Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Figures
- Introduction
- 1 Seville and Early Modern Spain
- 2 To the Indies
- 3 The Genesis of the Black Legend
- 4 Conversion
- 5 Protector of the Indians
- 6 “Micer” Las Casas at Court Looking for Good Spanish Peasants
- 7 Las Casas the Political Animal
- 8 Catastrophe in Tierra Firme and the “Long Sleep” in Puerto Plata
- 9 Coming Out to Battle
- 10 The New Laws
- 11 Bishop of Chiapas
- 12 The Great Debate
- 13 Court Activist and Historian
- 14 The Final Fights
- Conclusion
- Epilog
- Bibliographical Essay
- Index
Index
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 November 2012
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Figures
- Introduction
- 1 Seville and Early Modern Spain
- 2 To the Indies
- 3 The Genesis of the Black Legend
- 4 Conversion
- 5 Protector of the Indians
- 6 “Micer” Las Casas at Court Looking for Good Spanish Peasants
- 7 Las Casas the Political Animal
- 8 Catastrophe in Tierra Firme and the “Long Sleep” in Puerto Plata
- 9 Coming Out to Battle
- 10 The New Laws
- 11 Bishop of Chiapas
- 12 The Great Debate
- 13 Court Activist and Historian
- 14 The Final Fights
- Conclusion
- Epilog
- Bibliographical Essay
- Index
Summary
- Type
- Chapter
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- Bartolomé de las CasasA Biography, pp. 487 - 498Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2012