An edition of Opening chapter of American missionary history
(1870)
Opening chapter of American missionary history.
Life of Bartholomew de Las Casas, of the Order of St. Dominic, protector-general of the Indians and first bishop of Chiapa in Mexico.
by A. Touron
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Opening chapter of American missionary history: Life of Bartholomew de las Casas, of the Order of St. Dominic, protector-general of the Indians and first Bishop of Chiapa in Mexico
1870, P. O'Shea, 27 Barclay Street
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Opening chapter of American missionary history: Life of Bartholomew de las Casas, of the Order of St. Dominic, protector-general of the Indians and first Bishop of Chiapa in Mexico
1870, P. O'Shea, 27 Barclay Street
in English
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Table of Contents
CONTENTS.
CHAPTER I.
Family of Las Casas. — His Birth. — His knowledge of the Indian Tongue. — His Voyage to America. — His career in the Island of Cuba. 9
CHAPTER II.
His Friendship for the Dominican Friars. — The Repartimientos, or Governmental System of the Colonies. — Fathers Montesino and Cordova. — Their Disputes with the Spanish Colonists respecting their injustice to the Natives. — The affair brought before King Ferdinand in Spain. — Decrees in favor of the Indians. 13
CHAPTER III.
Joy of Las Casas over the success of Montesino. — Bad faith of the Authorities in St Domingo and coldness of King Ferdinand. — Las Casas publishes the decrees himself. — Two of the Dominican Fathers depart for the Coast of Cumana where they are successful in converting the Natives. — The perfidy of a Spanish Captain exasperates the Indians and causes the death of the two Fathers. — Las Casas labors successfully among the Natives of Cuba. — Continued cruelties of the Colonists and departure of Las Casas to Spain. — He is promised an Audience.— Death of the King 37
CHAPTER IV.
Las Casas pleads for the Indians before Cardinal Ximenes. — Enforcement of the old regulations and enactment of new ones. — Commissioners appointed to go to the West Indies in order to protect the native population. — Las Casas is appointed Protector-General of the Indians. — Means are still contrived to counteract his designs and he returns to Spain, 41
CHAPTER V.
Las Casas at the Court of Charles V.— His triumphant appeal before the Emperor and the Royal Audience in favor of the Indians. — He is seconded by a Franciscan Friar and by Diego Columbus, Admiral of the Indies. — The former decrees in favor of the Indians confirmed. — Other abuses corrected. — Las Casas obtains a charter for a certain territory where he is to establish an Indian settlement according to his own plan 46
CHAPTER VI.
Further troubles on the Coast of Cumana. — Las Casas establishes a Colony there which is ruined by the imprudence of his Lieutenant in his absence 57
CHAPTER VII.
Las Casas becomes a Dominican. — Lives eight years in retirement — Becomes Prior of the Convent of St Domingo. — Goes to Spain to obtain from Charles V. regulations favorable to the Indians of Mexico and Peru recently conquered by Cortez and Pizarro. — History of the Cacique Henry 68
CHAPTER VIII.
Las Casas visits Mexico, Peru and other provinces to publish in them the decrees of the Emperor in favor of the Indians. — With some of his brother Dominicans he conquers to the faith the "Land of War". — He goes to Spain again. — Is appointed first Bishop of Chiapa. — His difficulties as Bishop. — Resigns his See. — Returns to Spain for the last time. — His controversy with Sepulveda. — His Death 86
APPENDIX.
I. Containing an extract from Irving's Life of Columbus, and showing the views of Las Casas on negro slavery 105
(I. Is the Apostolic of Pope Paul III. declaring the Indians to be capable of Christian instruction and forbidding them to be deprived of their liberty. 219
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