A Brief Account Of The Destruction Of The Indies By Bartolom De Las Casas
- Author: Bartolomé de las Casas
- Narrator: Jason McCoy
- Publisher: Author's Republic
- Duration: 3:11:49
Synopsis
A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies published in 1552 by the Spanish Dominican priest Bartolome de las Casas, lays bare the Spanish cruelties in America. Though generally condemned as slander in Spain, A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies rapidly became popular in the rest of Europe, where it served to fuel anti-Spanish hate. Spain's enemies used it to depict Spaniards as evil tyrants and to rationalize carving out their own empires in the Americas. New editions of A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies appeared repeatedly, even as late as 1898, during the Spanish-American War.
While much of what Bartolome de las Casas said is undoubtedly true, not all historians take A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies as the gospel truth. Though sometimes exaggerated, Las Casas' account sheds valuable light on the "Spanish Black Legend." Bartolome de las Casas, who was struck by the inhumane ways in which the native peoples were treated by the European explorers and conquerors, went on to be a leading opponent of slavery, torture, and genocide of the Native Americans by the Spanish colonists. A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies includes chapters covering Spanish treatment of Native Americans in Cuba, Nicaragua, Hispaniola, Guatemala, Venezuela, Florida, and many other areas conquered by the Spaniards.
Though short (as the name implies), A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies reveals a dark but important episode in the history of Spain and America.
Chapters
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chapter 01
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chapter 02
Duration: 48s -
chapter 03
Duration: 04min -
chapter 04
Duration: 09min -
chapter 05
Duration: 21min -
chapter 06
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chapter 07
Duration: 07min -
chapter 08
Duration: 09min -
chapter 09
Duration: 06min -
chapter 10
Duration: 03min -
chapter 11
Duration: 15min -
chapter 12
Duration: 17min -
chapter 13
Duration: 14min -
chapter 14
Duration: 07min -
chapter 15
Duration: 43s -
chapter 16
Duration: 13min -
chapter 17
Duration: 33s -
chapter 18
Duration: 08min -
chapter 19
Duration: 04min -
chapter 20
Duration: 03min