This volume is the first complete English translation and annotated study of Bartolom de Las Casas's important and provocative 1552 treatise commonly known as the Confesionario or Avisos y reglas. A text that generated controversy, like Las Casas's more famous Brev sima relaci n, the Confesionario outlined a strikingly novel and arguably harsh use of confession for those administering the sacrament to conquistadores,...
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