Bartoleme de las Casas
Bartolomé de Las Casas was a Spanish missionary and historian. ... ” Las Casas was born in Seville in August 1474. ... This experience was very important for Las Casas because it encouraged him to start his labor as a defender of the natives, to improve their conditions and to abolish slavery. ... html) Even though Las Casas could not save the Indian’s life, it was another personal experience of the cruelty the Spanish had towards the Indians. ... Bartolomé never belonged to the high class, he had a humble origin and this helped him to win the affection and trust of many Indians because many of them identified with Las Casas. ... Las Casas was totally different to these people because of his origin and religious education. ... Then, on July 31,1566 Las Casas dies at the convent of Santa Maria de Atocha in Madrid. ... search=Casas%2C+Bartolome+de+las) By the time Las Casas appeared in Nicaragua, more that thirty years have passed since Columbus found America. ... When Las Casas appeared en Nicaragua, Francisco de Castañeda was the governor, but before him was Pedrarias Davila. ... Francisco de Castañedas’ rule was worst that Pedrarias’ rule; it was very corrupted and even crueler. ... Las Casas proved this by explaining that animals did not have a soul and that only humans did. ... Las Casas told the King that it would be better to bring blacks and use them as slaves, than to use the natives. ... With these statements Las Casas made King Charles ban slavery of Indians in 1526. (Narváez, Rodolfo PG 99-100) Many people think that Las Casas just freed a type of people and slaved another, but what he was really referring to was, that if Spaniards would have to pay for their slaves, they would treat them better than if they just get them for free. ... Las Casas said that more than five hundred thousand Indians died on the way to Peru and Panama. (Nicaragua en las Cronicas a de indias PG 95-96) This is a perfect example of what Las Casas was trying to say to the King, if the Spaniards instead of just asking for slaves would have had to pay for them, the Indians would have at least received some food and breaks during these trips. ... Soon after the King accepted to ban slavery, Las Casas returned to America and brought the law with him. ... After that, Las Casas started sending letters to the crown and to important people to aware them of what was really happening in The New World.