These moments embedded in early colonial narratives reveal more than voyages and so-called discoveries. They expose a legacy of capture, forced displacement, and commodification. Vespucci’s letters survive in both Spanish and Italian editions, with English translations available via the Early Americas Digital Archive and Project Gutenberg. In the original Italian: “Pigliammo due delle fanciulle e tre uomini... La notte seguente le due fanciulle e uno degli uomini fuggirono con grande astuzia.” Native Bound Unbound is expanding its research into Italian-language records, tracing the deep roots of Indigenous slavery across imperial boundaries and archival silences. #NativeBoundUnbound #IndigenousSlavery #AmerigoVespucci #NamingTheAmericas #ColonialCaptivity #ItalianArchives #TransatlanticSlavery #EarlyResistance