sport as well as their babies by smashing their heads on rocks and if they resisted they were hunted. Other atrocities documented include disposing of Indian children by being thrown to dogs, newborn of imprisoned women being left in the jungle to die, forced labor on land and mines which led to death and sickness and raping of women (Zinn, 2001). Rebelling against them was heavily punishable e.g. the encounter mentioned in which a woman was whipped using a rope for resting an admiral who wanted rape her. Bartolome went on to advocate for the rights of this oppressed people hoping that the Spanish government would intercede. This reports by Bartolome show how cruel the Spaniards were to the Indian...
