, and their authorial approaches or styles in presenting evidence and constructing an argument. 

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