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A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies »

Authors: Bartolome de Las Casas, Nigel Griffin (Translator), Anthony Pagden
ISBN-13: 9780140445626, ISBN-10: 0140445625
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Group (USA)
Date Published: November 1992
Edition: (Non-applicable)

Author Biography: Bartolome de Las Casas

Book Synopsis

In 1542, after years of witnessing Indian suffering and slavery, Bartolome de Las Casas wrote this indictment against European exploitation and mistreatment of the native peoples of the New World. The document was dedicated to Prince Philip of Spain and appeared in published form in 1552. It carries all the urgency of a moment in history when it still seemed possible to reverse the tide.

	Acknowledgements
	Map of America (1540)
	Introduction
	A Note on Editions and on this Translation
	Synopsis	3
	Prologue	5
	Preface	9
	Hispaniola	14
	The Kingdoms of Hispaniola	18
	The Islands of Puerto Rico and Jamaica	26
	Cuba	27
	The Mainland	31
	The Province of Nicaragua	37
	New Spain	42
	New Spain [continued]	45
	The Province and Kingdom of Guatemala	57
	New Spain, Panuco and Jalisco	65
	The Kingdom of Yucatan	71
	The Province of Santa Marta	80
	The Province of Cartagena	85
	The Pearl Coast, Paria and Trinidad	86
	The River Yuyapari	95
	The Kingdom of Venezuela	96
	The Mainland in the Region Known as Florida	102
	The River Plate	105
	The Great Kingdoms and Provinces of Peru	107
	The Kingdom of New Granada	116
	Conclusion	127
	Index	131