Another Face of Empire: Bartolomé de Las Casas, Indigenous Rights, and Ecclesiastical Imperialism

by Daniel Castro

Book Overview

The Spanish cleric Bartolom de Las Casas is a key figure in the history of Spain's conquest of the Americas. Las Casas condemned the torture and murder of natives by the conquistadores in reports to the Spanish royal court and in tracts such as A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies (1552). For his unrelenting denunciation of the colonialists' atrocities, Las Casas has been revered as a noble protector of the Indians and as...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822339390
• ISBN13: 9780822339397
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.3" x 9.2"