A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies

A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies

BartolomÃ© 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.

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Country USA
Brand Penguin
Manufacturer Penguin Classics
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber new18-20150802-a141508
Model new18-20150802-a141508
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 1992-11-03
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780140445626

Country	USA
Brand	Penguin
Manufacturer	Penguin Classics
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	new18-20150802-a141508
Model	new18-20150802-a141508
Color	Multicolor
ReleaseDate	1992-11-03
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780140445626

A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies

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