...-century anticolonial U.S. revolutionary rhetoric. Together, these European imputations of indigenous humanity facilitated the continued conquest of America in radically different terms. In this chapter I argue that Spanish colonists figured the Indian as potential friend and convert, while Anglo-American...

...—have been termed settler colonists by a growing number of scholars/activists. The essay thinks about Wynter’s work in order to show that while these cultural logics may be dominant, they are not the only ones available for us to use in the postcolonies. The epistemological moves needed to understand...

...), such as Yllaurco and Colchacollo, were allotted to 14,000 colonists “of many nations,” such as the Col-las, Soras, Quillacas, Carangas, Charcas, Qaraqaras, and Chichas. Most would have been seasonal corvée workers performing their labor turns, or mita , under the supervision of their own lords, here termed...

..., intensive production of corn. Five primary grain farms (called chácaras in these extracts), such as Yllaurco and Colchacollo, were allotted to 14,000 colonists “of many nations,” such as the Col-las, Soras, Quillacas, Carangas, Charcas, Qaraqaras, and Chichas. Most would have been seasonal corvée workers...