Hidden Bibliographic Details
| ISBN: | 9781139518468
1139518461
9781139516600
1139516604
9781139047401
113904740X
9781280773921
1280773928
9781139514958
1139514954
1139507966
9781139507967
1107226538
9781107226531
9786613684691
6613684694
1139517538
9781139517539
1139514032
9781139514033
9781107001213
1107001218
9780521171793
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| Notes: | Includes bibliographical references and index.
English.
Print version record.
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| Summary: | "The Dominican priest Bartolomé de las Casas (1485-1566) was a prominent chronicler of the early Spanish conquest of the Americas, a noted protector of the American Indians and arguably the most significant figure in the early Spanish Empire after Christopher Columbus. Following an epiphany in 1514, Las Casas fought the Spanish control of the Indies for the rest of his life, writing vividly about the brutality of the Spanish conquistadors. Once a settler and exploiter of the American Indians, he became their defender, breaking ground for the modern human rights movement. Las Casas brought his understanding of Christian scripture to the forefront in his defense of the Indians, challenging the premise that the Indians of the New World were any less civilized or capable of practising Christianity than Europeans. Bartolomé de las Casas: A Biography is the first major English-language and scholarly biography of Las Casas' life in a generation"--Provided by publisher
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| Other form: | Print version: Clayton, Lawrence A. Bartolomé de las Casas. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, ©2012 9781107001213
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