The massacre of queen anacaona and her subjects. Drawing by joos van winghe, engraved by théodore de bry and his son jean théodore de bry, and published in 1598 in the work narratio regionum indicarum per hispanos quosdam deuastatarum verissima, taken from brevissima relacion by bartolomé de las casas. The spanish burn a building full of native americans; the noble native american woman is hanged from a tree. In the background, spaniards pursue the natives on horseback. After a reception celebrating the arrival of the governor of hispaniola, nicolás de ovando, queen anacaona's entourage was burned alive. In deference to her rank, she was hanged. Date: 1598.
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