Bartolomé de las Casas : a selection of his writings /
| Основен автор: | Casas, Bartolomé de las, 1474-1566. |
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| Други автори: | Sanderlin, George William, 1915- (ed.) |
| Формат: | Книга |
| Език: | English Spanish |
| Публикувано: |
New York :
Knopf,
[1971]
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| Издание: | [1st ed.]. |
| Серия: |
Borzoi books on Latin America
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| Предмети: |
Съдържание:
- Historian; the History of the Indies: Prologue: Why he wrote History. A portrait of Columbus. The verdict of Salamanca. San Salvador. Reception in Barcelona. The conquest of Cuba. Magellan and his globe. The character of Cortes.
- Autobiographer; autobiography in the History of the Indies: "Are not the Indians men?" The conversion of Las Casas. First battles at court. Black slaves in the New World. Las Casas joins the Dominicans.
- Anthropologist; the Apologetic history: The rationality of the American Indian. A description of Cuba. The ill effects of sadness and fear. Indian houses, featherwork, and silverwork. The marketplace of Mexico City. A volcano in Nicaragua. The meanings of "barbarous."
- Political thinker, memorials and treatises: A New World utopia. The "Only method" of converting the Indians. A "Very brief account" of Spanish cruelty. Abolish the encomienda! The duty of reparation. A defense of human sacrifice. The restoration of the Indies. A declaration of human rights.
- Bibliography (p. [203]-206).