Dutch Cape men self-constrained their desires more than Spanish conquistadores did

Evidence

Colonizing Dutch men no doubt experienced similar desires to those of Spanish conquistadores in Latin America, but found themselves subject perhaps to greater socio-cultural and by extension self-constraint. — David Theo Goldberg, The Threat of Race, 1328

Categorization

  • XREF: Complicates the uniform ‘colonial rape economy’ picture by differentiating Dutch settler self-restraint from Spanish conquistador practice.