Destruction Of The Indies Summary

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A brief account of the destruction of the Indies.
This account is a voice to create awareness for the silent indigenous people. It is a real account of what was happening in the new world real world. It was written by the bishop Don Bartolommeo de las Casas to inform the lord the Emperor. He talks about what is happening to the Indies, “Some of the things that have occurred in the Indies, however, are quite terrible, the slaughter of innocent people, the depopulation of entire villages, provinces, and kingdoms, and many other acts, on less horrifying’ (P:8) He also brings the topic of why, this so called Christians were acting like savagery. Their humanity was degraded by their greed, they were never content with the wickedness they have committed. On page 11 he talks about the some of the possible explanations to why this people committed this horrific acts. “The reason that the Christians have slain an infinite number of souls has been the desire to take the Indians gold, to enrich, themselves quickly, and to raise themselves up to the high social ranks that bears no relation to their humble origins in Spain.”




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It was written by Francisco Cervantes de Salazar a professor at the University of new Mexico arguing that Native Americans are over all lazy, gullible, slow. They are given an animal type view, they think they are dumb and they treat them like an animal. “Furthermore, as servants they respond only to threat of punishment, and fear alone motivates them to do a job well, so they have little respect for any master who is not stern enough or who treats them affectionately.” (P17) The intention here is to dehumanize the Natives and enslaved them in their own land. He is talking with a mad attitude in how the Natives are not fit people and that they are not giving them the proper respect, however in reality the Indians should be the ones that should have rights to get mad

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