A brief account of the destruction of the indies or, a faithful narrative of the horrid and unexampled massacres, butcheries, and all manner of cruelties, that hell and malice. It provides information, research, and analysis of the life and writings of the person who has become a symbol of justice and human rights in latin america and elsewhere. As a settler in the new world he witnessed, and was driven to oppose, the torture and genocide of the native americans by the spanish colonists and pushed for rights of the natives appealing to the imperial court of charles v. Though generally condemned as slander in spain, a short account of the destruction of the indies rapidly became. In 1502 he went to cuba, and for his military services there was given an encomienda, an estate that included the services of the indians living on it. Prolific writer and son of a merchant given a royal land grant encomienda for his work with the spanish expeditions. Spanish colonisation reveal that the colonisers were repressive and. In 15, helps in the conquest of cuba and receives slaves and a. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading a short account of the destruction of the indies penguin classics. His life, apostolate, and writings pdf online reproduction project gutenberg ebook no. 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. A short account of the destruction of the indies by. A short account of the destruction of the indies penguin. Dazu bedurfte es allerdings eines grundlegenden wandels seiner einstellungen.
The indies were discovered in the year one thousand four hundred and. A brief account of the destruction of the indies by. He came as a colonist and was himself an encomendero, but as a cleric. You may copy it, give it away or reuse it under the terms of the. By this time the tainos had begun to revolt against spanish oppression and velazquez had been charged with crushing the rebellion. The ancient structures in central mexico are all that remain today of a once mighty civilization called the aztecs.
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