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The Latin American Ecocultural Reader (Paperback)
Gisela Heffes, Jennifer French; Contributions by Christopher Columbus, Gonzalo Fern andez de Oviedo y Vald es, Fray Bartolome de las Casas, …
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The Latin American Eco-Cultural Reader is a comprehensive anthology
of literary and cultural texts about the natural world. The
selections, drawn from throughout the Spanish-speaking countries
and Brazil, span from the early colonial period to the present.
Editors Jennifer French and Gisela Heffes present work by canonical
figures, including JosE MartI, BartolomE de las Casas, RubEn DarIo,
and Alfonsina Storni, in the context of our current state of
environmental crisis, prompting new interpretations of their
celebrated writings. They also present contemporary work that
illuminates the marginalized environmental cultures of women,
indigenous, and Afro-Latin American populations. Each selection is
introduced with a short essay on the author and the salience of
their work; the selections are arranged into eight parts, each of
which begins with an introductory essay that speaks to the
political, economic and environmental history of the time and
provides interpretative cues for the selections that follow.The
editors also include a general introduction with a concise overview
of the field of ecocriticism as it has developed since the 1990s.
They argue that various strands of environmental thought -
recognizable today as extractivism, eco-feminism, Amerindian
ontologies, and so forth - can be traced back through the centuries
to the earliest colonial period, when Europeans first described the
Americas as an edenic 'New World' and appropriated the bodies of
enslaved Indians and Africans to exploit its natural bounty.
Fifty years after the arrival of Columbus, at the height of Spain's
conquest of the West Indies, Spanish bishop and colonist Bartolome
de las Casas dedicated his Brevisima Relacion de la Destruicion de
las Indias to Philip II of Spain. An impassioned plea on behalf of
the native peoples of the West Indies, the Brevisima Relacion
catalogues in horrific detail atrocities it attributes to the
king's colonists in the New World. The result is a withering
indictment of the conquerors that has cast a 500-year shadow over
the subsequent history of that world and the European colonization
of it. Andrew Hurley's daring new translation dramatically
foreshortens that 500 years by reversing the usual priority of a
translation; rather than bring the Brevisima Relacion to the
reader, it brings the reader to the Brevisima Relacion -- not as it
is, but as it might have been, had it been originally written in
English. The translator thus allows himself no words or devices
unavailable in English by 1560, and in so doing reveals the
prophetic voice, urgency and clarity of the work, qualities often
obscured in modern translations. An Introduction by Franklin
Knight, notes, a map, and a judicious set of
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.
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.
This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the
classic, timeless works that have stood the test of time and offer
them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so
that everyone can enjoy them.
Few people read the full account of De Las Casas. Frequently this
piece is referenced in excerpts in anthologies. However, should the
reader want an authentic and direct account of the real events of
the Spaniards' treatment of native peoples of the Carribbean and
elsewhere, this is the narrative. This can be read in one sitting,
and is clearly the work of an informed and intelligent writer. Some
extremity of language is apparent, and the author's bias can be
seen on nearly every page. For history junkies, this is a wonderful
read. Bartolome de Las Casas, born in 1474, came to Cuba with Diego
Velazquez's expedition in 1511 as a soldier. In Cuba, he became an
"encomendero," receiving Indian labor parceled out to the
conquistadors. The horrors of the conquest of the Caribbean sparked
a religious conversion in him and he became a Dominican friar in
1515. Soon, he made his way to the Central American mainland, where
he started missionary work among the Maya in Guatemala. Dubbed
later "The Apostle to the Indians" for his work on their behalf, he
was eventually appointed Bishop of Chiapas. An intimate friend of
the Indians, fluent in their languages, Las Casas witnessed Spanish
cruelties perpetrated against them between the very year of his
arrival and some years before his death in Spain in 1566. In 1552,
Las Casas published his empassioned "Short Account" (actually
written 13 years earlier), in which he laid bare Spanish cruelties
in America. Though generally condemned as slander in Spain, the
book rapidly became popular in the rest of Europe, where it served
to fuel anti-Spanish hate. Spain's enemies used it to depict
Spaniards as evil tyrants and to rationalize carving out their own
empires in the Americas. New editions appeared repeatedly, even as
late as 1898, during the Spanish-American War. Few credible
historians take the "Account" for gospel truth. Much of what Las
Casas says is certainly true. And while the rest is exaggerated, it
is not "propaganda." Whatever truth the narrative has, though, many
people miss its importance in understanding the Spanish Black
Legend. The Black Legend is the perception of Spain as a uniquely
cruel and bigoted nation in excess of reality. Spanish culture is
boiled down to the Inquisition and the bullfight. Spain's authors
are ignored. The Spanish did nothing in the Americas but kill
millions of Indians. This is the legacy of the 16th century. The
substance of many European attitudes toward Spain up to about 1950
can be traced right to Las Casas' "Account." Appearing at the time
when England and the Netherlands were emerging as major powers,
grappling with Spain, the imagery from the book was woven right
into their national mythologies. Because of historical
circumstance, other nations that committed atrocities far worse
than Spain's -- France, Britain, the United States -- never had to
undergo the same humiliating scrutiny, the same alienation. Las
Casas's book, certainly against its author's will, helped shape
this. The account's real value is the key it offers to
understanding Western perceptions of Spain. Like so many
anti-Spanish documents of its time, the book, in the end, can tell
us as much about the fascinating figure of its author and the
character of Spain's enemies as about the horrors of the conquest
and the nation it vilifies.
