Project Gutenberg 2007-11-13 Public domain in the USA. 291 MacNutt, Francis Augustus 1863 1927 MacNutt, Francis A. (Francis Augustus) Bartholomew de Las Casas; his life, apostolate, and writings Reading ease score: 50.4 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. "Bartholomew de Las Casas; his life, apostolate, and writings" by Francis Augustus MacNutt is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The work dives deeply into the life of Bartholomew de Las Casas, a Spanish Dominican friar famed for his strong advocacy against the mistreatment of Indigenous peoples in the Americas. Through this narrative, the author seeks to highlight Las Casas's role as a moral champion for justice and liberty during a period marked by exploitation and oppression. The opening of the text introduces us to the historical backdrop against which Las Casas lived and fought for those marginalized by colonial powers. It reflects on the initial idealism of European explorers towards the Indigenous people, only to be overshadowed by brutality and oppression as colonization took hold. The text details Las Casas’s early foray into the New World, the cruel realities faced by the Indigenous populations, and the failing efforts to uphold their rights. It sets the stage for further exploration of Las Casas’s transformation from a landowner and slaveholder into a passionate defender of Indigenous rights, driven by a profound sense of justice rooted in his faith and personal experiences. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Casas, Bartolomé de las, 1474-1566 E011 Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - American 1071180 1071183 2024-10-10T08:30:15.060106 2023-09-10T11:02:40.552062 text/html text/html 1141701 2013-04-01T17:08:50 text/html; charset=utf-8 1394246 2013-04-01T17:08:51 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 1392729 2024-10-10T08:30:30.466006 application/epub+zip 1409452 2024-10-10T08:30:19.982078 application/epub+zip 3067513 2013-04-01T17:09:45 application/pdf 1721323 2013-04-01T17:09:45 application/pdf application/zip 406700 2024-10-10T08:30:18.089125 application/epub+zip 1845824 2024-10-10T08:30:38.401967 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1737654 2024-10-10T08:30:29.131037 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 69564 2022-09-11T05:38:47.343144 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 781089 2024-10-10T08:30:13.180135 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 783483 2020-06-20T20:22:13 text/plain; charset=utf-8 280513 2020-06-20T20:22:13 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 782538 2013-04-01T17:09:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 280013 2013-04-01T17:09:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 782570 2013-04-01T17:09:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 279819 2013-04-01T17:09:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 26197 2024-10-10T08:30:38.548970 application/rdf+xml 796970 2013-04-01T17:09:46 application/prs.tei 1344362 2013-04-01T17:09:46 application/prs.tei application/zip 25915 2024-10-10T08:30:18.705072 image/jpeg 4831 2024-10-10T08:30:18.395090 image/jpeg 1490636 2024-10-10T08:30:15.163118 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia