Bartolomé de las Casas

color and race. Documents from the explorer Prince Henry “the Navigator” give us not just evidence of European stereotypes of other races, but also stereotypes towards Europeans from another race’s point of view. Bartolomé de la Casas’ accounts do suggest that while…

The film Even the Rain presents a clear parallel between the events of the Bolivian Water War and the days of Spanish colonialism. From Christopher Columbus to Bartolome de Las Casas, the ideas of those early Spanish Conquistadors can be seen in the neocolonialism of western companies and neoliberalism of the Bolivian Government during the water crisis. The filmmaker is trying to argue that history is repeating itself across Latin America, with the violence in Bolivia being the latest example of…

explorers during the time trying to receive renowned exposure for their discovery, there are few are still recalled. Some of the most prominent explore of the era include Columbus, De Las Casas, and De Vaca. The explorers shared a lust for adventure and a vision for expansion the pieces of writing left by Columbus, De Las Casas, and De Vaca recounts their journey while exploring what was known as the New World during their time. The three men had different religious and political values which…

Every single story, fight, or for this matter, a crucial era of history, has two versions of what occurred. Each side has their own opinions, reasons, and understanding of the events. Both versions might and should always hold some sort of truth. But usually, only the version of the side that wins is told and heard. Howard Zinn is the author of A People’s History of the United States , a book in which the version of history told is from the losing and oppressed side. In a section of his book, he…

Identify and explain the metephor that Las Casas uses to describe the Spaniards’ treatment of the people of Hispaniola? What does the use of this metaphor suggest about Las Casas’ attitude toward the Spaniards and the people of Hispaniola? Las Casas compares the people of Hispaniola to gentle sheep, and the Christian Spaniards to wolves, tigers, and lions. This comparison is based on how the…

In Defense of the Indians was written by Bartolomé de las Casaś. Around the time he wrote this excerpt, Spaniards like King Charles of Spain wanted to increase their wealth by going to the New World which was said to have abundances of good and unknown resources. Now those of Catholic faith saw fault in these prospects which would include the disturbance and corruption of the ideals natives held. People of Spain saw the Indians a savage, barbaric, incapable to learn and evolve among the…

Columbus day. To be, or not to be? 500 years ago a man had a dream. It was an ambitious dream, but a dream it was. His dream was to cross the Atlantic ocean to what he thought was Asia and his name was Christopher Columbus. Eventually, Columbus did achieve his dream. Once Columbus reached the new world he met natives who inevitably, were afraid of him. He took advantage of them and when they did not comply he murdered them. This was perfectly acceptable of the time period but in the…

During the age of colonialism, several European rivals raced to the New World to expand their empires; naturally, settlers from competing countries treated the Indians they encountered differently. The English tried making friends but viewed them as savages, the French adopted a policy of inclusion while slowly forcing religious views, and the Spanish mistreated the Indians due to the greed for silver and gold. The inhumane treatment of the Indians by the English spans back to the first…

entertainment for the Christians. For example, babies are being taken away from their mothers to be thrown into the river (Bartolome de las Casas, pg.40). Next , many Indians were being burned alive (pg. 40). Finally, the Christians disrespected the Indians when a Christian raped their Queen (pg. 40) 4. Why do you think he describes them so graphically? In his biography, Bartolome De las Casas, is known for being the “protector of the Indians”; therefore, he advocates for them and tries to…

goods in conflicts. The genesis of this concept was mentioned by Francisco de Vittoria, considered the father of public international law, who postulated that the war should be strictly limited for the most disadvantaged, as Nardin (P.60) pointed out: “Vittoria insist that war to protect the innocent must be strictly limited.” But who had the courage to face the authority of the Spanish rulers was Fray Bartolome de las Casas when he defended the Indians against the Spaniards for more humane…