The Dominican priest Bartolomé de las Casas (1485-1566) was a prominent chronicler of the early Spanish conquest of the Americas; a noted protector of the American Indians; and arguably the most significant figure in the early Spanish Empire after Christopher Columbus. Following an epiphany in 1514; Las Casas fought the Spanish control of the Indies for the rest of his life; writing vividly about the brutality of the Spanish conquistadors. Once a settler and exploiter of the American Indians; he became their defender; breaking ground for the modern human rights movement. Las Casas brought his understanding of Christian scripture to the forefront in his defense of the Indians; challenging the premise that the Indians of the New World were any less civilized or capable of practicing Christianity than Europeans. Bartolomé de las Casas: A Biography is the first major English-language and scholarly biography of Las Casas' life in a generation.
#804603 in Books 2016-12-01Original language:English 8.00 x .45 x 5.00l; #File Name: 0996515623198 pages
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