1. People of the Spanish and
Portuguese Colonies in America
(Theme 3 Part 3)
Kendra Lacasella
Novemeber 5th, 2011
History of Americas Online

2. Damianada Cunha
(Portuguese American)
• She lived around 1780 and
died in 1831. (18th Century)
• She lived in the stoney
plateau of Goias, and she
was a Caiapo Indian.
• Baptized alongside her
brother Mandel Da Cunha
• Distinguished communal
leader in her late colonial
aldeia

3. Damianada Cunha cont.
• She was then sent to Sao Jose where there
had been an established house to “domestic”
Indians from several tribes.
• She was a loyal supporter of the Church, from
which she was baptized. And also interpreted
it’s teachings.
• Soon after she passed away in 1831, the
aldeias disintegrated.

4. Antonio de Gouveia
(Portuguese American)
• Born into a Christian home in 1528.
• Antonio de Gouveia became the Azorean priest.
– His generation in Libson had become the “eighth
marvel” of the world.
– 1557-claimed to have studied Latin at the University
of Coimba.
• Gouveia was a very curious man and had a great
sense of wanderlust.
• He lived during the years of the 16th century, he
spent his youth in the Azores.

5. Antonio de Gouveia cont.
• After he moved to Brazil, he
was able to become
prominent priest.
– But shortly there after he was
questioned many times on
“betrayal”, managed to keep his
position.
• Sent back to Lisbon, without
barely any trace of betrayal
behind him.

6. Diego Vasicuio
(Spanish America)
• Diego Vasicuio was born into the
mestizo reality of Spanish Peru
around 1671
• He lived in the Village of
Salamanca.
• While living in Salamanca he
became the leader of a group of
Peruvian Indians in the beliefs of
Sorimana.

7. Diego Vasicuio cont.
• Diego Vasicuio lived a very long, incredible life.
• Vasicuio was over ninety years old when he
appeared before Father de Prado to answer for
the charges of heresy.
• Vasicuio did all he could to lead Father de Prado
away from the accusations of the cult, and told
him a story about a different one where
witchcraft was involved.. But this didn’t work.
• This lead to the destruction of Sorimana.

8. FrancisoBaquero
(Spanish American)
• FransicoBaquero, a man, lived in
the Spanish 18th century
– And lived in Buenos Aires
• When he was just only twelve
years old he entered the trade
of shoe making as an
apprentice.
• Baquero ran from poverty by
having a store that made
shoes, while he worked
alongside his son.

9. FransicoBaquero
• Baquero made an effort the Guild of Negro and
Mulatto Shoemakers, and was evaluated as a
willingness to accept the elimination of slave
artisans.
• Result of his efforts: Nonwhite shoemakers
remained a dynamic element within the artisan
community until the opening of Buenos Aires to
British trade in 1809.
– Then the turmoil of independence in 1810, disrupted
all the artisans.

10. Cristobal Becquer
(Spanish American)
• Cristobal Becquer was
born in Lima in 1693, son
of Captain Guillermo
Becquer.
• His social group was
Peruvian.
• Becquer embraced his life
in the Church which lead
to his occupation of
priesthood.

11. Cristobal Bequer cont.
• One evening, September 28th
1714, in Lima was life changing
for Bequer.
– His brother Pedro, his father, and
him were implicated in a murder.
• The brothers were “accomplices”
and soon after hearing this fled to
the hills to hide away.

12. Enrico Martinez
(Spanish American)
• Enrico Martinez was a printer, from
Seville Spain.
• He lived during the 16th and 17th
centuries.
• His desires were to see the new
world and find his fortunes in it.
And with this desire he moved to
Mexico
• But in this he faced immense
struggles against the educate
people in colonial societies.

13. Enrico Martinez cont.
• A large obstacle that Enrico had to face was
trying to make a living without sacrificing his
interests.
• In this, Martinez had no self confidence which
lead to him not being able to succeed in the
areas of writing and printing.
• He failed because of 4 reasons
1. Lack of technical experience.
2. Backwards engineering at the time
3. Opposition of interest groups not wanting to
pay.
4. Inability of political groups to make them do
so.