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This is a short history of the age of exploration and the conquest of the Americas told through the experience of Bartolomé de las Casas, a Dominican friar who fervently defended the American Indians, and the single most important figure of the period after Columbus.
  • Explores the period known as the Encounter, which was characterized by intensive conflict between Europeans and the people of the Americas following Columbus’s voyages
  • Argues that Las Casas, ‘protector of Indians,' was primarily motivated by Scripture in his crusade for justice and equality for American Indians
  • Draws on the 14 volume Complete Works of Las Casas as a window into his mind and actions
  • Encourages students to understand history through the viewpoint of individuals living it

Bartolomé de las Casas and the Conquest of the Americas

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    Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
    Publication Date: 24/12/2010
    ISBN13: 9781405194280, 978-1405194280
    ISBN10: 1405194286

    Number of Pages: 206

    Non Fiction , History

    Description

    This is a short history of the age of exploration and the conquest of the Americas told through the experience of Bartolomé de las Casas, a Dominican friar who fervently defended the American Indians, and the single most important figure of the period after Columbus.
    • Explores the period known as the Encounter, which was characterized by intensive conflict between Europeans and the people of the Americas following Columbus’s voyages
    • Argues that Las Casas, ‘protector of Indians,' was primarily motivated by Scripture in his crusade for justice and equality for American Indians
    • Draws on the 14 volume Complete Works of Las Casas as a window into his mind and actions
    • Encourages students to understand history through the viewpoint of individuals living it

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