Account of the Destruction of the Indies‚ Bartolomé de Las Casas vividly describes the brutality wrought on the natives in the Americas by the Europeans primarily for the purpose of proclaiming and spreading the Christian faith. Las Casas originally intended this account to reach the royal administration of Spain; however‚ it soon found its way into the hands of many international readers‚ especially after translation. Bartolomé de Las Casas illustrates an extremely graphic and grim reality to
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Bartolomé de las Casas was born in 1474 in Seville‚ Spain and departed on July 17‚ 1566. In his lifetime he created a legacy that has been admired‚ analyzed‚ criticized‚ rationalized‚ despised‚ and idolized. Las Casas’ life shows us the extreme evilness and the extreme goodness of mankind. Bartolomé de Las Casas was of humble origin. He belonged to a rich family but have a soft heart having feelings for the ones who suffers from the Spanish conquest. During the Holy week‚ he had seen his first Indians
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Bartolomé de las Casas‚ a former encomendero turned Dominican friar‚ was known as “one of the great abolitionists of Caribbean history”1. He dedicated a huge portion of his life trying to better the conditions of the people in the Indies. He devised a “radical plan”2 which would prove to be more contradictory than anything. Although Bartolomé de las Casas’ plans for the Indies seemed radical‚ they were actually made out to serve the crown’s desires while taking away the power of the conquistadors
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The argument of Juan Gines de Sepulveda is that of negative feedback to what was experienced in the first encounter of the Spaniards and American Indians in the Sixteenth Century. Also‚ Sepulveda demonstrates through his opinion that war against the Indians is a rightful act due to the fact that the Indians are seen as lower beings. The proof that Sepulveda uses to support his position is the glimpse the Spaniards noted in the short time they observed the Indians. Sepulveda thought that the Indians
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worsened. In particular‚ Las Casas shares the story of a native lord named Hatuey set to execution for escaping the Spanish. Knowing the Spanish were Christian and sought Heaven in the afterlife‚ Hatuey told the friar at the execution that he desired to go to Hell. Of course‚ when reading about the many cruelties the native inhabitants suffered at the hands of the Spaniards‚ I understand Las Casas hoped to end these exploits with his writings. At some point‚ after Las Casas provided a copy of his account
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Bartolome de las Casas came to the Indies for the same reason as all the other conquistadors: money‚ fame‚ and gold. It is what he did and who he chose to become after the arrival that made him different from the others. He went through a great transformation and devoted his life fighting for equality of the natives. For this reason‚ I do not agree with the idea that Bartolome de las Casas was just as negative of an impact on the Natives’ lives as the worst conquistadors. When Las Casas first came
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Bartolomé de las Casas was born on August 1474 or November 1484 and died on July 17‚ 1566. He was a Spanish historian and Dominican friar‚ who advocated in favor of the native people‚ eventually he became known as the Protector of the Indians. De las Casas condemned the Europeans brutal treatment of the natives in the Americas‚ in addition to fighting for the abolition of slavery. According to Encyclopedia Britannica Online‚ “In 1502 he left [Seville] for Hispaniola‚ in the West Indies‚ with the
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the destruction of the Indies‚ Indianapolis‚ IN‚ Hackett Publishing Company INC.‚ 2003 Bartolme De Las Casas is an interesting character. His passion for people who at the time were seen as a sub species of humans (if even human at all) is remarkable. De Las Casas came from a modest family and was well educated. He was brought into the world of the America ’s through his father Pedro De Las Casas who was an encomiendo himself. His travels through the New World prior to 1510 when he became an ordained
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In Christopher Columbus’ discovery of the “New Island‚” he discovered a land filled with welcoming and nice people. However Columbus’ thoughts draw a contrast between how Bartolome De Las Casas felt about the Indians. Columbus viewed them as very nice people. De Las Casas and the Christians feel he can mistake their kindness for weakness and easily manipulate them into doing anything he want them to do. Shockingly in the new world are these same problems. Columbus on his thirty- three day
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Bartolome de Las Casas was born around 1484 in Sevilla‚ Spain. He went to Granada in 1497 to be a soldier‚ but he ended up enrolling in the Sevilla cathedral in order to study Latin. He went to Hispaniola with the governor in 1502. He was given an Encomienda for his participation in multiple expeditions. He became a lay teacher of catechism and evangelized the natives. In 1512-1513‚ he became the first ordained priest in America. He received an allotment of Indian serfs after the conquest of Cuba
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