Who Tells the Story?

The perspective also varies according to who is making the creative decisions. The painter of conquest is not known, but it was probably made for the King at the time. Therefore the painter did whatever the king wanted to see. In the second half of the 17th century, Spain's power was declining so this piece would serve as a reminder of what the great nation achieved, in an effort to boost nationalist morale. 

An American company created the movie so it follows their limited insight into the native perspective.

The artist that painted the map is a Latina so her perspective on what happened is more aligned with feminist and decolonial thinking.