A Brief Account of the Destruction of the Indies
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4.4 • 10 Ratings
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Publisher Description
One of the stated purposes for writing the account is his fear of Spain coming under divine punishment and his concern for the souls of the Native Peoples. The account is one of the first attempts by a Spanish writer of the colonial era to depict examples of unfair treatment that indigenous people endured in the early stages of the Spanish conquest of the Greater Antilles, particularly the island of Hispaniola.
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A brief account of the destruction of the Indies
This is an eye opening record of the atrocities carried out by Columbus and his crew, and should be required high school reading in every state. The savagery described in these pages is reason to cease the celebration of Columbus Day and replace it with Indigenous Peoples Day. Our glossing over of uncomfortable history in our schools needs to end. Only truth can set us on the path to freedom for all people
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