The Social Cancer: A Complete English Version of Noli Me Tangere — Page 8
In a report written for his superior in 1680 he outlines the method clearly: "In order that those whom we have assembled in the three villages may persevere in their settlements, the most efficacious fear and the one most suited to their nature is that the Spaniards of the fort and presidio of Paynaven [2] of whom they have a very great fear, may come very often to the said villages and overrun the land, and penetrate even into their old recesses where they formerly lived; and if perchance they should find anything planted in the said recesses that they would destroy it and cut it down without leaving them anything.
In einem Bericht, der 1680 für seinen Vorgesetzten verfasst wurde, skizziert er die Methode klar: „Damit diejenigen, die wir in den drei Dörfern versammelt haben, in ihren Siedlungen verbleiben, ist die wirksamste Furcht und die ihrer Natur am meisten entsprechende die, dass die Spanier des Forts und Presidios von Paynaven [2], vor denen sie sehr große Angst haben, sehr oft in die besagten Dörfer kommen und das Land durchstreifen und sogar in ihre alten Schlupfwinkel eindringen, wo sie früher lebten; und wenn sie dabei zufällig etwas in den besagten Schlupfwinkeln angepflanzt vorfinden sollten, würden sie es vernichten und niedermachen, ohne ihnen irgendetwas zu lassen.
And so that they may see the father protects them, when the said Spaniards come to the village, the father opposes them and takes the part of the Indians.
Und damit sie sehen, dass der Pater sie schützt, stellt sich der Pater, wenn die besagten Spanier ins Dorf kommen, gegen sie und ergreift die Partei der Indianer.
But it is always necessary in this matter for the soldiers to conquer, and the father is always very careful always to inform the Spaniards by whom and where anything is planted which it may be necessary to destroy, and that the edicts which his Lordship, the governor, sent them be carried out ....
Aber es ist in dieser Angelegenheit stets notwendig, dass die Soldaten siegen, und der Pater ist stets sehr darauf bedacht, die Spanier darüber zu informieren, von wem und wo irgendetwas angepflanzt wurde, das möglicherweise vernichtet werden muss, und dass die Erlasse, die Seine Lordschaft, der Gouverneur, ihnen gesandt hat, ausgeführt werden ....
But at all events said Spaniards are to make no trouble for the Indians whom they find in the villages, but rather must treat them well."
Aber auf jeden Fall sollen die besagten Spanier den Indianern, die sie in den Dörfern antreffen, keine Schwierigkeiten bereiten, sondern sie vielmehr gut behandeln."
Vocabulary
- Bericht
- A written or spoken report or account
- Vorgesetzten
- A superior or supervisor in a hierarchy
- verfasst
- Past participle of verfassen; written or composed
- skizziert
- Outlined or sketched briefly in description
- Methode
- A systematic procedure or method used to achieve something
- klar
- Clearly or plainly; adjective meaning clear or obvious
- Damit
- Conjunction or adverb meaning 'so that' or 'with it'
- diejenigen
- Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'those' referring to specific people
- Dörfern
- Dative plural of Dorf; small rural villages
- versammelt
- Gathered or assembled together in one place
- Siedlungen
- Plural of Siedlung; settlements or residential communities
- verbleiben
- To remain or stay in a place
- wirksamste
- Superlative of wirksam; most effective or powerful
- Furcht
- Fear or dread, a strong feeling of anxiety
- Natur
- Nature; the inherent character or natural world
- entsprechende
- Corresponding or appropriate to a given situation
- Spanier
- Spaniards; people from Spain
- Forts
- Genitive singular of Fort; a military fortification or stronghold
- Presidios
- Spanish colonial military garrisons or fortified settlements
- Angst
- Fear or anxiety, a strong emotional response
- oft
- Adverb meaning 'often' or 'frequently'
- besagten
- Adjective meaning 'aforementioned' or 'said' referring back
- Dörfer
- Plural of Dorf; small rural villages or hamlets
- Land
- Land, country, or rural territory
- durchstreifen
- To roam or traverse through an area extensively
- sogar
- Adverb meaning 'even', emphasizing an extreme case
- Schlupfwinkel
- A hiding place or secret refuge used for concealment
- eindringen
- To intrude or penetrate forcefully into a place
- früher
- Adverb or adjective meaning 'earlier', 'formerly', or 'previously'
- dabei
- Adverb meaning 'in the process', 'while doing so'
- zufällig
- Adverb meaning 'by chance' or 'accidentally'
- Schlupfwinkeln
- Dative plural of Schlupfwinkel; hiding places or secret refuges
- angepflanzt
- Past participle of anpflanzen; planted or cultivated crops
- vorfinden
- To find or encounter something upon arrival somewhere
- vernichten
- To destroy or annihilate completely
- niedermachen
- To cut down or kill; to massacre people
- irgendetwas
- Indefinite pronoun meaning 'anything' or 'something at all'
- lassen
- To let, leave, or allow something to happen
- damit
- Conjunction or adverb meaning 'so that' or 'with it'
- Pater
- Father; a title for a Catholic priest or friar
- schützt
- Third person singular of schützen; protects or defends
- Dorf
- A small rural village or hamlet
- ergreift
- Third person singular of ergreifen; seizes or takes sides
- Partei
- A party or side in a conflict or dispute
- Indianer
- Indigenous people of the Americas; Native Americans
- Angelegenheit
- A matter, affair, or concern requiring attention
- stets
- Adverb meaning 'always' or 'constantly'
- notwendig
- Adjective meaning 'necessary' or 'required'
- Soldaten
- Plural of Soldat; soldiers or military personnel
- siegen
- To win or be victorious in a conflict
- darauf
- Adverb meaning 'thereupon', 'on it', or 'after that'
- bedacht
- Mindful or intent on something; careful and deliberate
- darüber
- Adverb meaning 'about it' or 'over it'
- informieren
- To inform or notify someone about something
- wem
- Interrogative dative pronoun meaning 'whom'
- möglicherweise
- Adverb meaning 'possibly' or 'perhaps'
- vernichtet
- Destroyed or annihilated; past participle of vernichten
- Erlasse
- Plural of Erlass; official decrees or ordinances issued
- Lordschaft
- Lordship; an honorific title for a high-ranking official
- Gouverneur
- A governor; the chief administrator of a region
- gesandt
- Past participle of senden; sent or dispatched officially
- ausgeführt
- Past participle of ausführen; carried out or executed
- Fall
- Case or instance; auf jeden Fall means 'in any case'
- Indianern
- Dative plural of Indianer; indigenous people of the Americas
- antreffen
- To encounter or come across someone unexpectedly
- Schwierigkeiten
- Plural of Schwierigkeit; difficulties or problems encountered
- bereiten
- To cause or prepare; Schwierigkeiten bereiten means cause trouble
- sondern
- Conjunction meaning 'but rather', correcting a negation
- vielmehr
- Adverb meaning 'rather' or 'on the contrary'
- behandeln
- To treat or handle someone in a certain manner
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