His father was a merchant and was acquainted with the italian explorer christopher columbus. A brief account of the destruction of the indies by. Indigenous and black activists and protestors for 500 years have taken up his arguments to push for changes to the systems that have made them secondclass citizens. Young bartolome, then about 9 years old, was in seville when columbus returned from his first voyage in 1493. A short account of the destruction of the indies summary. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. A short account of the destruction of the indies wikipedia.
Online shopping from a great selection at books store. He became the first resident bishop of chiapas, and the first officially appointed protector of the indians. To some, because of his devotion to the defense of the rights of the natives, he is the apostle of the indians. Jan 09, 2007 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. An early traveller to the americas who sailed on one of columbus. A short account of the destruction of the indies by bartolome. He wrote many petitions, treatises, and books on the subject of the spanish conquest of the americas. He was the principal organizer and champion of the 16thcentury movement in spain and spanish america in defense of the indians. But, something made him raise his voice against the. He was one of the first people to settle in the new world. His passion for people who at the time were seen as a sub species of humans if even human at all is remarkable.
Explores the period known as the encounter, which was characterized by intensive conflict between. Great prophet of the americas, was a thorough, historical description of las casas life, conversion, and ministry to the natives in america during the late 15th and early 16th centuries. He is most famous for being a social reformer who indeed introduced many social reforms to the world never seen before. In 1514, las casas was studying a passage in the book. A brief account of the destruction of the indies or, a faithful narrative of the horrid and unexampled massacres, butcheries, and all manner of cruelties. May not include supplemental items like discs, access codes, dust jacket, etc.
The devastation of the indies is an eyewitness account of the first modern genocide, a story of greed, hypocrisy, and cruelties so grotesque as to rival the worst of our own century. A biography is the first major englishlanguage and scholarly biography of las casas life in a generation. A brief account of the destruction of the indies by bartolome. As a settler in the new world he witnessed, and was driven to oppose, the torture and genocide of the native americans by the spanish colonists and pushed for rights of the natives appealing to the imperial court of charles v. Daring to challenge the spanish encontienda system, which was little more than a justification of forced labor, las casas. The book uses the life of las casas as the vehicle for exploring and explaining the age of the encounter. Unlike some other priests who sought to destroy the indigenous peoples native books and writings, he strictly opposed this action. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides for challenging works of literature. Destruction of the indies is the story of the spanish dominican priest. The former was written as an introduction to a proposed. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. An account of the first voyages and discoveries made by the spaniards in america translated selections from casas work. Committed by the spaniards 1656, courtesy of the annenberg rare book and manuscript library, university of pennsylvania.
November 1484 18 july 1566, was a 16thcentury spanish historian, social reformer and dominican friar. A brief account of the destruction of the indies 48. A short account of the destruction of the indies spanish. Las casas writes of men, women, and children burned alive thirteen at a time in memory of our redeemer and his twelve apostles. A short account of the destruction of the indies was written with the task of informing the king of spain about the murder and gold hoarding that was occurring in the new world. There may be underlining, highlighting, and or writing.
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