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Cuando probaron si los españoles eran dioses

Before the 1511 rebellion, a colonial chronicle says Taíno leaders tested whether Spaniards could die; this receipt keeps Oviedo visible as a source that must be read carefully.

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  • Oviedo's chronicle says leaders debated whether Spaniards could die before rebellion.
  • Urayoán is named as taking charge of the test, with Diego Salcedo at the Guarabo river.
  • EnciclopediaPR keeps the event in the 1511 rebellion context while warning that Oviedo's framing must be read critically.
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Gonzalo Fernández de Oviedo: Historia general y natural de las IndiasInternet Archive text route used for Oviedo excerptsEnciclopediaPR: Rebelión de los taínos de BoriquénLocal source packet: Cuando probaron si los españoles eran diosesYouTube Short
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