Title: Popery truly display'd in its bloody colours, or, A faithful
narrative of the horrid and unexampled massacres, butcheries, and
all manner of cruelties, that hell and malice could invent,
committed by the popish Spanish party on the inhabitants of
West-India: together with the devastations of several kingdoms in
America by fire and sword for the space of forty and two years,
from the time of its first discovery by them.Author: Casas,
Bartolome de lasPublisher: Gale, Sabin Americana Description: Based
on Joseph Sabin's famed bibliography, Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin
Americana, 1500--1926 contains a collection of books, pamphlets,
serials and other works about the Americas, from the time of their
discovery to the early 1900s. Sabin Americana is rich in original
accounts of discovery and exploration, pioneering and westward
expansion, the U.S. Civil War and other military actions, Native
Americans, slavery and abolition, religious history and more.Sabin
Americana offers an up-close perspective on life in the western
hemisphere, encompassing the arrival of the Europeans on the shores
of North America in the late 15th century to the first decades of
the 20th century. Covering a span of over 400 years in North,
Central and South America as well as the Caribbean, this collection
highlights the society, politics, religious beliefs, culture,
contemporary opinions and momentous events of the time. It provides
access to documents from an assortment of genres, sermons,
political tracts, newspapers, books, pamphlets, maps, legislation,
literature and more.Now for the first time, these high-quality
digital scans of original works are available via print-on-demand,
making them readily accessible to libraries, students, independent
scholars, and readers of all ages.++++The below data was compiled
from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of
this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping
to insure edition identification: ++++SourceLibrary: Huntington
LibraryDocumentID: SABCP04091000CollectionID:
CTRG02-B825PublicationDate: 16890101SourceBibCitation: Selected
Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to
AmericaNotes: English translation of the author's Spanish original:
Brevisima relacion de la destruccion de las Indias.Collation: 6],
80 p
Title: 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, in the
destruction of above forty millions of people: with the
propositions offer'd to the King of Spain to prevent the further
ruin of the West-Indies.Author: Casas, Bartolome de lasPublisher:
Gale, Sabin Americana Description: Based on Joseph Sabin's famed
bibliography, Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Americana, 1500--1926
contains a collection of books, pamphlets, serials and other works
about the Americas, from the time of their discovery to the early
1900s. Sabin Americana is rich in original accounts of discovery
and exploration, pioneering and westward expansion, the U.S. Civil
War and other military actions, Native Americans, slavery and
abolition, religious history and more.Sabin Americana offers an
up-close perspective on life in the western hemisphere,
encompassing the arrival of the Europeans on the shores of North
America in the late 15th century to the first decades of the 20th
century. Covering a span of over 400 years in North, Central and
South America as well as the Caribbean, this collection highlights
the society, politics, religious beliefs, culture, contemporary
opinions and momentous events of the time. It provides access to
documents from an assortment of genres, sermons, political tracts,
newspapers, books, pamphlets, maps, legislation, literature and
more.Now for the first time, these high-quality digital scans of
original works are available via print-on-demand, making them
readily accessible to libraries, students, independent scholars,
and readers of all ages.++++The below data was compiled from
various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this
title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to
insure edition identification: ++++SourceLibrary: Huntington
LibraryDocumentID: SABCP04091200CollectionID:
CTRG02-B826PublicationDate: 16990101SourceBibCitation: Selected
Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to
AmericaNotes: Abridged translations, from the French edition, of
six of the nine pamphlets published in 1552 and of L'art de voyager
utilement.Collation: 8], 248, 40 p., 2] fold. leaves of plates:
ill.; 20 cm
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