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Title:
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 could invent, committed by the Popish Spanish Party on the inhabitants of West-India, TOGETHER With the Devastations of several Kingdoms in America by Fire and Sword, for the space of Forty and Two Years, from the time of its first Discovery by them.
Note: Reading ease score: 30.8 (College-level). Difficult to read.
Note: Translation of: Brevísima relación de la destrucción de las Indias
Summary: "A Brief Account of the Destruction of the Indies" by Bartolomé de las Casas is a historical account written in the early 16th century. This work serves as a condemnation of the brutal treatment of Indigenous people in the Americas by Spanish colonizers, detailing the extensive atrocities committed over several decades. Las Casas, a Dominican friar and former encomendero, uses his firsthand experiences to illustrate the devastating impact of colonization on various Indigenous populations, particularly focusing on their massacres and enslavement. At the start of the narrative, Las Casas introduces the background of the Spanish conquest of the Americas, emphasizing the innocence and hospitality of the Indigenous people upon the Spaniards' arrival. He vividly describes their initial peaceful interactions and the subsequent violent turn when the Spanish conquerors, driven by greed, unleashed their ferocity upon the native population. The beginning sets a grim tone as it outlines the immense suffering inflicted over the years, leading to the near annihilation of entire communities, and foreshadows the extensive documentation of these inhumane acts that will follow in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Casas, Bartolomé de las, 1484-1566
EBook No.: 20321
Published: Jan 9, 2007
Downloads: 2122
Language: English
Subject: Indians, Treatment of -- Latin America
Subject: Spain -- Colonies -- America
LoCC: Latin America local history: General
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title:
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 could invent, committed by the Popish Spanish Party on the inhabitants of West-India, TOGETHER With the Devastations of several Kingdoms in America by Fire and Sword, for the space of Forty and Two Years, from the time of its first Discovery by them.
Note: Reading ease score: 30.8 (College-level). Difficult to read.
Note: Translation of: Brevísima relación de la destrucción de las Indias
Summary: "A Brief Account of the Destruction of the Indies" by Bartolomé de las Casas is a historical account written in the early 16th century. This work serves as a condemnation of the brutal treatment of Indigenous people in the Americas by Spanish colonizers, detailing the extensive atrocities committed over several decades. Las Casas, a Dominican friar and former encomendero, uses his firsthand experiences to illustrate the devastating impact of colonization on various Indigenous populations, particularly focusing on their massacres and enslavement. At the start of the narrative, Las Casas introduces the background of the Spanish conquest of the Americas, emphasizing the innocence and hospitality of the Indigenous people upon the Spaniards' arrival. He vividly describes their initial peaceful interactions and the subsequent violent turn when the Spanish conquerors, driven by greed, unleashed their ferocity upon the native population. The beginning sets a grim tone as it outlines the immense suffering inflicted over the years, leading to the near annihilation of entire communities, and foreshadows the extensive documentation of these inhumane acts that will follow in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Casas, Bartolomé de las, 1484-1566
EBook No.: 20321
Published: Jan 9, 2007
Downloads: 2122
Language: English
Subject: Indians, Treatment of -- Latin America
Subject: Spain -- Colonies -- America
LoCC: Latin America local history: General
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.