ラス・カサスとアメリカの征服 Bartolom De Las Casas and the Conquest of the Americas (Viewpoints / Puntos De Vista: Themes and Interpretations in Latin American History)

Clayton, Lawrence A. (EDT)

Blackwell Pub（2011/01発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 188 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781405194280
• DDC分類 B

基本説明

Argues that Las Casas, 'protector of Indians', was primarily motivated by Scripture in his crusade for justice and equality for the native peoples of the Americas.

Full Description

This is a short history of the age of exploration and the conquest of the Americas told through the experience of Bartolomé de las Casas, a Dominican friar who fervently defended the American Indians, and the single most important figure of the period after Columbus.

Explores the period known as the Encounter, which was characterized by intensive conflict between Europeans and the people of the Americas following Columbus's voyages
Argues that Las Casas, 'protector of Indians,' was primarily motivated by Scripture in his crusade for justice and equality for American Indians
Draws on the 14 volume Complete Works of Las Casas as a window into his mind and actions
Encourages students to understand history through the viewpoint of individuals living it

Contents

List of Illustrations Series Editor's Preface

Acknowledgments

Timeline

Introduction

1. The Era of Columbus and the "Discoverers"

Modern interpretations

Conquest of La Española

2. Justice for All

Discovering his calling

Father Montesinos' sermon

Las Casas goes to Cuba

To Spain

Meeting Ferdinand

3. Social Experiments: The Hieronymite Mission and the Universal Protector of All the Indians

4. The Era of the Conquests of Mexico and Peru, 1520s-1540s

Seville, autumn, 1520

The conquest of Mexico

5. The New Laws of 1542 and Bishop of Chiapa

Laying the groundwork

Bishop of Chiapa

6. "All Mankind is One": On the Nature of Humans, Servitude, and Slavery

Bartolomé de las Casas and the African slave trade

Conclusion

Notes

Bibliographic Essay

Index