Another Face of Empire: Bartolomé de Las Casas, Indigenous Rights, and Ecclesiastical Imperialism
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The Spanish cleric Bartolom de Las Casas is a key figure in the history of Spain's conquest of the Americas. Las Casas condemned the torture and murder of natives by the conquistadores in reports to the Spanish royal court and in tracts such as A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies (1552). For his unrelenting denunciation of the colonialists' atrocities, Las Casas has been revered as a noble protector of the Indians and as...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0822339390
ISBN13:9780822339397
Release Date:January 2007
Publisher:Duke University Press
Length:248 Pages
Weight:0.85 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 6.3" x 9.2"
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