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. November 1484 18 july 1566, was a 16thcentury spanish historian, social reformer and dominican friar. Dopo aver studiato diritto canonico presso luniversita di salamanca, raggiunse il padre in america nel 1508, partecipando a varie spedizioni di conquista. Jan 09, 2007 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Towards an understanding of the man and his work, northern illinois university press, dekalb, 1971, pp. Sep 23, 2016 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Topic1secondarysourcebartolomedelascasas history of. He became the first resident bishop of chiapas, and the first officially appointed protector of the indians. Remembered as a national hero in cuba and nicaragua. You may copy it, give it away or reuse it under the terms of the.
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His book was translated in english and used to stir up feelings against the spaniards. A biography kindle edition by clayton, lawrence a download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. It is one of the most notable of books, not only in its contents,as a history of spanish discoveries from 1402 to. A brief account of the destruction of the indies by. His passion for people who at the time were seen as a sub species of humans if even human at all is remarkable. 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. The history of the indies college of charleston blogs. He is also considered a hero in the modern day dominican republic and haiti for his resistance in favor of the indigenous peoples. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg.