Bartolome’ De Las Casas stated that "those who have traveled to this part of the world pretending to be Christians have uprooted these pitiful peoples and wiped them from the face of the earth (Las Casas‚ 12). After reading the horrific accounts of what has occurred to those "unassuming‚ long suffering‚ unassertive and submissive" peoples of the Indies that "are with out without malice or guile‚ and are utterly faithful and obedient both to their own native lords and to the Spainards in whose service
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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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they encountered were inhumane in that for purposes of sacrifice the Indians killed their own people by taking out their hearts and placing them on alters. Sepulveda sees this as disgusting and unimaginable for a human being. In order to support his views Sepulveda turns to Aristotle ’s doctrine of natural slavery and agrees that those more powerful are made to be masters to rule over the weak. Another point that is being discussed by Sepulveda is that of the Indians not being in charge of their own
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Bartolome de las Casas was a priest who seems to have his own personal Reformation. Who was once a money-maker in the Caribbean colonies with slaves working on his vast property‚ Las Casas’ perspective changed. He began to view the destructive invasion of Europeans in Hispaniola as wrong and unchristian. The landowner became a priest‚ and as his opinion on the enslavement of the natives developed over time‚ he produced written works for Indian rights. For example‚ A Short Account of the Destruction
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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. Las Casas
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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 his
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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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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 priest shaped his crusade to defend the Natives. There are many clues
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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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Ultimately‚ despite the friendly‚ obedient nature of the Caribbean’s native inhabitants‚ the Spanish inflicted such cruel‚ savage treatment upon them. In essence‚ the Spanish murdered and stole from these indigenous tribes‚ the island of Hispaniola being the first to experience these devastations. Inevitably‚ those forcibly taken to Hispaniola died from war‚ disease‚ and other undeserving causes. Consequently‚ some natives resisted by hiding food or escaping the land‚ even uniting to fight against
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