Fray Bartolomé de Las Casas
Fray Bartolomé de Las Casas, the missionary and historian who traveled to the Americas with Christopher Columbus. He was the first European advocate of the indigenous people of America and the first to document the atrocities.
Apologetic and Summary History Treating the Qualities, Disposition, Description, Skies and Soil of These Lands; and the Natural Conditions, Governance, Nations, Ways of Life and Customs of the Peoples of These Western and Southern Indies, Whose Sover
A look at his works and life. Includes excerpts of his first accounts of the Spanish Christian behavior towards the natives.
Brief summary of las Casas work describing the destruction of the Caribbean natives.
A brief biography of las Casas and his advocacy as it continues today.
A text by las Casas describing the kingdoms of Hispaniola.
An essay by Benjamin Keen about the relevance of las Casas thinking in the 20th century.
