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

Published Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 188 pages) : illustrations ; 22 cm Series Viewpoints/puntos de vista : themes and interpretations in Latin American history Viewpoints/puntos de vista. Contents Front Matter -- Introduction -- The Era of Columbus and the Discoverers -- Justice for All -- Social Experiments -- The Era of the Conquests of Mexico and Peru, 1520s-1540s -- The New Laws of 1542 and Bishop of Chiapa -- All Mankind is One -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliographic Essay -- Index 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 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Also available in print Mode of access: World Wide Web System requirements: Internet connectivity, World Wide Web browser, and Adobe Acrobat Subject Indians, Treatment of -- Latin America -- History. Slave trade -- America -- History -- 16th century. Slavery -- America -- History -- 16th century. SUBJECT Americas -- Discovery and exploration -- Spanish. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85004256 Genre/Form Biographies. Form Electronic book ISBN 1444392743 (electronic bk.) 9781444392746 (electronic bk.)

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