This is a reproduction of the original artefact. Generally these books are created from careful scans of the original. This allows us to preserve the book accurately and present it in the way the author intended. Since the original versions are generally quite old, there may occasionally be certain imperfections within these reproductions. We're happy to make these classics available again for future generations to enjoy!

The Tears of the Indians: Being an Historical and True Account of the Cruel Massacres and Slaughters of Above Twenty Millions of Innocent People Committed by the Spaniards in the Islands of

Bartolomé De Las Casas

HardPress Publishing

Fifty years after the arrival of Columbus, at the height of Spain's conquest of the West Indies, Spanish bishop and colonist Bartolomé de Las Casas dedicated his Brevísima Relación de la Destruición de las Indias to Philip II of Spain. An impassioned plea on behalf of the native peoples of the West Indies, the Brevísima Relación catalogues in horrific detail atrocities it attributes to the king’s colonists in the New World. The result is a withering indictment of the conquerors that has cast a 500-year shadow over the subsequent history of that world and the European colonization of it.

An Account, Much Abbreviated, of the Destruction of the Indies With Related Texts

History

Americas

Hackett Publishing Company, Inc.

An Account, Much Abbreviated, of the Destruction of the Indies, and Related Texts

Franklin W. Knight

Andrew Hurley

Bartolomé de Las Casas championed the rights of the Indians of Mexico and Central America, disputing a widely held belief that they were "beasts" to be enslaved. In a dramatic debate in 1550 with Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda, Las Casas argued vehemently before a royal commission in Valladolid that the native inhabitants should be viewed as fellow human beings, artistically and mechanically adroit, and capable of learning when properly taught. In Defense of the Indians, Las Casas's classic treatise on the humanity of native peoples, had far-reaching implications for the policies adopted by both the Spanish Crown and the Church toward slavery in the New World. This carefully reasoned but emotionally charged defense addresses issues such as the concept of a just war, the relationships between differing races and cultures, the concept of colonialism, and the problem of racism. Written toward the end of an active career as "Protector of the Indians," the work stands as a summary of the teaching of Las Casas's life. Available in its entirety for the first time in paperback, with a new foreword by Martin E. Marty, In Defense of the Indians has proved to be an enduring work that speaks with relevance in the twentieth-first century. Skillfully translated from Latin by the Reverend Stafford Poole, it is an eloquent plea for human freedom that will appeal to scholars interested in the founding of the Americas and the development of the New World.

In Defense of the Indians; The Defense of the Most Reverend Lord, Don Fray Bartolome de Las Casas, of the Order of Preachers, Last Bishop of Chiapa, (English and Latin Edition)

Northern Illinois Univ Pr

Bartolom\u00e9 de Las Casas championed the rights of the Indians of Mexico and Central America, disputing a widely held belief that they were "beasts" to be enslaved. In a dramatic debate in 1550 with Juan Gin\u00e9s de Sep\u00falveda, Las Casas argued vehemently before a royal commission in Valladolid that the native inhabitants should be viewed as fellow human beings, artistically and mechanically adroit, and capable of learning when properly taught. In Defense of the Indians, Las Casas's classic treatise on the humanity of native peoples, had far-reaching implications for the policies adopted by both the Spanish Crown and the Church toward slavery in the New World. This carefully reasoned but emotionally charged defense addresses issues such as the concept of a just war, the relationships between differing races and cultures, the concept of colonialism, and the problem of racism. Written toward the end of an active career as "Protector of the Indians," the work stands as a summary of the teaching of Las Casas's life. Available in its entirety for the first time in paperback, with a new foreword by Martin E. Marty, In Defense of the Indians has proved to be an enduring work that speaks with relevance in the twentieth-first century. Skillfully translated from Latin by the Reverend Stafford Poole, it is an eloquent plea for human freedom that will appeal to scholars interested in the founding of the Americas and the development of the New World.

In Defense of the Indians

Northern Illinois University Press

Table of Contents I. The Nature of the American Indians According to the Spaniards The Controversy up to 1550 The Bull Sublimis Deus Should Indians Be Educated? The Retraction of Domingo de Betanzos "A Deadly Enemy of the Indians": The Royal Historian Gonzalo Fernández de Oviedo y Valdes Oviedo's Basic Views on Indians II. Prelude to the Battle At Valladolid Between Las Casas and Sepúleda Preliminary Skirmishings, 1547-1550 The Sessions at Valladolid Sepúlveda's Position III. Analysis of Las Casas's Treatise The Two Treatises Prepared by Las Casas to Combat Sepúlveda An Overview of the Argument The First Section: Las Casas's Response to Sepúlveda's Four Reasons for Justifying War Against the Indians in Order to Convert Them The Second Section: Las Casas's Comments on the Authorities Cited by Sepúlveda to Support His Argument IV. The Aftermath of the Conflict Echoes of the Controversy to 1573 Continued Conflict on the Capacity of the Indians Peanuts, Polarization, Polemics, and Paranoia A Summation Appendices Bibliogrpahy and References Index

All Mankind is One: A Study of the Disputation Between Bartolomé de Las Casas and Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda in 1550 on the Intellectual and Religious Capacity of the American Indian

Lewis Hanke

Witness: Writings of Bartolome de Las Casas

Biographies & Memoirs

Orbis Books

Excerpt from Historia de las Indias En los capitulos 199 y 203 se han suprimido dos largas digresiones': sobre la poligamia de los antiguos la una yla otra acerca de la costumbre, antiquísima tambien, de matar ó quemar las mujeres cuando sus maridos ó señores morían ó de enterrarlas vivas con. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Historia de las Indias, Vol. 5 (Classic Reprint)

World

Forgotten Books

In 1542, a Spanish Dominican friar named Bartolome de las Casas wrote an account of the abuses enacted against the indigenous population of the New World by Spanish explorers. Fearing both for the souls of his own countrymen, and for the souls of the native peoples whom they had so brutally subjugated, de las Casas sent the document to Prince Philip II of Spain. “A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies” was responsible for a new set of laws abolishing native slavery in the Spanish colonies.

A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies

Literature & Fiction

Classics

las Casas Press

See the best price to sell, buy, or rent books by Bartolomé De Las Casas. BookScouter helps to compare book prices from 25+ online bookstores and 30+ buyback vendors with a single search.

Books by Bartolomé De Las Casas