Bidspirit auction | The Spanish Get Their Revenge

The Spanish Get Their Revenge From Theodor de Bry's Grands Voyages, 1594 - This gripping engraving from Theodor de Bry's Grands Voyages depicts a violent episode of revenge during the Spanish conquest of the Americas. The image illustrates an event at Cumana, where the Spanish, led by Diego d'Ocampo, sought vengeance against the indigenous people who had earlier massacred their comrades. the text reads: ”Some of those Spaniards who had witnessed the Indian massacre near Cumana and fled to the island of Dominica helped Diego d'Ocampo to raise an army of 300 men. When they arrived back at Cumana, d'Ocampo ordered his soldiers to hide below deck. Then he enticed the Indians aboard to barter their pearls, saying he had come directly from Spain. Seeing only a few Spaniards on deck, they went aboard and were at first treated hospitably. Then the soldiers suddenly attacked them and only a few Indians escaped. Those that were captured were hanged from the masts.” Condition Report: Signs of wear. Image Size: 33 x 23 cm (13 x 9 inches). Keywords: Theodor de Bry, Spanish revenge, Cumana massacre, Diego d'Ocampo, indigenous resistance, early colonial history, 16th-century engraving, historical prints, Spanish conquest, Age of Discovery, Caribbean history, Native American history, Grands Voyages.