Bartolomé de las Casas and the defense of Amerindian rights : a brief history with documents /

This is a reader devoted to the life and writings of Bartolomé de las Casas (1485-1566), and the effects of his legacy on the age of the Encounter when Europeans, principally but not exclusively Spaniards, conquered the Americas. Las Casas is arguably the most important figure of the Encounter Age a...

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Main Author:	Casas, Bartolomé de las, 1484-1566 (Author)
Other Authors:	Clayton, Lawrence A. (Editor), Lantigua, David M. (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, [2020].
Series:	Atlantic crossings.
Subjects:	Casas, Bartolomé de las, > 1484-1566 > Translations into English. Casas, Bartolomé de las, > 1484-1566. Dominicans > Spain > Biography. Indians, Treatment of > Latin America > History > Sources. Slavery > America > History > 16th century > Sources. Slave trade > America > History > 16th century > Sources. America > Discovery and exploration > Spanish > Sources.