In the context of this artwork, analyze the Mistreatment of Indigenous People in Antequera of the Colonial Panel.
In the image on the top left corner of the colonial panel we saw indications of the mistreatment of indigenous people and potential for more mistreatment. The image above shows an indigenous person being beaten, while a Spaniard on horseback watches. Stories abound of the cruelty of the Spanish colonizers to the original inhabitants of Antequera. The most egregious case starts with the first governor of Antequera, in 1529 with Juan Peláez de Barrio. In a year and a half in office he set a standard for corruption and immorality that would be hard to duplicate, even in a lifetime. He specialized in throwing natives to the dogs. He had a penchant for acquiring slaves, branding them on the face and selling them. By one estimate he branded 600 indigenous slaves.
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