Bartolomé de las Casas : great prophet of the Americas / Paul S. Vickery. [electronic resource]

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Vickery, Paul S.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Casas, Bartolomé de las, 1484-1566.
• Explorers--America--Biography.
• Explorers--Spain--Biography.
• Missionaries--America--Biography.
• Missionaries--Spain--Biography.
• Indians, Treatment of.
• America--Discovery and exploration--Spanish.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vi, 205 p. ) ill. ;

Place of Publication:

New York : Paulist Press, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Contents:

• Introduction
• Las Casas and his milieu (1484-1514)
• Spain's legal and moral dilemma
• Francisco de Vitoria and the salamancan school
• The monarchy responds
• Amazing piece of sophistry
• The early years of Las Casas
• Noble Indians, or dirty dogs?
• A greater sin than the killing of insects
• The laws of Burgos
• The darkness turns to light (1514-16)
• The process of conversion begins
• The prophetic period begins
• The ministry begins (1514-22)
• The prophetic style : challenge and remedios
• Las Casas and slavery
• The failure at Cumaná
• The message is refined and deepened (1523-42)
• The Enriquillo incident
• From land of war to land of peace
• Las Casas as bishop and beyond (1542-63)
• Back in the new world
• In defense of the Indians
• Later works of Las Casas
• The climax of Las Casas' message (1564)
• Conclusion.

Notes:

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-199) and index.
• Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

ISBN:

1-61643-184-9