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Essay on An Account, Much Abbreviated, of the Destruction of the Indies
This book, written by Bartolome De Las Casas, is quite possibly one of the most graphic, blatant and outright evil accounts of what happened to the native peoples of the “new world”. ... One of the most impressive things that stands out in my mind in reading this book, is even though it is a translation, Las Casas seems to have written the book as a sort of gospel in that he has a very biblical sense about his writing. ... Yet another somewhat surprising point of interest to me is that while the book is translated, and the author himself admits to it being a “much abbreviated account”, the book in its entirety accounts for only eighty-eight pages written by Bartolome de Las Casas himself. ... 111 From Hernan Cortes, Cartas de Relacion)
Bartolome de Las Casas’ book seems to be a long written plea, to whoever will listen, telling about the great injustices to native people done at the hands of the conquistadors. ... Christopher Columbus is rarely thought of as a cruel, murderous man, but never the less De Las Casas brings to attention the horrible acts that were committed by most of the men in the same position.
Approximate Word count = 1046
Approximate Pages = 4.2
(250 words per page double spaced)
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