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A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies (Spanish Colonial History) (Hardcover) (Hardcover): Bartolome de las Casas A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies (Spanish Colonial History) (Hardcover) (Hardcover)
Bartolome de las Casas
R677 Discovery Miles 6 770 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Bartolom 's eye-opening account of Spanish colonialism in the early to mid-16th century has for centuries been a pivotal source on the topic. Following the discovery of the Americas by Christopher Columbus in 1497, a great interest in the new and virgin lands was sparked in Europe. Spain, eager to capitalise on the great resources and wealth present, sent successive fleets of vessels to the Caribbean to set up colonial outposts as footholds in the new continent. Despite being small in number, the Spanish colonists had superior arms and were able to forcibly subdue the native populations. Murder, rape and other atrocities were commonplace in the process, with many natives afterwards becoming enslaved. While wealth was amassed, the moral depravity involved would appal the socially conscious at home. For his part, Las Casas would assume place as a dogged defender of West Indian peoples, putting pressure on the Spanish court to enact laws protecting native welfare.

A Brief Account of the Destruction of the Indies (Hardcover): Bartolome de las Casas, Sara Gordons A Brief Account of the Destruction of the Indies (Hardcover)
Bartolome de las Casas, Sara Gordons
R413 Discovery Miles 4 130 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
A Brief Account of the Destruction of the Indies, Or, a Faithful Narrative of the Horrid and Unexampled Massacres Committed by... A Brief Account of the Destruction of the Indies, Or, a Faithful Narrative of the Horrid and Unexampled Massacres Committed by the Popish Spanish Party on the Inhabitants of West-India (Hardcover)
Bartolome de las Casas
R550 Discovery Miles 5 500 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Bartolome de las Casas's A Brief Account of the Destruction of the Indies stands as one of history's most damning narratives of Spanish colonization that was ever written. Las Casas chronicled gory details of Spanish mistreatment of the native American Indians, an abuse which led to entire communities being wiped out. This account eventually provoked the Spanish crown to enact laws intended to protect the Indians, and earned Bartolome de las Casas the title 'Defender of the Indians.'

A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies (Hardcover): Bartolome de las Casas A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies (Hardcover)
Bartolome de las Casas
R497 R465 Discovery Miles 4 650 Save R32 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Popery and Slavery Display'd. Containing the Character of Popery, and a Relation of Popish Cruelties, ... With a... Popery and Slavery Display'd. Containing the Character of Popery, and a Relation of Popish Cruelties, ... With a Description of the Spanish Inquisition; ... Addressed to all Protestant Subjects; ... The Fourth Edition (Hardcover)
Bartolome de las Casas
R794 Discovery Miles 7 940 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Cinquieme Memoire - De La Liberte Des Indiens Qui Ont Ete Reduits A La Condition D'esclave. Sixieme Memoire: Sur La... Cinquieme Memoire - De La Liberte Des Indiens Qui Ont Ete Reduits A La Condition D'esclave. Sixieme Memoire: Sur La Question De Savoir Si Les Rois Ont Le Pouvoir D'allener Leurs Sujets, Leurs Villes Et Leur Jurisdiction. Notes De M. Llorente. Lettre De Don (French, Paperback)
Bartolome de las Casas
R679 Discovery Miles 6 790 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Coleccion De Las Obras De --- Dada a Luz Por Juan Antonio Llorente (Spanish, Paperback): Bartolome de las Casas Coleccion De Las Obras De --- Dada a Luz Por Juan Antonio Llorente (Spanish, Paperback)
Bartolome de las Casas
R714 Discovery Miles 7 140 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
de Las Antiguas Gentes del Peru (Spanish, Paperback): Bartolome de las Casas de Las Antiguas Gentes del Peru (Spanish, Paperback)
Bartolome de las Casas
R440 Discovery Miles 4 400 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Basta esta cita para comprender la idea del buen gobierno de los Incas descrita por Bartolome de las Casas: Consideraba en esta visita de la tierra, si se podia hacer alguna semilla o arboles y frutales que no fructificaban, o no tanto, en otras partes, y era necesaria, y traia de otra tierra hombres que la supiesen sembrar y cultivar y a los naturales de alli lo ensenasen;a los cuales mandaba galardonar y repartir tierras y solares para sus casas y heredades. Consideraba asimismo la condicion e inclinaciones de las gentes, y si entendia que eran orgullosos o inquietos, traia de otros pueblos, mayormente de los que tenia mas conocidos y experimentados por fieles y obedientes, aprobados y leales, donde mandaba que morasen y usasen de sus oficios o ejercicios que en su naturaleza usaban, para que los de alli aprendiesen a vivir quietos, y para que, entendiendo quel rey los mandaba poner alli por esta causa, temiesen de hacer novedades, como quien tenia cabe si las espias y testigos que habian luego de avisar al senor, y por consiguiente, de causar en el pueblo inquietud se descuidasen.

