A Brief Account of the Destruction of the Indies

by Bartolome de las Casas

Overview

Bartolomé de Las Casas was the first and fiercest critic of Spanish colonialism in the New World. An early traveller to the Americas who sailed on one of Columbus's voyages, Las Casas was so horrified by the wholesale massacre he witnessed that he dedicated his life to protecting the Indian community

Product Details

BN ID:	2940163110568
Publisher:	Walrus Books Publisher
Publication date:	12/12/2019
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

Bartolomé de las Casas, a friar who intensely opposed such inhumane behavior, was moved to author his account of the colonial era, which he defined by a succession of harms inflicted on native peoples. For his part, Las Casas would assume place as a dogged defender of West Indian peoples, putting pressure on the Spanish court to enact laws protecting native welfare.