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[1st ed.]. |
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x, 209 pages portrait 19 cm |
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Borzoi books on Latin America |
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Borzoi books on Latin America.
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| Contents |
Historian; the History of the Indies: Prologue: Why he wrote History. A portrait of Columbus. The verdict of Salamanca. San Salvador. Reception in Barcelona. The conquest of Cuba. Magellan and his globe. The character of Cortes. -- Autobiographer; autobiography in the History of the Indies: "Are not the Indians men?" The conversion of Las Casas. First battles at court. Black slaves in the New World. Las Casas joins the Dominicans. -- Anthropologist; the Apologetic history: The rationality of the American Indian. A description of Cuba. The ill effects of sadness and fear. Indian houses, featherwork, and silverwork. The marketplace of Mexico City. A volcano in Nicaragua. The meanings of "barbarous." -- Political thinker, memorials and treatises: A New World utopia. The "Only method" of converting the Indians. A "Very brief account" of Spanish cruelty. Abolish the encomienda! The duty of reparation. A defense of human sacrifice. The restoration of the Indies. A declaration of human rights. -- Bibliography (p. [203]-206). |
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Historian; the History of the Indies: Prologue: Why he wrote History. A portrait of Columbus. The verdict of Salamanca. San Salvador. Reception in Barcelona. The conquest of Cuba. Magellan and his globe. The character of Cortes.--Autobiographer; autobiography in the History of the Indies: "Are not the Indians men?" The conversion of Las Casas. First battles at court. Black slaves in the New World. Las Casas joins the Dominicans.--Anthropologist; the Apologetic history: The rationality of the American Indian. A description of Cuba. The ill effects of sadness and fear. Indian houses, featherwork, and silverwork. The marketplace of Mexico City. A volcano in Nicaragua. The meanings of "barbarous."--Political thinker, memorials and treatises: A New World utopia. The "Only method" of converting the Indians. A "Very brief account" of Spanish cruelty. Abolish the encomienda! The duty of reparation. A defense of human sacrifice. The restoration of the Indies. A declaration of human rights.--Bibliography (p. [203]-206). |
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America -- Discovery and exploration -- Spanish.
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Indians, Treatment of -- Latin America.
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Spain -- Colonies -- America.
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Discoveries in geography -- Spanish.
(OCoLC)fst01695187
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Indians, Treatment of. (OCoLC)fst00970120
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Spanish colonies. (OCoLC)fst01930866
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America. (OCoLC)fst01239786
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Latin America. (OCoLC)fst01245945
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| Added Author |
Sanderlin, George, 1915-2016 editor.
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| ISBN |
039446978X |
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9780394469782 |
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0394315375 (text ed.) |
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9780394315379 (text ed.) |
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