Two documents were analyzed in this writing. A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies and The Mayan Account of the Spanish Conquest. Both documents discuss Spanish entrance into the Indies and the underlying effect that was observed by Friar Bartolome de las Casas and Natives who called the Indies home. A Short Account of the Destructions of the Indies was written by Friar Bartolome de las Casas in 1542 and published in 1552. The text was written for the “potent lord prince of all Spain don
time era that the source is found. A great example of a primary source is by Bartolome de las Casas. He was a Spanish historian who wrote extensive writings, the most famous being A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indie. The primary source created by Bartolome de las Casas identifies the interactions of the Indies and the savagery of the Spaniards upon coming to the New World.
A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies is one of the earliest written sources that serves as evidence of interaction between the Europeans and the New World during the Spanish conquest of the 15th century. Not only does the work provide evidence of a historical event but it also illustrates the growing connectivity of the world at this time period. While the expeditions from Spain to the New World were sent with the purpose of spreading Christianity and collecting gold, the Spanish broke
has passed the New Law, which prohibit slaving Indians (Foner, p. 7). In 1552, he published the book A Short Account of the Destruction of The Indies. Bartolomé de Las Casas is the first people who promote the human rights in the world. In the short-term, his effort makes American native people no longer be enslaved by Spanish colonist. The book A Short Account of the Destruction of The Indies is a very important historical documents which record Spanish colonists’ atrocities. In the long-term,
her baby with a single thrust of their swords’ . This gives a good indication of the cruel ways in which they treated the natives. However the question must be answered, why did the Spanish treat the natives this way? Once the Spanish reached the Indies the first thing they had on their mind was to take over the lands in order to gain wealth and power from the native people as they believed they were superior to the indigenous beliefs of the Indians. The Spanish conquistadors were also ordered by
Bartolomé de Las Casas was a sixteenth century Dominican friar, who was best known for his detailed accounts on the initial stages of colonization of the West Indies by the Spanish Empire. His most famous work, entitled A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies, outlined the numerous atrocities committed against the native population by Spanish colonizers. Las Casas’s letter was written to King Charles I of Spain with the purpose of informing him of these wrong doings. Additionally, Las Casas
multiple accounts crew members wrote down every single successful rape of women; and used the voyage to help begin a slave export for the royalty of Spain. Right from the beginning of
In A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies, Bartolome De Las Casas’ made it clear that the Spaniards behavior towards the Native people of the Americas was cruel, unjustified and needed to be put to an end. Las Casas’ goal was to create a piece that would persuade the Spanish crown to remove the conquistadors from the New World while leaving friars to spread their savior’s religion, Christianity. He succeeds in doing this by elaborating on the horrors conducted by the Spaniards. Yes, Las
A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies, by Bartolomé de las Casas, is an account of the atrocities committed by the Spanish against the indigenous Americans during the 16th century. This is made clear by multiple passages mentioned by the Dominican in his account. For example, towards the beginning of the document we are introduced to the island of Hispaniola (containing the modern countries of Haiti and the Dominican Republic) and the five chiefdoms within it. These chiefdoms are listed
the Record Straight. (n.d.). About.com Native American History. Retrieved from http://nativeamericanhistory.about.com/od/nativeconcept sandperspectives/a/Christopher-Columbus-S-Legacy-Uncensored.htm de las Casas, Bartolome (1971). History of the Indies. New York: Harper & Row Las Casas, B. D. (n.d.). Brevísima relación de la destrucción de las Indias. Spanish Empire. doi: 1552
Throughout history, contact between people of different cultures has been a source of conflict. This is observed especially in the medieval and early modern periods, when worldwide exploration leading to encounters between different groups of people was occurring more frequently. For a majority of those meetings, one of the groups ended up mistreating the other, and this became a popular topic for writers and poets at the time. Depending on which group the writer belonged to, the events could have
In A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies, Bartolomé de Las Casas vividly describes the brutality wrought on the natives in the Americas by the Europeans primarily for the purpose of proclaiming and spreading the Christian faith. Las Casas originally intended this account to reach the royal administration of Spain; however, it soon found its way into the hands of many international readers, especially after translation. Bartolomé de Las Casas illustrates an extremely graphic and grim
but they denominate them as Devils from de las Casas’ -a priest- perspective. As a result of this document, the term Black Legend arose, and the world became aware of the egregious conditions the natives underwent. Furthermore, in History of the Indies, de las Casas specifically, and more deeply complains about the working conditions of the natives, as exemplified by the citation, “And this was freedom, the good treatment, and the Christianity that Indians received” (Foner 9). In this excerpt, the
The explorer who supposedly discovered America, Christopher Columbus, was also the one to cause the destruction of the Native Americans residing in the ‘New World’. For this embellished act of exploration, there is a holiday, Columbus Day, held in honor for his infamous exploration. Columbus Day should be abolished from being a national holiday because of the fact that after he set reign over America under Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand populations of the Indians in Haiti decreased rapidly from
property in Rigoberta’s work is important, because it proves the disregard of individual self-ownership, by the dominant class, dating back to the colonization of Latin America. This can be found in works such as Bartolome de las Casas’ A Short Account of the Destruction of the
He was intensely passionate, devoted to his faith, and an informidable scholar. Through his life experiences, Las Casas amassed many successes throughout his life. Las Casas found success in his plight of the Natives leading to the New Laws of the Indies, in the debate of social injustices with Sepulveda—which resulted in Las Casas’ ability to continue his fight for the Natives—and the powerful and long enduring ways, through the life he led and his many written works, that continued to contribute
In A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies, by Bartolome de Las Casas, he graphically details the ruthless behavior by the Europeans on the indigenous societies in the Americas for the principal intent of spreading the Christian faith. Bartolome de Las Casas wrote this account in the year 1542 and published the account ten years later in 1552 (Casas 9). Bartolome de Las Casas was born in 1484 in a large Spanish city called Seville. His father was a merchant from Tarifa and his mother died
convert as many people to Christianity as possible. Unfortunately, the religious goal of the explorations was overshadowed by the greed of the Spaniards. Instead of spreading the word of God, the Spaniards spread the blood of the natives. In one of the accounts, Las Casas speaks of a cacique by the name of Hatuey. When the Spaniards arrived in Cuba, Hatuey fled but was later captured and staked. Before Hatuey died, a Franciscan friar spoke to him about God
Comparing British & Spanish Colonization People do things different than each other. Whether it be for the best, or worst. North America used to be a vast land with many natives doing their own thing, until people started colonization and making their lives out there. Spain and Britain have many differences when it comes to their settlements including the way that Spain settled, the way that Britain settled, and their success rate in the New World. Spain first came to North America in 1492 when
A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies, he directly addressed Spanish royalty, discussing the hypocritical barbarities Spanish conquistadors committed in the name of colonization in New Spain. Las Casas based his argument off a few, isolated incidents. Las Casas definitely exaggerated his description of these incidents in order to influence the Spanish crown to protect the Native Americans in the New World. He was given credibility for his priesthood, however, his work has since been discredited