Historia de Las Indias. Seleccion (Spanish, Paperback): Bartolome de las Casas Historia de Las Indias. Seleccion (Spanish, Paperback)
Bartolome de las Casas
R398 R373 Discovery Miles 3 730 Save R25 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Bartolome de las Casas (Sevilla, 1474-Madrid, 1566). Espana. En 1502 fue a La Espanola (hoy Republica Dominicana) para hacerse cargo de las propiedades de su padre. Diez anos despues fue el primer sacerdote ordenado en America. Mas tarde vivio en Cuba y obtuvo numerosas riquezas gracias a los repartimientos y encomiendas. En 1514 regreso a Espana, y renuncio a todas sus propiedades. Afectado por su experiencia americana, pretendio imponer un nuevo modelo de evangelizacion y se convirtio en un ferviente defensor de los derechos de los indios. Sin embargo, su actitud provoco la enemistad de obispos, gobernadores y miembros del poderoso e influyente Consejo de Indias. En 1520 volvio a America para poner en practica en Cumana (Venezuela) sus ideas sobre una colonizacion pacifica. Fracaso. Anos despues predico en tierras de Nicaragua y Guatemala, hasta que en 1540 regreso a Espana, donde fue uno de los mas destacados impulsores de las Leyes Nuevas (1542). Nombrado obispo en Sevilla, en 1544, tomo posesion de la diocesis de Chiapas (provincia de la capitania general de Guatemala), alli denuncio los crimenes de los colonos. Tuvo muchos enemigos. En 1546 paso a Mexico y un ano despues regreso a Espana. Durante esta epoca redacto su Historia de las Indias (1552-1561), publicada en 1875. Su defensa de los indigenas le hizo reclamar la presencia de negros africanos para que trabajasen como esclavos en America en lugar de aquellos.

Vida de Cristobal Colon (Spanish, Paperback): Bartolome de las Casas Vida de Cristobal Colon (Spanish, Paperback)
Bartolome de las Casas
R552 R512 Discovery Miles 5 120 Save R40 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Historia de Las Indias - Tomo 3 (Spanish, Hardcover): Bartolome de las Casas Historia de Las Indias - Tomo 3 (Spanish, Hardcover)
Bartolome de las Casas
R1,779 Discovery Miles 17 790 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Historia de Las Indias - Tomo 2 (Spanish, Hardcover): Bartolome de las Casas Historia de Las Indias - Tomo 2 (Spanish, Hardcover)
Bartolome de las Casas
R1,846 Discovery Miles 18 460 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Historia de Las Indias - Tomo 1 (Spanish, Hardcover): Bartolome de las Casas Historia de Las Indias - Tomo 1 (Spanish, Hardcover)
Bartolome de las Casas
R1,847 Discovery Miles 18 470 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Tres breve relation sur la destruction des Indes (French, Hardcover, Reprint 2018 ed.): Bartolome de las Casas Tres breve relation sur la destruction des Indes (French, Hardcover, Reprint 2018 ed.)
Bartolome de las Casas; Preface by Silvio Zavala; Translated by Julien Garavito
R3,543 Discovery Miles 35 430 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Historia de las Indias - Tomo IV (Spanish, Hardcover): Bartolome de las Casas Historia de las Indias - Tomo IV (Spanish, Hardcover)
Bartolome de las Casas
R1,842 Discovery Miles 18 420 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Brevisima Relacion de La Destruccion de Las Indias / A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies (Hardcover): Bartolome de... Brevisima Relacion de La Destruccion de Las Indias / A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies (Hardcover)
Bartolome de las Casas
R1,773 Discovery Miles 17 730 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies (Paperback): Bartolome de las Casas A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies (Paperback)
Bartolome de las Casas
R358 R332 Discovery Miles 3 320 Save R26 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Letters of Amerigo Vespucci;and other documents illustrative of his career (Paperback): Amerigo Vespucci, Bartolome de las... The Letters of Amerigo Vespucci;and other documents illustrative of his career (Paperback)
Amerigo Vespucci, Bartolome de las Casas
R475 Discovery Miles 4 750 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
A Brief Account of the Destruction of the Indies (Esprios Classics) (Paperback): Bartolome de las Casas A Brief Account of the Destruction of the Indies (Esprios Classics) (Paperback)
Bartolome de las Casas
R551 R500 Discovery Miles 5 000 Save R51 (9%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies (Paperback): Bartolome de las Casas A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies (Paperback)
Bartolome de las Casas
R225 R210 Discovery Miles 2 100 Save R15 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
An Account of the First Voyages and Discoveries Made by the Spaniards in America - containing the most exact relation hitherto... An Account of the First Voyages and Discoveries Made by the Spaniards in America - containing the most exact relation hitherto publish'd, of their unparallel'd cruelties on the Indians (Paperback)
Bartolome de las Casas
R875 Discovery Miles 8 750 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
A Brief Account of the Destruction of the Indies (Paperback): Bartolome de las Casas A Brief Account of the Destruction of the Indies (Paperback)
Bartolome de las Casas
R169 Discovery Miles 1 690 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies (Paperback): Bartolome de las Casas A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies (Paperback)
Bartolome de las Casas
R313 Discovery Miles 3 130 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies (Spanish Colonial History) (Paperback): Bartolome de las Casas A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies (Spanish Colonial History) (Paperback)
Bartolome de las Casas
R287 Discovery Miles 2 870 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Bartolom 's eye-opening account of Spanish colonialism in the early to mid-16th century has for centuries been a pivotal source on the topic. Following the discovery of the Americas by Christopher Columbus in 1497, a great interest in the new and virgin lands was sparked in Europe. Spain, eager to capitalise on the great resources and wealth present, sent successive fleets of vessels to the Caribbean to set up colonial outposts as footholds in the new continent. Despite being small in number, the Spanish colonists had superior arms and were able to forcibly subdue the native populations. Murder, rape and other atrocities were commonplace in the process, with many natives afterwards becoming enslaved. While wealth was amassed, the moral depravity involved would appal the socially conscious at home. For his part, Las Casas would assume place as a dogged defender of West Indian peoples, putting pressure on the Spanish court to enact laws protecting native welfare.

The Tears of the Indians - Being a Historical and True Account of the Cruel Massacres and Slaughters of Above Twenty Million of... The Tears of the Indians - Being a Historical and True Account of the Cruel Massacres and Slaughters of Above Twenty Million of Innocent People (Paperback)
Bartolome de las Casas; Translated by John Phillips
R715 Discovery Miles 7 150 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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