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De Las Casas
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In the late fifteenth century, 1492, the Americas were discovered. What was to be a year later, the first "so-called" Christians settled on a plentiful island called Hispaniola. The Spaniards, as they were called, then systematically proceeded to slaughter the native people of "New Spain" and also ....
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....royal administration- the Council of the Indies- and then to the world at large." (xvii) Las Casas believed "that there was no people on earth, no matter how seemingly 'barbarous' their condition, that could be denied membership of the 'Christian family'." (xviii) However, the Natives of the Americas were not only rejected a membership to the Christian family, but were also horrifically massacred for no apparent reason. Las Casas was appalled with the conduct of his fellow Christians. Therefore,.... |
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