In the textbook of Bartolome de las Casas From The Very Brief Relation of the Devastation of the Indies‚ de la Casas said “This was the first land in the New World to be destroyed and depopulated by the Christians‚ and here they began their subjection of the women and children‚ taking them away from the Indians to use them and ill use them‚ eating the food they provided with their sweat and toil.” Base on this saying we can guest his thought about the New World and its inhabitants‚ he explains
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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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An Account much abbreviated of 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
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Bartoleme de las Casas was born on 1484 in Sevilla‚ Spain. In 1502 he left for Hispaniola to spread the word of Christianity and monitor the progress of religion in that area. Once there he witnessed the brutal treatment of the indigenous people. He continued to participate in the conquest for an additional twelve years. After his services‚ he was rewarded with territory and indigenous people of his own. Once he met the gentle people‚ Las Casas realized that the way the Spaniards treated the Native
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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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Pg. 163 These traditional account make it clear that food was and still is an important part of life. The traditional account dictates to the reader that food is a source of life and it highlights the importance of food and nature‚ which makes food available. I think that the natives relied on stories like these to convey that message because it’s memorable. Since the story is memorable it makes it easier to pass along orally and easier for children to understand. This story format make that concept
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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 voyage of finding different islands. Some of those islands today are known as the West Indies‚ Jamaica‚ Cuba‚ etc. As Columbus sailed on through
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The author I admire most is Bartolome De las Casas‚ because he went against the consensus of the Spaniards and defended the Native Americans. In the final paragraph of the reading‚ De las Casas states “The Indians will embrace the teachings of the gospel‚ as I well know…” (De Las Casas 2010) . This leads me to believe he actually spent time getting to know them as people. He took the time to learn about their art‚ music‚ government and other aspects of their lives. I believe he honestly wanted to
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I am going to talk about three people that we worked on this first part of the semester. The reason why we are working on them is because they are considered important for our history. The first person I am going to talk about is ``Bartolome de Las Casas’’‚ he is in the period called ``A Continent on the move’’ over the years 1400 until 1725. ``Eliza Lucas’’ is the second person that is going to be presented‚ she is presented during the year 1689 until 1763 in the period called ``The English Colonies
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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 to Juan
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