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History of the Indies (European perspectives)

by Bartolomé de las Casas

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This book is an epoch-making and controversial work. Not only does it give a lengthy and well-documented account of the Spanish discovery and conquest of the New World from 1492 to 1520, it also contains the first sustained criticism of the conquest, and in relating historical events, it raises much larger questions: the moral issues of war, slavery, human rights and the mission of secular government. -- from Back Cover.… (more)
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El sacerdote dominico fray Bartolomé de Las Casas (España, 1474-1566) dedicó 52 de los 91 años de su vida a una exaltada defensa de los indios americanos. Antiguo estudiante de Salamanca, llegó a América en 1502 y se estableció como colono en La Española. Un célebre sermón del dominico fray Antonio de Montesinos, en 1511, movió su vocación religiosa. Entró en la orden y desde entonces entabló una viva lucha por la causa que abrazó fervorosamente. El gran teólogo jurista chocó, naturalmente, con los conquistadores y con los más eminentes doctores de la Iglesia. Las Casas resaltó el carácter espiritual de las bulas de Alejandro VI, sosteniendo que eran títulos para predicar el Evangelio a los indios y no para sojuzgarlos. En esta monumental Historia de las Indias, que totaliza 1655 páginas en tres tomos, fray Bartolomé evidencia sus excelentes dotes de escritor, así como sus cualidades de historiador. ( )
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This book is an epoch-making and controversial work. Not only does it give a lengthy and well-documented account of the Spanish discovery and conquest of the New World from 1492 to 1520, it also contains the first sustained criticism of the conquest, and in relating historical events, it raises much larger questions: the moral issues of war, slavery, human rights and the mission of secular government. -- from Back Cover.

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