by Bartolomé de las Casas · Alianza · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420659176
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Bartolomé de las Casas' 'A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies' is a key work for understanding the history of America. In this text, Las Casas denounces the abuses and violence suffered by the indigenous people at the hands of the Spanish colonizers. This edition, edited by Trinidad Barrera, seeks to analyze the validity of the author's ideas and their impact on the so-called 'black legend' against Spain. An essential book for reflecting on the legacy of colonization and the defense of human rights.
Bartolomé de las Casas, OP ; 11 November 1484 – 18 July 1566) was a Spanish lawyer, clergyman, writer, and activist best known for his work as a historian and social reformer. He arrived in Hispaniola as a layman, then became a Dominican friar. He was appointed as the first resident Bishop of Chiapas, and the first officially appointed "Protector of the Indians". His extensive writings, the most famous being A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies and Historia de Las Indias, chronicle the first decades of colonization of the Caribbean islands. He described and railed against the atrocities committed by the conquistadores against the Indigenous peoples.
