by Bartolomé de las Casas · SARPE. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788459904162
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«Brevísima relación de la destrucción de las Indias» is the historical essay by Bartolomé de las Casas, published by Sarpe in 1985 in paperback (150 pages, in Spanish).
In this book, Bartolomé de las Casas denounces the mistreatment and abuses suffered by indigenous peoples during the Spanish colonization of America. The text recounts the maltreatment and exploitation of natives in the 16th century and defends their human condition, as a key testimony of the colonial debate.
Bartolomé de las Casas lived between 1474 and 1566; the work was originally published in 1552 and belongs to the Biblioteca de la Historia collection (number 4).
Suitable for history students and for those seeking a classic on the treatment of indigenous peoples in colonial America.
Bartolomé de las Casas, OP ; 11 November 1484 – 18 July 1566) was a Spanish lawyer, clergyman, writer, and activist best known for his work as a historian and social reformer. He arrived in Hispaniola as a layman, then became a Dominican friar. He was appointed as the first resident Bishop of Chiapas, and the first officially appointed "Protector of the Indians". His extensive writings, the most famous being A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies and Historia de Las Indias, chronicle the first decades of colonization of the Caribbean islands. He described and railed against the atrocities committed by the conquistadores against the Indigenous peoples.
