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Author:

Clayton, Lawrence A.

Title:

Bartolomé de las Casas and the conquest of the Americas / Lawrence A. Clayton.

Publisher:

Wiley-Blackwell,

Copyright Date:

2011

Description:

xv, 188 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Subject:

Casas, Bartolomé de las,--1474-1566.
America--Spanish.--Spanish.
Indians, Treatment of--History.--History.
Slavery--America--History--16th century.
Slave trade--America--History--16th century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

The era of Columbus and the "discoverers" -- Justice for all -- Social experiments : the Hieronymite Mission and the Universal Protector of all the Indians -- The era of the conquests of Mexico and Peru, 1520s-1540s -- The new laws of 1542 and Bishop of Chiapa -- "All mankind is one" : on the nature of humans, servitude, and slavery.

Series:

Viewpoints/puntos de vista : themes and interpretations in Latin American history.

ISBN:

1405194286 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9781405194280 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1405194278 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9781405194273 (hardcover : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)649927423

LCCN:

2010030304

Locations:

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

OIAX792 -- Grinnell College (Grinnell)