Bartolomé de Las Casas was the first and fiercest critic of Spanish colonialism in the New World. An early traveller to the Americas who sailed on one of Columbus's voyages, Las Casas was so horrified by the wholesale massacre he witnessed that he dedicated his life to protecting the Indian community. He wrote A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies in 1542, a shocking catalogue of mass slaughter, torture and slavery, which showed that the evangelizing vision of Columbus had descended under later conquistadors into genocide. Dedicated to Philip II to alert the Castilian Crown to these atrocities and demand that the Indians be entitled to the basic rights of humankind, this passionate work of documentary vividness outraged Europe and contributed to the idea of the Spanish 'Black Legend' that would last for centuries. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies

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Las Casas, Bartolomé de

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In the early 16th c., the Spanish Dominican priest Bartolome de las Casas came to the Americas. Immediately he was struck by the inhumane ways in which the native peoples were treated by the European explorers and conquerors. Las Casas went on to be a leading opponent of slavery, torture, and genocide of the Native Americans by the Spanish colonists. This book is his personal account.

A Brief Account of the Destruction of the Indies

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"Bartolome de las Casas: Destruction of the Indies" is the story of the Spanish Dominican priest Bartolome de las Casas, who came to the Americas in the 16th century. Immediately he was struck by the inhumane ways in which the native peoples were treated by the European explorers and conquerors, Las Casas went on to be a leading opponent of slavery, torture, and genocide of the Native Americans by the Spanish colonists. "Bartolome de las Casas: Destruction of the Indies" is his personal account, with chapters covering Cuba, Nicaragua, Hispaniola, Guatemala, Venezuela, Florida, and many other areas conquered by the Spaniards.

Bartolome de las Casas: Destruction of the Indies

A partir de su experiencia en América, promulgó un nuevo modelo de evangelización y se convirtió en un ferviente defensor de los derechos de los indios, lo cual provocó la enemistad de obispos, gobernadores y miembros del poderoso e influyente Consejo de Indias. En 152 viajó a Venezuela para poner en práctica sus ideas sobre una colonización pacífica, y años después predicó en tierras de Nicaragua y Guatemala, hasta que en 154 regresó a España, donde fue uno de los más destacados impulsores de las Leyes Nuevas (1542) y escribió Brevísima relación de la destrucción de las Indias, obra dirigida al príncipe Felipe, futuro rey Felipe II de España, quien por entonces se ocupaba de los asuntos de Indias.

Brevisima relacion de la destruccion de las Indias (Spanish Edition)

Religion & Spirituality

Idea y querella de la nueva España (Spanish Edition)

Europe

Alianza Editorial

Vida y obras (Obras Completas De Bartolome De Las Casas, 3437001) (Spanish Edition)

Biographies & Memoirs

Historical

Historia de las Indias, I (Obras Completas De Bartolome De Las Casas, 3437003) (Spanish Edition)

Historia de las Indias, II (Obras Completas De Bartolome De Las Casas, 3437004) (Spanish Edition)

De entre los textos indianos, la BREViSIMA RELACIoN DE LA DESTRUICIoN DE LAS INDIAS, del padre BARTOLOMe DE LAS CASAS, es con diferencia la obra mas conocida y difundida. Abordar esta obra requiere huir del anacronismo y demostrar la vigencia de sus ideas, pues mas alla de su contenido, que dio origen a la leyenda negra contra Espana, sus paginas, que desvelan los abusos sufridos por el universo indigena de la mano del mundo blanco, inciden aun en una cuestion sin resolver. La edicion de esta obra de referencia ineludible para el continente americano ha corrido a cargo de Trinidad Barrera.

Brevísima relación de la destruición de las Indias (Humanidades/ Humanities) (Spanish Edition)

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