Bartolomé de Las Casas Publishes Brief Relation of the Destruction of the Indies
At a glance:
- Series: Chronology of European History
- Categories: Literature, Publishing, Religion, Ethics, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Social Science
- Subcategories: Colonialism, Colonies, Settlements, Native Americans, American Indians, Invasions, Raids, Conquests, Sieges, Priests, Ministers, Clergy, Human Rights
- Curriculum: Renaissance History, Latin American History, American Pre-Colonial History (to 1606), Spanish/Portuguese History
- Geographical Location: Spain, Mexico, Cuba, West Indies
- Date: 1552
Article abstract: Bartolomé de Las Casas publishes Brief Relation of the Destruction of the Indies, describing and criticizing the cruelties visited on the indigenous people of the New World by the Spanish conquistadores during the sixteenth century.
Summary of Event
The Catholic priest Bartolomé de Las Casas arrived in the West Indies during 1502, ten years after Christopher Columbus’ first voyage. Las Casas became a constant critic of Spanish behavior toward native peoples, writing several books on the subject, including Brief Relation of the...
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