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De las antiguas gentes del Perú es una compilación de capítulos de la Historia de las Indias, del padre Bartolomé de las Casas, confeccionada por Marcos Jiménez de la Espada. Esta edición recoge y organiza capítulos del Apéndice final de dicho libro.La cuidadosa selección de Jiménez de la Espada confiere un gran valor a esta edición si se quiere entender en un panorama la enorme complejidad del Imperio Inca. Acaso baste esta cita de las De las antiguas gentes del Perú para comprender la idea del buen gobierno de los Incas:Consideraba (...) la condición e inclinaciones de las gentes, y si entendía que eran orgullosos o inquietos, traía de otros pueblos, mayormente de los que tenía más conocidos y experimentados por fieles y obedientes, aprobados y leales, donde mandaba que morasen y usasen de sus oficios o ejercicios que en su naturaleza usaban, para que los de allí aprendiesen a vivir quietos, y para que, entendiendo quel rey los mandaba poner allí por esta causa, temiesen de hacer novedades, como quien tenía cabe si las espías y testigos que habían luego de avisar al señor, y por consiguiente, de causar en el pueblo inquietud se descuidasen.En todas las fronteras y límites de su imperio traía de los más esforzados y belicosos de su reino con sus mujeres y casas, mandándoles que allí poblasen y rompiesen las tierras para sus labranzas, dándoles privilegios y exenciones, para que con mejor gana lo aceptasen. Hacíales edificar fortalezas para su defensión y de los pueblos y provincias comarcanos; y esto principalmente se hacía en los confines de las gentes que vivían en las montañas, porque era gente indómita y que salían muchas veces a inquietar y dañar los pacíficos, haciendo saltos. Cuando sentía que algunas gentes de su imperio eran bulliciosas, sacábalos de aquella provincia y dábales tierras en otra parte donde no tuviesen ocasión de bullir o levantarse, cuidando siempre que el temple de la tierra donde los pasaba fuere al de la tierra que dejaban semejante.Bartolomé de las Casas

Los tratados de Bartolomé de las Casas son alegatos en favor de los indios. El más célebre de éstos, Brevísima relación de la destrucción de las Indias, no fue publicado hasta 1552. De las Casas se interesa por las condiciones de los habitantes autóctonos del Nuevo Mundo y describe sus maravillas.Así escribe, por ejemplo, sobre el tabaco:son unas hierbas secas metidas en una cierta hoja, seca también, a manera de mosquete hecho de papel, de los que hacen los muchachos la pascua del Espíritu Santo; y, encendida por la una parte dél, por la otra chupan o sorben o reciben con el resuello para adentro aquel humo, con el cual adormecen las carnes y casi emborrachan.Junto a pasajes como el anterior, con apasionadas descripciones del Nuevo Mundo, Bartolomé de las Casas reflexiona sobre la Conquista y sus secuelas.Desde entonces el genocidio fue la idea de referencia a la hora de pensar en la experiencia americana.Brevísima relación de la destrucción de las Indias sufrió en 1660 la condena del Tribunal de la Inquisición. Se le consideró un libro pernicioso para el justo prestigio nacional.El alegato de Bartolomé de las Casas cuestionó de manera incisiva y explícita los métodos, los procedimientos y las acciones violentas de la conquista española. Condenó también formas encubiertas de la esclavitud como las encomiendas. Denunció, además, el exterminio masivo de la población indígena, así como también alertó de los desastrosos efectos ecológicos sobre la naturaleza americana.

A Brief Account of the Destruction of the Indies; Or, a faithful NARRATIVE OF THE Horrid and Unexampled Massacres, Butcheries, and all manner of Cruelties, that Hell and Malice could invent, committed by the Popish Spanish Party on the inhabitants of West-India, TOGETHER With the Devastations of several Kingdoms in America by Fire and Sword, for the space of Forty and Two Years, from the time of its first Discovery by them. "", has been considered a very important part of the human history, but is currently not available in printed formats. Hence so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format so that it is never forgotten and always remembered by the present and future generations. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work and hence the text is clear and readable. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed.

