Weaving the Blanket

A short, 10 minute, episode introducing you to Simon Bolivar who liberated a continent from Spanish rule. But, unfortunately, brought democracy for only the Hispanic/Patron elite

Dig Deeper – Information on Simon BolivarWikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simón_Bolívar Britannica: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Simon-Bolivar

This is a 1988 recording of German Crespo speaking about Hans Noelopan

EncomiendaDownload

This is from Wikipedia describing the Hacienda system of Agriculture and the forced labor.

This is a list of my Sources for this podcast:

The Encomeienda: Spanish law requiring all conquered peoples

to work for free for the Conquistadors https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encomienda

The Hacienda System: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hacienda

Please send me any comments you may have about the podcast. I will answer questions, and it will encourage others to listen.

Dig Deeper

There is a great TV series on Amazon Prime, which originally ran on the History Channel, called “Mankind: The History of All of US”. The eighth episode is entitled “Episode 8: Treasure”. It has a wonderful long story about the importance of “Cerro Rico” on worldwide trade and wealth. The link is:

https://www.amazon.com/Mankind-Story-All-Us/dp/B07FS4VB8N

Also on the “Mankind: The History of All of us” there is a 6 minute video on the Quechua/Inca empire BEFORE the arrival of the Spaniards. Look it up at:

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=the+history+of+all+of+us+video&&view=detail&mid=7E7E9FB98C37CA51F24E7E7E9FB98C37CA51F24E&&FORM=VRDGAR

And there is a good story on NPR about the plight of current day miners of Cerro Rico. Listen at:”

https://www.npr.org/2012/09/25/161752820/bolivias-cerro-rico-the-mountain-that-eats-men

Sources used for

Podcast #3:

Discussions

with a variety of indigenous people in Bolivia over the decades.From

a tour through the Casa de la Moneda led by a tour guide.“Cerro Rico” on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerro_RicoPieces

of Eight” on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerro_Rico

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“The

16th Century Silver Boom at Potosi” on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potosí

“The Industrial Revolution” Encyclopedia Britannica (speaks of the 50 to 100% population growth of Europe from 1750-1800 and the urban migration caused primarily by the potato. https://www.britannica.com/topic/history-of-Europe/The-Industrial-Revolution “What happened to the Spanish Gold from the Incas?” from “Economics: Helping to Simply Economics” – Describes how Spanish Gold (but he left out the more important Silver) was used to buy imported goods from the rest of Europe and China, and how it contributed to Spain falling behind in the Industrial Revolution. https://www.economicshelp.org/blog/7785/concepts/what-happened-to-the-spanish-gold-from-the-incas/

Dig Deeper

There is a great TV series on Amazon Prime, which originally ran on the History Channel, called “Mankind: The History of All of US”. The eighth episode is entitled “Episode 8: Treasure”. It has a wonderful long story about the importance of “Cerro Rico” on worldwide trade and wealth. The link is:

https://www.amazon.com/Mankind-Story-All-Us/dp/B07FS4VB8N

Also on the “Mankind: The History of All of us” there is a 6 minute video on the Quechua/Inca empire BEFORE the arrival of the Spaniards. Look it up at:

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=the+history+of+all+of+us+video&&view=detail&mid=7E7E9FB98C37CA51F24E7E7E9FB98C37CA51F24E&&FORM=VRDGAR

And there is a good story on NPR about the plight of current day miners of Cerro Rico. Listen at:”

https://www.npr.org/2012/09/25/161752820/bolivias-cerro-rico-the-mountain-that-eats-men

Sources used for

Podcast #3:

Discussions

with a variety of indigenous people in Bolivia over the decades.From

a tour through the Casa de la Moneda led by a tour guide.“Cerro Rico” on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerro_RicoPieces

of Eight” on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerro_Rico

·        

“The

16th Century Silver Boom at Potosi” on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potosí

“The Industrial Revolution” Encyclopedia Britannica (speaks of the 50 to 100% population growth of Europe from 1750-1800 and the urban migration caused primarily by the potato. https://www.britannica.com/topic/history-of-Europe/The-Industrial-Revolution “What happened to the Spanish Gold from the Incas?” from “Economics: Helping to Simply Economics” – Describes how Spanish Gold (but he left out the more important Silver) was used to buy imported goods from the rest of Europe and China, and how it contributed to Spain falling behind in the Industrial Revolution. https://www.economicshelp.org/blog/7785/concepts/what-happened-to-the-spanish-gold-from-the-incas/

This podcast tells the story of the Conquistador Francisco Pizzaro and his conquest of South America and how he forced the indigenous people of Bolivia into becoming slaves and forced them to become Christians under the threat of execution.

Links for Digging

Deeper: Podcast #2 500 years of Brutal Evangelization

Wikipedia on Atahualpa: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atahualpa

Wikipedia on Francisco Pizarro: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_Pizarro

Wikipedia on the Spanish “Requirement”: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_Requirement_of_1513

Wkipedia on Bartolome de las Casas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bartolomé_de_las_Casas

Francisco Pizarro on PBS http://www.pbs.org/conquistadors/pizarro/pizarro_a00.html

You can buy a DVD “The Conquistadors” on PBS for $19.99 at: https://shop.pbs.org/michael-wood-conquistadors-dvd/product/CQMW601

This includes a lot on Pizarro and the conquest of South America.

Much of my information came from a tour of the ruins at

Tiawanaku, just about a two-hour drive outside of La Paz. Be sure and visit if

you are in Bolivia. It is worth it. But have an interpreter with you, the

guides, obviously, speak Spanish.

To learn more about the Spanish Requirement of 1513, Google search that topic.

You might want to begin at Wikipedia at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_Requirement_of_1513

German Crespo’s reflections on the podcast and the impact of the IEMB on indigenous rights in all of South America.  (3:45)

https://weavingtheblanket.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/German-Crespos-reflection-on-this-podcast-and-impact-on-Latin-America.wav

Eugenio Poma’s reflection on the decision to “Evangelize the U.S.” (10:05)

https://weavingtheblanket.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Eugenio-Poma-on-why-invite-US-to-Bolivia.mp3

Sources for Podcast #1: “Torture and Introduction”

German Crespo’s imprisonment and torture:

German speaks is an edited portion of an interview with German on 8/11/19

The torture and “Amazing Grace” portion of the story comes from notes I have taken from listening German tell the story to church work teams I would often ask him to tell the story to the teams I was leading. I have heard him tell that portion of the story at least 5 times.

Independent verification of the story:

As mentioned by German, another Methodist, Benjamin Peredes, was imprisoned with him. I had the opportunity to interview Benjamin some 20 years after I had originally heard this story from German. I didn’t tell Benjamin what I knew of that time and just allowed him to describe his time and occasionally asked if German was in prison also. Benjamin confirmed that German (and he) were tortured and they had spoken while in prison about the ‘Bible was our weapon’ against the dictatorship.

German has heard the podcast and confirmed the accuracy of it. You can also hear his commentary about the podcast on the link on this website.

Bishop Eugenio Poma and the decision to ‘evangelize’ the U.S.

This comes from notes I took on my first trip to Bolivia in 1987.

Bishop Poma has frequently confirmed the truth of that story

Independent verification of the story

Crespo was at the meeting that discussed this and confirms the story.

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