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The text of ‘A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies’ was first written in 1542. It was to be used during hearings that Charles V (1516-56) had ordered. Their purpose was to resolve the issues of forceful conversion and colonial exploitation. It was first published in 1552.
A Brief Account of the Destruction of the Indies, by Fr. Bartolomé de las Casas, full text in English, from Richard Slatta, Dept. of History, North Carolina State University Gold of the Indies, from the Timeline of Art History, Metropolitan Museum of Art Vistas: Visual Culture in Spanish America, 1520-1580, from Smith College and Fordham ...
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from disease and not combat or murder. Still, the text is of enormous importance for shedding light on a potent and highly fruitful impulse of self-criticism within Western culture. For the full text online, click here. For a freely accessible audio recording of the text, click here.
Mar 25, 2004 · This is an excellent edition of "A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies." Notes precede Las Casas' text that provide helpful background about why Las Casas wrote this work, how it relates to his other works, and its relationship to the political, social and economic dynamics of the first half of the Sixteenth Century.
A Short Account Of The Destruction of the Indies Prologue. of Bishop Brother Bartolomé de Las Casas, or Casaus, to the most high and most mighty Prince of Spain, our Lord the Prince Philip . Most high and most mighty Lord:
