Brevísima Relación De La Destrucción De Las Indias

Brevísima relación de la destrucción de las Indias

by Bartolomé de las Casas

A scathing indictment of the Spanish conquest of the Americas, "Brevísima relación de la destrucción de las Indias" provides a firsthand account of the atrocities committed by the conquistadors. Bartolomé de las Casas, a Dominican friar who witnessed the horrors of the conquest, wrote this book to expose the brutality of the Spanish and to advocate for the protection of the indigenous peoples.

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