Nbartolomé de las casas books

In 15, helps in the conquest of cuba and receives slaves and a large amount of land. Finally, las casas discusses how god had brought justice to the europeans for their diabolical acts upon the natives. The journal of latin american studies, 1 april 20 clayton univ. I have included numerous footnotes to help students with difficult vocabulary. From the log of the santa maria cristoforo colombo. Though generally condemned as slander in spain, a short account of the destruction of the indies rapidly became popular in the rest of europe, where it served to fuel antispanish hate. She is the founder of an international initiative designating november as picture book month. The excerpt is from voices of a peoples history of the united states edited by howard zinn and anthony arnove. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. He is the author of several books including a history of music and a two volume. A brief account of the destruction of the indies epub. Chronicle of a dream, a novel paperback september 23, 2019 by jose louis olaizola author. A short account of the destruction of the indies penguin classics.

He studied law at the university of salamanca, where the dominicans were wrestling with moral issues raised by the conquest of the new world. An account much abbreviated of the destruction of the indies, indianapolis, in, hackett publishing company inc. During the next years, he divided his time between being a colonist and his duties as an ordained priest. It is accordingly fortynine years now since spaniards began arriving in numbers in this part of the world. He wrote many petitions, treatises, and books on the subject of the spanish conquest of the americas.

Here is the link to the entry in the spanish version of wiki. A short account of the destruction of the indies 1542 the americas were discovered in 1492, and the first christian settlements established by the spanish the following year. In 1514, las casas was studying a passage in the book. Bartolome was the first spaniard, and by default, the first european, to begin to advocate for the rights of the native americans in the new world. He went to spain and he stayed here until he died in 17. John sayles reads from howard zinn and anthony arnoves book voices of a peoples history of the united states, october 22, 2004, at the new york society for ethical culture, new york, ny. His passion for people who at the time were seen as a sub species of humans if even human at all is remarkable.

A short account of the destruction of the indies summary. Thus, fortynine years have passed since the first settlers penetrated the land, the. Las casas used his gifted writing and persuasive abilities to build a case against the encomienda system. Free delivery on book orders dispatched by amazon over. Listen to brief account of the destruction of the indies by. Prolific writer and son of a merchant given a royal land grant encomienda for his work with the spanish expeditions. Great prophet of the americas, was a thorough, historical description of las casas life, conversion, and ministry to the natives in america during the late 15th and early 16th centuries. A brief account 1542 from voices of a peoples history pro.

Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read a short account of the destruction of the indies. Las casas interrupted work on the book only to send to the council of the. A short account of the destruction of the indies by bartolome. The book was finished in 1542 but it was not released as a book until 1552. The devastation of the indies is an eyewitness account of the first modern genocide, a story of greed, hypocrisy, and cruelties so grotesque as to rival the worst of our own century. Las casas writes of men, women, and children burned alive thirteen at a time in memory of our redeemer and his twelve apostles. Las casas began a greedy man in pursuit of wealth through slavery of.