A short account of the destruction of the indies by bartolome. Prolific writer and son of a merchant given a royal land grant encomienda for his work with the spanish expeditions. Dazu bedurfte es allerdings eines grundlegenden wandels seiner einstellungen. Guillermo pina contreras, ediciones del continente, hollywood, fl, 1985. Antonio yaya professor gaudard history 308 27 august 2015 the apparts method of document analysis title. In 15, helps in the conquest of cuba and receives slaves and a large amount of land. Then i heard one of the four living creatures say in a voice like thunder, come.
A brief account of the destruction of the indies by. Bartolome was the first spaniard, and by default, the first european, to begin to advocate for the rights of the native americans in the new world. He was the principal organizer and champion of the 16thcentury movement in spain and spanish america in defense of the indians. A brief account of the destruction of the indies by bartolome. America discovery and exploration spanish early works to 1800 subject.
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