Diego Salcedo
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LA LEYENDA
DE
DIEGO SALCEDO
Puerto Rico
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los conquistadores españoles- the Spanish conquerors
la conquista - the conquest
esclavizaron- they enslaved
indígena- indigenous (native)
armonía - harmony
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Multiple Choice
¿Qué hicieron los conquistadores españoles en el comienzo de la conquista? What did the Spanish conquistadors do during the beginning of the Conquest?
Los conquistadores españoles les invitaron a cenar a los taínos. The Spanish invited the Taínos to dinner.
Los conquistadores españoles querían aprender de los Taínos. The Spanish conquerors wanted to learn from the Taínos.
Los conquistadores españoles esclavizaron a los Taínos. The Spanish conquerors enslaved the Taínos.
Los conquistadores españoles llevaron a los Taínos a España. The Spanish conquerors brought the Taínos to Spain.
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Open Ended
¿Qué significado tiene la palabra "taína"?
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Open Ended
¿Cuál era el nombre original de Puerto Rico?
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dóciles- docil, unresisting cobriza- copper colored comenzar- begin
dioses- gods lisas- smooth sociedad pácifica- peaceful society
la piel - the skin navegadores- navigators las creencías- the beliefs
barbas- beards pescadores- fishermen profecía- prophecy (prediction)
montaban- they rode vinieron- they came regresarían- they would return
por lo tanto- therefore
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Open Ended
Describe the Taíno people- both physical and non-physical characteristics. Name several things.
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Open Ended
¿Por qué la gente indígena pensó que los conquistadores eran dioses? Name multiple reasons.
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empezaron- they started
tan- so
malvados- evil
el cacique- the chief
Urayoán - the name of the Taíno chief
proteger- to protect
crímenes contra la humanidad- crimes against humanity
pueblo- his people (town)
convencer- to convince
cometidos- committed
sino- but instead
?
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Open Ended
Who was Urayoán?
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Open Ended
What did Urayoán believe that most of his fellow Taínos did not believe?
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Open Ended
WHY did Urayoán need to convince of his thoughts?
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conquistadores - conquerors
Añasco- the name of a town
cacique- chief
Urayoán- the name of the chief
puso en marcha- launched, started up
ahogado- drown
hoy conocido- known today
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Open Ended
Who was Diego Salcedo?
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Open Ended
What is Añasco?
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Open Ended
What was the plan that Urayoán put into effect? What did he DO?
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Open Ended
How did Diego Salcedo die?
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cacique- chief descomponerse- decompose
el cádaver- the cadaver/body pudo convencer- he could convince
la orilla del río- the bank of the river la rebelión taína- the Taíno rebellion
se quedó - he stayed
entonces- then
hubiera revivido- he would have revived
comenzó- it started
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Open Ended
What did Urayoán place at the edge of the river?
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Open Ended
Why was it important for Urayoán to show that Diego Salcedo did not come back to life?
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Open Ended
What can we INFER (guess or understand) from the line "La rebelión taína comenzó en el año 1511" at the end of the story?
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How difficult or easy was this reading for you?
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It was comfortable. I used some of the defined words.
It was tricky- I relied on the defined words.
It was too difficult. Even with the defined words I couldn't figure out what was going on.
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