5 For this reason, De Las Casas, seeing all-consuming violence, greed, and other sins, did not understand how the Spaniards are capable of these actions, and he wanted to save them from God’s punishment. In sixteenth-century Europe and Spain, there was a rise of Christianity, which taught people to serve the Lord through the good, which will bring the salvation of the soul. The main reason for writing and publishing the details of his expeditions for Bartolome De Las Casas was his religious beliefs and faith in the Lord. 4 Thus, the author provides an accurate view and examples of events where the greed of the discoverers became the greatest tragedy for Native Americans. However, the conquerors wanted more power and gold, so they raped King’s wife and imprisoned him. 3 One example is the situation with the King of Magua, who offered the Spaniards gold mining in exchange for the opportunity to cultivate the land. Hundreds of such examples can be found, from turning locals into miners to killing babies. 2 Besides, the author shows that despite the primitiveness of the tribes, they had a political and economic organization, which provided them with the normal functioning of society.Īt the same time, De Las Casas describes the Spaniards as dishonest and greedy people who do not know honor and kindness, and all that interests them is gold and slaves.
1The author also several times depicts how residents of different islands greeted foreigners with openness, joy, and gifts, perceiving them as people with “Mission from Heaven,” but each time it ended with enslavement and death. He says, “This is a most tender and effeminate people, and so imbecile and unequal-balanced temper, that they are altogether incapable of hard labour”. Firstly, De Las Casas describes the locals, and his words show sympathy for them as he demonstrates their naivety and kindness. In his book, the author gives a vivid and clear idea of the events that took place at the beginning of the sixteenth century in America. Consequently, the book of Bartolome de las Casas is successful, although its effect only appeared decades after its publication. At the time of De Las Casas’s living, a publication of his narrative led to changes in the politics of Spain, and today it has value as a source of knowledge about colonization. The importance of this book can be divided into two parts. De Las Casas also often travels and explores new lands, so his narrative contains descriptions of different islands and parts of America. In his A Brief Account of the Destruction of the Indies, he describes all the Spaniards’ crimes against the indigenous people, as well as the customs, character, nature, and reaction of the locals. Bartolome de las Casas was one of the first colonialists who recognized and was terrified of the cruelty of the Spaniards conquered American lands.
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