02406oam 2200505zu 450 991102019420332120251116171332.01-282-88429-897866128842901-4443-9274-31-4443-9272-7(CKB)2670000000055655(SSID)ssj0000467152(PQKBManifestationID)11973223(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000467152(PQKBWorkID)10466328(PQKB)11532964(MiAaPQ)EBC4041980(BIP)46247336(BIP)31257439(EXLCZ)99267000000005565520160829d2011 uy engtxtccrBartolomé de las Casas and the conquest of the Americas[Place of publication not identified]Wiley Blackwell2011Viewpoints/puntos de vista : themes and interpretations in Latin American history Bartolomâe de las Casas and the conquest of the AmericasBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph1-4051-9427-8 This is a short history of the age of exploration and the conquest of the Americas told through the experience of Bartolome de las Casas, a Dominican friar who fervently defended the American Indians, and the single most important figure of the period after Columbus. Explores the period known as the Encounter, which was characterized by intensive conflict between Europeans and the people of the Americas following Columbus's voyagesArgues that Las Casas, 'protector of Indians, ' was primarily motivated by Scripture in his crusade for justice and equality for American IndiansDraws on the 14 volume Complete Works of Las Casas as a window into his mind and actionsEncourages students to understand history through the viewpoint of individuals living itIndians, Treatment ofHistory16th centuryLatin AmericaSlaveryHistory16th centuryAmericaSlave tradeAmericaHistoryIndians, Treatment ofHistorySlaveryHistorySlave tradeHistory.972/.02092Clayton Lawrence A.0PQKBBOOK9911020194203321Bartolomé de las Casas and the conquest of the Americas4420833UNINA