A Brief Account of the Destruction of the Indies, Or, a Faithful Narrative of the Horrid and Unexampled Massacres Committed by the Popish Spanish Pa Cover
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A Brief Account of the Destruction of the Indies, Or, a Faithful Narrative of the Horrid and Unexampled Massacres Committed by the Popish Spanish Pa

Bartolome de Las Casas

Bartolome de las Casas's A Brief Account of the Destruction of the Indies stands as one of history's most damning narratives of Spanish colonization that was ever written. Las Casas chronicled gory details of Spanish mistreatment of the native American Indians, an abuse which led to entire communiti...

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Behind the Bastards

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Behind the Bastards

The book was referenced in the context of discussing Columbus's actions, particularly his treatment of the indigenous people and his taking of wives for the male captives. Las Casas's writings highlighted the potential religious ramifications of Columbus's actions.

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one might ask whether it was not a most grievous sin to pillage with violence women who had their own husbands who was to give an accounting to God for the sins of adultery committed by the Indians wh...

— Episode: Part Two: Christopher Columbus: Bringer...

Episode: Part Two: Christopher Columbus: Bringer of the Apo...

The book was referenced in the context of discussing Columbus's actions, particularly his treatment of the indigenous people and his taking of wives for the male captives. Las Casas's writings highlighted the potential religious ramifications of Columbus's actions.

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one might ask whether it was not a most grievous sin to pillage with violence women who had their own husbands who was to give an accounting to God for the sins of adultery committed by the Indians whom he took with him and to whom he gave those wives a sexual partners.

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