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 Las Casas, Bartolomé De Summary
932 words, approx. 3 pages LAS CASAS, BARTOLOMÉ DE (1474–1566), was a Christian missionary. Las Casas was born in Seville, Spain. In 1502 he went to the island of Hispaniola (present-day Dominican Republic and Haiti), where he participated in the conquest of the...
 Literary Criticism
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 Critical Essay by David M. Traboulay
9,806 words, approx. 33 pages
 In the following essay, Traboulay analyzes the famous 1550-51 debate between Bartolomé de las Casas and Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda over the nature and rights of Native Americans; unfortunately, Traboulay concludes, subsequent laws to protect Indians did little to slow Spanish greed and cruelty or the near extinction of aboriginal Americans.
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Critical Essay by David M. Traboulay
9,201 words, approx. 31 pages
In the following excerpt, Traboulay examines Las Casas's arguments in favor of the rights of native Americans and the reception of his ideas in Europe and the colonies.
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Critical Essay by Lewis Hanke
7,569 words, approx. 25 pages
In the excerpt below, Hanke details Las Casas 's refutation of Sepúlveda's arguments at the council of Valladolid in 1550–51.
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