Bartolome de las Casas and the conquest of the Americas /

Clayton, Lawrence A.

Bartolome de las Casas and the conquest of the Americas / Lawrence A. Clayton. - Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011. - xv, 188 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. - Viewpoints/puntos de vista : themes and interpretations in Latin American history . - Viewpoints/puntos de vista. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Front Matter -- Introduction -- The Era of Columbus and the Discoverers -- Justice for All -- Social Experiments -- The Era of the Conquests of Mexico and Peru, 1520s-1540s -- The New Laws of 1542 and Bishop of Chiapa -- All Mankind is One -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliographic Essay -- Index. The era of Columbus and the "discoverers" -- Justice for all -- Social experiments : the Hieronymite Mission and the Universal Protector of all the Indians -- The era of the conquests of Mexico and Peru, 1520s-1540s -- The new laws of 1542 and Bishop of Chiapa -- "All mankind is one" : on the nature of humans, servitude, and slavery.

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Casas, Bartolomé de las, 1484-1566.
Casas, Bartolomé de las, 1474-1566.
Casas, Bartolomé de las, 1484-1566.


1500-1599


Indians, Treatment of--History.--Latin America
Slavery--History--America--16th century.
Slave trade--History--America--16th century.
Discovery and exploration, Spanish.
Indians, Treatment of.
Slave trade.
Slavery.


America--Discovery and exploration--Spanish.
America.
Latin America.


Electronic books.
History.

E125.C4 / C53 2011

972/.02092 B