Talk:Hernando de Alarcón
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Emended the following:
- Alarcón is almost unique among the conquistadores in that he treated the Indians he met with intelligence and humanity, as opposed to the insane, murderous and destructive behavior that was otherwise the norm. "The Indians had an experience they were never to repeat: they were sorry to see these white men leave." (Bernard de Voto: "Westward the Course of Empire" 1953.)
Although factually accurate, De Voco's legitimacy for the observation is somewhat questionable, and "insane, murderous, destructive" don't really maintain a encyclopedic tone. The article would be well-served by comparison of actual examples: the Hispaniola governors hunting Indians for sport versus ... what? Obv., Alarcón used pejorative terms reporting on the Indians, but what do we know about his actions and beliefs and how are they different from the other conquistadores specifically? -LlywelynII (talk) 15:11, 2 March 2010 (UTC)
Not too sure about the reliability of source 'thepirateking.com.' -LlywelynII (talk) 15:13, 2 March 2010 (UTC)
His writings
editCould someone be more precise about his writings about the native people and put a link to sources, please --Wolffiboy (talk) 17:59, 12 August 2016 (UTC)
Date of entering the Colorado River
editAll other Wikipedias specify August 26, not September 26. August makes sense because in September Melchor Díaz searched for him, only to find that he has gone back. אביהו (talk) 13:23, 7 January 2017 (UTC)