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Bartolome de las Casas and the Conquest of the Americas (Viewpoints / Puntos de Vista)
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About Bartolome De Las Casas And The Conquest Of The
This is a short history of the age of exploration and the conquestof the Americas told through the experience of Bartolomé delas Casas, a Dominican friar who fervently defended the AmericanIndians, and the single most important figure of the period afterColumbus. Explores the period known as the Encounter, which wascharacterized by intensive conflict between Europeans and thepeople of the Americas following Columbus’s voyagesArgues that Las Casas, ‘protector of Indians,' wasprimarily motivated by Scripture in his crusade for justice andequality for American IndiansDraws on the 14 volume Complete Works of Las Casas as a windowinto his mind and actionsEncourages students to understand history through the viewpointof individuals living it
