...movie, that translates into how the Portuguese only wanted to gain these lands for profit. Since natives lived there, the Portuguese wanted to gain the land so they could trade slaves there. This was the reason Mendoza disregarded his vows and fought against the Portuguese. The other reason, imperialism, is the policy of extending a nation’s authority by territorial acquisition on by the establishment of economic and political domination over the nations. The movie involves ‘’Captain Rodrigo Mendoza,’’ who played by Robert De Miro, is a Spanish mercenary who lacks both compassion and nationality in his quest for wealth slave trade, and Father Gabriel, is the Jesuit priest who establishes a mission deep in the jungle to convert the Guarani tribe, which is portrayed in the film by a Real South American tribe know as the ‘’Wuanana’’ which portrayed the film’s...
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