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Brevissima relacion de la destruycion de las indias : colegida por el Obispo don Fray Bartolome de las Casas, ò Casaus, de la Orden de Santo Domingo.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Casas, Bartolomé de las, 1484-1566
Other Authors: Sepúlveda, Juan Ginés de, 1490-1573, Soto, Domingo de, 1494-1560
Format: Book
Language:Spanish
Published: Fue impressa la presente obra en la muy noble è muy leal Ciudad de Sevilla : En casa de Sebastian Trugillo ..., Año 1552.
Subjects:
Indians, Treatment of > Latin America > Early works to 1800.
Spain > Colonies > America > Early works to 1800.
Missions > Latin America > Early works to 1800.
Indians > Missions > Latin America > Early works to 1800.
Slavery > Latin America > Early works to 1800.
Description
Item Description:Place of publication and publisher from colophon on leaf 50.
Signatures: A-2C⁸ 2D⁶.
Title within border; initials.
Included in this volume are 5 other tracts published by the author in defence of the Indians.
The "disputa" (leaves 61-121) contains the "Argumento" (leaves 61-63r) and the "Sumario" (leaves 63v-78r) by Domingo de Soto, the "Objeciones" (leaves 78v-89r) by Sepulveda, and the "Replicas" (leaves 89v-121) by Las Casas.
Physical Description:214 leaves ; 21 cm. (octavo)