Project Gutenberg 2016-09-23 Public domain in the USA. 137 Casas, Bartolomé de las 1484 1566 Casas, Bartolome de las Las Casas, Bartolomé de De las Casas, Bartolomé Historia de las Indias (vol. 5 de 5) Produced by Giovanni Fini, Josep Cols Canals and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Historia de las Indias" by Bartolomé de las Casas is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work provides a detailed chronicle of the encounters between Spanish colonizers and Indigenous peoples in the Americas, shedding light on the social, cultural, and religious dynamics of the time, as well as the impact of colonization. As one of the earliest critiques of colonial abuses, it emphasizes the importance of compassion and justice towards the Indigenous population, making it a significant text for those interested in history and ethics. The opening of this volume concludes the third book of the "Historia de las Indias," detailing events in the early 16th century. It begins with Diego Velázquez's appointment by the King as the governor of the newly discovered lands, alongside reports of resistance from Indigenous leaders like Enriquillo, who rises against Spanish oppression. It captures the struggle for rights and the injustices faced by Native peoples at the hands of colonizers, establishing a narrative that critiques the morality of conquest and the treatment of the Indigenous in the name of colonial rule. The text sets the stage for broader discussions on the themes of justice, oppression, and the clash of cultures that marked this period in history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) es America -- Discovery and exploration -- Spanish -- Early works to 1800 Columbus, Christopher, 1451-1506 -- Early works to 1800 Indians, Treatment of -- Latin America -- Early works to 1800 Spain -- Colonies -- America -- Early works to 1800 F1401 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - General 1125386 1125395 2024-09-22T06:26:55.691028 2023-09-23T05:02:03.425938 text/html text/html 1111494 2016-09-23T09:44:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 406972 2016-09-23T09:44:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 574616 2024-09-22T06:27:08.538954 application/epub+zip 577272 2024-09-22T06:26:57.193041 application/epub+zip 573828 2024-09-22T06:26:56.468059 application/epub+zip 789239 2024-09-22T06:27:17.941945 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 653867 2024-09-22T06:27:07.816957 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 650894 2022-09-24T05:40:42.216834 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1066125 1065896 2024-09-22T06:26:54.791041 2023-09-23T05:02:02.588922 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1066393 2016-09-23T09:44:42 text/plain; charset=utf-8 379736 2016-09-23T09:44:46 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19268 2024-09-22T06:27:18.245965 application/rdf+xml 14685 2024-09-22T06:26:56.563026 image/jpeg 2823 2024-09-22T06:26:56.517015 image/jpeg 418858 2024-09-22T06:26:55.800032 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