An Account, Much Abbreviated, of the Destruction of the Indies: And Related Texts
Franciscan friar Bartolomé de las Casas witnessed the terrible depredations visited by Spanish colonialism upon the lands and the indigenous people of the Americas and denounced them in no uncertain terms in this text, considered by many to be one of the most important challenges to hegemonic narratives of colonial "civilization" in the Americas. Translator Hurley (English, U. of Puerto Rico) has attempted to preserve the original flavor of the work by allowing himself no words not available...
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AcknowledgmentsThe Indies in Las Casas' TimeIntroductionA Note on the Text and the TranslationSome Earlier English Translations of Bartolome de las Casas': Brevisima relacion de la destruicion de las IndiasAn Account, Much Abbreviated, of the Destruction of the Indies1Argument of the Present Epitome1Presentation2[An Introduction to the Relation]4On the Island Hispaniola8On the Kingdoms That Once Were to Be Found upon the Island of Hispaniola12On the Two Islands of San Juan and Jamaica17On the Island of Cuba18On Terra Firma21On the Province of Nicaragua25On New Spain, I28On New Spain, II30On the Province and Kingdom of Guatimala38Of New Spain and Panuco and Jalisco43On the Kingdom of Yucatan47On the Province of Santa Marta54On the Province of Cartagena57On the Coast of Pearls and on Paria and the Island of Trinidad57Of the River Yuyapari64On the Kingdom of Venezuela64On the Province of Terra Firma in the Part Called Florida69On the Rio de la Plata, or the River of Plate71On the Great Kingdoms and Great Provinces of Peru72On the New Kingdom of Granada78Testament86The Laws of Burgos (1512-1513)89New Laws of the Indies93A Treatise on the Just Causes for War against the Indians103The True History of the Conquest of Mexico107From Hernan Cortes, Cartas de relacion111Table of Weights and Measures Used in the Text121Glossary of Political and Military Terms Used in the Text123Index127
