Compare And Contrast Bartolome De Las Casas

Although the conquistadors of both Bartolome de Las Casa and Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda reached the shores of Mexico in the early 1500’s, both had a varying impact on the Natives living there. It was this said treatment that led to multiple cases of mass executions by the Spanish which founded historical figures such as Las Casas and Sepúlveda that would later change the course of human interaction. Considering this, the arguments of Las Casas and Sepúlveda had both positive and negative impacts on colonial policy with regard to the Natives; especially when taking into account the brutality in which the Natives were treated, the means of which Natives were converted from their religion to Christianity, and even, how the Spanish approached the cultivation of various precious materials in order to make profit on their explorations. The harsh treatment of the Natives led to drastic rebounds in the New World. This is a result of the arrival of the Spanish explorers that laid …show more content…
The Natives were forced to work in the mines and fields of Las Casas’ estate. Whilst the Natives were not necessilary being mistreated under the watch of Las Casas, it was this act that led to multiple cases of caution when Las Casas did, in fact, ask for the help of many other conquistadors to stop the brutal treatment of the Natives. Las Casas also had a tendency to lean towards personal gain, instead of the betterment of others. Admiring sailors such as Christopher Columbus, Nicolas de Ovando, and even his own father, Las Casas witnessed extremely harsh treatments of Natives on a day-to-day basis. This, in turn, has left an abundance of room for controversy in accordance with Las Casas’ own life decision to advocate for the better treatment and well being of the Natives. Las Casas, however, is alias for transitioning from being a slave owner to freeing his