Fray Bartolomé de Las Casas, the missionary and historian who traveled to the Americas with Christopher Columbus. He was the first European advocate of the indigenous people of America and the first to document the atrocities.
Apologetic History of the Indies
Apologetic and Summary History Treating the Qualities, Disposition, Description, Skies and Soil of These Lands; and the Natural Conditions, Governance, Nations, Ways of Life and Customs of the Peoples of These Western and Southern Indies, Whose Sovereign Realm Belongs to the Monarchs of Castile.
Bartolomé de Las Casas
A look at the life and works of Bartolomé.
Bartolomé de Las Casas and his Defense of the Indians
A look at his works and life. Includes excerpts of his first accounts of the Spanish Christian behavior towards the natives.
Brief Account of the Devastation of the Indies
Brief summary of las Casas work describing the destruction of the Caribbean
natives.
Father Of Liberation Theology
A brief biography of las Casas and his advocacy as it continues today.
the Five Kings of Hispaniola
A text by las Casas describing the kingdoms of Hispaniola.
the Island of Hispaniola
A brief but graphic account of the violence against the Caribbean natives.
Legacy of Bartolomé de Las Casas
An essay by Benjamin Keen about the relevance of las Casas thinking in the 20th century.