Question

Why do the native people chase lope de oviedo ? how does the behavior of ovido and his pursuers reveal each group assumptions about the other?

Answer 1

Lope de Oviedo is chased because he is a stranger to the Native Americans. Both groups form assumptions about the other group. The Native Americans find Spaniards untrusting and thieves. The Spaniards think that the Native Americans are uneducated and savage.