Read the passage by bartolomé de las casas. [since new spain was discovered], great atrocities were committed against the indigenous people of the region and some were killed by members of the expedition. these so-called christians set about stealing from the people and murdering them on the pretense of settling the area. and [since that time] the great iniquities and injustices, the outrageous acts of violence and the bloody tyranny of these christians have steadily escalated, the perpetrators having lost all fear of god . . and all sense of self-respect. –bartolomé de las casas according to bartolomé de las casas, the effect of atrocities, injustices, and outrageous acts on the perpetrators is that they lose respect for themselves and become distanced from god, in whom they claim to believe. spanish explorers were stealing, killing, and murdering the indigenous people of the region. they experienced the violence and bloody tyranny of these christians. the indigenous people of the region were killed by members of the expedition.

they lose respect for themselves and become distanced from God, in whom they claim to believe.

In this passage, Bartolome de las Casas describes the atrocities that were committed against the indigenous people of New Spain. He claims that many horrible acts were committed, which led the conquistadors to lose self-respect and distance themselves from God. Having lost this, they engaged in increasingly outrageous injustices.

a.indigo and cochineal

b.animal hides

c.silver and gold

e.cacao beans and sugarcane

new communications technology has affected the way social movements are organized because nowadays, social movements rely on social networks and the media to get different people with a similar way of thinking in contact, and thus, get them to mobilize for a greater cause.

individuals only participate in collective action when they feel identified with it. is in this aspect that social media becomes relevant, because it guarantees communication among all individuals and organizes the social actions that are going to be carried out, i.e., the social movements.

in addition, being covered by the media is important to validate the message and make it relevant in the social agenda, as well as to reach more people who can share interests, appealing to public sympathy for their cause.

in conclusion, it is by social networks and social media that social movement is given birth; by connecting different individuals with similar ideas and organizing them to mobilize for a greater cause.