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BARTOLOMEO DE LAS CASAS.

Source :
Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient & Modern, Vol. VIII; 1/1/1896, p77-77, 1p, 1 Black and White Photograph
Publication Year :
1896

Abstract

A biography of historian and missionary Bartholomew de Las Casas is presented. He was born in 1474 in Seville, Spain and studied at the University of Salamanca, where he became interested in the natives, through a young Indian. His earliest work was written in 1542, "A Very Short Account of the Ruin of the Indies." Moreover, his main work is a "General History of Indies" from 1492-1520.

Details

Language :
English
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient & Modern, Vol. VIII
Publication Type :
Book
Accession number :
69958826