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A Brief Account of the Destruction of the Indies

by Bartolomé de las Casas

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  1. 00 - The Argument of this Narrative by way of Preface to the Reader

    5:24

  2. 01 - The Cruelties of the Spaniards Committed in America

    11:53

  3. 02 - Of the Island Hispaniola

    6:29

  4. 03 - Of the Kingdoms contained in Hispaniola

    19:13

  5. 04 - Of the Isles of St. John and Jamaica

    1:34

  6. 05 - Of the Isle of Cuba

    9:26

  7. 06 - Of the Continent

    11:38

  8. 07 - Of the Province of Nicaraqua

    8:24

  9. 08 - Of new Spain

    5:01

  10. 09 - Of New Spain in Particular

    18:09

  11. 10 - Of the Kingdom and Province of Guatimala

    12:13

  12. 11 - A farther Discourse of New Spain: And some Account of Panuco and Xalisco

    8:33

  13. 12 - Of the Kingdom of Jucatan

    17:56

  14. 13 - Of the Province of St. Martha & Of the Province of Carthagena

    10:34

  15. 14 - Of the Pearl-Coast, Paria, and Trinity-Isle

    18:08

  16. 15 - Of the River Yuya Pari

    1:18

  17. 16 - Of the Kingdom of Venecuela

    11:44

  18. 17 - Of the Provinces of Florida

    6:17

  19. 18 - Of the Plate-River, that is, the Silver-River

    4:41

  20. 19 - Of the vast Kingdoms and Spatious Provinces of Perusia

    17:51

  21. 20 - Of the New Kingdom of Granada

    36:30

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Spanish colonial rule on the islands and mainland of America becomes the subject of an urgent moral protest in this account by Bartolomé de las Casas. The opening describes populated islands reduced to desolation and connects that loss to forced labour and the pursuit of wealth. A preface explains the effort to bring reports of mistreatment before the Spanish crown and to secure changes in colonial government. First published in Spanish in 1552, the work appears here in an English version printed in 1689, with its older spelling retained.

A later section contrasts a region's agricultural abundance with the actions of officials who trade captive inhabitants for everyday goods. Religious appeals and descriptions of particular places give the narrative its argumentative force. For readers studying early colonial history, the book offers an example of how an appeal for reform joins testimony, moral accusation and accounts of damaged communities. Its claims are presented through an openly condemnatory voice rather than a detached historical survey.

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Book facts

First published
1552
Reading time
About 2 hours
Pages
67
Language
English
Formats
PDF, EPUB, Read online, Audiobook
Audio read by
Arnie Horton