▁full ▁of ▁men ▁with ▁painted ▁faces ▁and ▁women ' s ▁cl othing . ▁ ▁The ▁Tol te cs , ▁elsewhere , ▁were ▁extremely ▁toler ant ▁of ▁hom osex ual ity . ▁ ▁The ▁con quest ▁ ▁Since ▁the ▁first ▁contacts ▁of ▁the ▁Spanish ▁with ▁the ▁ind igen ous ▁people ▁there ▁was ▁established ▁the ▁equivalence ▁of ▁Indian , ▁can n ib al , ▁and ▁sod om ite . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁doctor ▁accomp any ing ▁Columb us , ▁Diego ▁Al vare z ▁Chan ca , ▁in ▁a ▁letter ▁from ▁ 1 4 9 4 , ▁who ▁first ▁gave ▁news ▁of ▁that . ▁ ▁He ▁spoke ▁of ▁the ▁Car ib ▁custom ▁of ▁capt uring ▁young ▁men ▁to ▁those ▁who ▁removed ▁all ▁the ▁mascul ine ▁org ans . ▁ ▁These ▁developed ▁" f em in ine ▁characteristics ▁and ▁the ▁Car ib beans ▁employed ▁them ▁for ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁sod omy ▁in ▁a ▁manner ▁similar ▁to ▁that ▁which ▁the ▁Arab s ▁enjoy ▁their ▁young ▁people ▁like ▁e un uchs ▁and ▁two - sp ir its . ▁ ▁... ▁A ▁time ▁grown ▁men , ▁the ▁Car ib s ▁kill ▁them ▁and ▁eat ▁them ." ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 5 1 1 , ▁Peter ▁Mart yr ▁d ' Ang h iera ▁published ▁his ▁De ▁or be ▁nov o ▁dec ades , ▁with ▁the ▁information ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁get ▁about ▁the ▁first ▁expl or ers ▁thanks ▁to ▁his ▁friendship ▁with ▁Isabel la ▁I ▁of ▁Cast ile . ▁ ▁D ' Ang h iera ▁told ▁how ▁Vas co