Bartolomé de las Casas (11 November 1484 - 18 July 1566) was a 16th-century Spanish landowner, friar, priest, and bishop, famed as a historian and social reformer. He arrived in Hispaniola as a layman then became a Dominican friar and priest. He was appointed as the first resident Bishop of Chiapas, and the first officially appointed "Protector of the Indians". His extensive writings, the most famous being A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies and Historia de Las Indias, chronicle the first decades of colonization of the West Indies. He described the atrocities committed by the colonizers against the indigenous peoples.

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Written in 1542 and first published in 1552, "A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies" by Bartolome de Las Casas, a Dominican friar, is a moving and shocking account of the atrocities and mistreatment suffered by the indigenous people of South America under Spanish colonial rule. Bartolome de Las Casas, believed to have been born in 1484, immigrated to the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean from Spain in 1502 with his father and was ordained as a priest in 1510. His work with the Church gave him a startling glimpse into the cruelty and inhumanity that the native peoples were subjected to by the powerful Spaniards. Bartolome de Las Casas was determined to advocate for these oppressed people and traveled back and forth between Spain and the New World several times to bring the plight of the indigenous peoples to the attention of the King. Bartolome de Las Casas documented the ravages of the disease and greed the Spanish brought with them across the sea. "A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies" is an important and remarkable work, as well as the earliest documentation of a concerted effort to advocate for better and more humane treatment of the native people of the New World. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper.

Frontmatter -- Préface -- Avertissement Du Traducteur -- Très Brève Relation Sur La Destruction Des Indes, Rédigée Par L'évêque. Don Fray Bartolomé De Las Casas, Ou Casaus De L'ordre De Saint Dominique Année 1552 -- Sujet Du Présent Abrégé -- Préface De L'évêque Don Fray Bartolomé De Las Casas, Ou Casaus Adressée Au Très Haut Et Très Puissant Seigneur Philippe, Prince Des Espagnes, Notre Seigneur -- Très Brève Relation Sur La Destruction Des Indes -- Les Trente Propositions Très Juridiques -- Avant-Propos De L'évêque Don Fray Bartolomé De Las Casas, Ou Casaus Adressé Aux Très Puissants Et Très Chrétiens Seigneurs Du Conseil Royal Des Indes -- Les Trente Propositions -- Table Des Matières -- Archontes -- Backmatter

Bartolomé's eye-opening account of Spanish colonialism in the early to mid-16th century has for centuries been a pivotal source on the topic.Following the discovery of the Americas by Christopher Columbus in 1497, a great interest in the new and virgin lands was sparked in Europe. Spain, eager to capitalise on the great resources and wealth present, sent successive fleets of vessels to the Caribbean to set up colonial outposts as footholds in the new continent. Despite being small in number, the Spanish colonists had superior arms and were able to forcibly subdue the native populations. Murder, rape and other atrocities were commonplace in the process, with many natives afterwards becoming enslaved. While wealth was amassed, the moral depravity involved would appal the socially conscious at home.For his part, Las Casas would assume place as a dogged defender of West Indian peoples, putting pressure on the Spanish court to enact laws protecting native welfare.

Bartolomé's eye-opening account of Spanish colonialism in the early to mid-16th century has for centuries been a pivotal source on the topic.Following the discovery of the Americas by Christopher Columbus in 1497, a great interest in the new and virgin lands was sparked in Europe. Spain, eager to capitalise on the great resources and wealth present, sent successive fleets of vessels to the Caribbean to set up colonial outposts as footholds in the new continent. Despite being small in number, the Spanish colonists had superior arms and were able to forcibly subdue the native populations. Murder, rape and other atrocities were commonplace in the process, with many natives afterwards becoming enslaved. While wealth was amassed, the moral depravity involved would appal the socially conscious at home.For his part, Las Casas would assume place as a dogged defender of West Indian peoples, putting pressure on the Spanish court to enact laws protecting native welfare.

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