How Did Las Casas Write A Short Account Of The Destruction Of Indies
1. A Brief Account of the Destruction of the Indies
The view of Las Casas in relation to the Spanish treatment of the indigenous people of the Indies was humanly considering all of the savagery and horrible acts going on. After the killings of innocent people, depopulation of villages and kingdoms-Las Casas went to the royal court of Spain to tell the Emperor about the slaughtering’s caused by the colonizers. Las Casas also published the summary ‘A Short Account of the West Indies’ which in the title itself describes the writing. He was horrified of the cruelty and motivated to stop the petitions to commit these continuous horrific acts. “His most important achievement was promoting the passage of the New Laws of the West Indies, which protected
The view of Las Casas in relation to the Spanish treatment of the indigenous people of the Indies was humanly considering all of the savagery and horrible acts going on. After the killings of innocent people, depopulation of villages and kingdoms-Las Casas went to the royal court of Spain to tell the Emperor about the slaughtering’s caused by the colonizers. Las Casas also published the summary ‘A Short Account of the West Indies’ which in the title itself describes the writing. He was horrified of the cruelty and motivated to stop the petitions to commit these continuous horrific acts. “His most important achievement was promoting the passage of the New Laws of the West Indies, which protected