by Bartolomé de las Casas · ISBN 9782707111142
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«Très brève relation de la destruction des Indes : 1552» is the historical work by Bartolomé de las Casas, published by F. Maspero (151 pages, in French).
In this 1552 text, Bartolomé de las Casas denounces the devastation of the West Indies by the conquistadors. With a brief and direct account, he describes the violence suffered by indigenous peoples and calls for an end to the abuses. It is a key testimony of the critique of colonization.
Introduction by Roberto Fernández Retamar and translation from Spanish by Fanchita Gonzalez Batlle. Published in Paris in 1980, in the «Découverte» series, no. 6.
Aimed at readers interested in the history of the Americas, colonialism and the defense of indigenous peoples' rights.
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.
