What kind of values did bartolomé de la casas demonstrate in his actions? how effective was he in improving his society?

Bartolomé de Las Casas was born in Spain, he was a historian and a Dominican missionary.

He was the first o talk about the oppression of the indigenous people, and the first who wanted the abolition of slavery, by the Europeans.

Even if his work was a influence for other works, he failed to stay the progressive enslavement.

The Brevísima relación de la destrucción de las Indias (A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies) had an immediate impact in Spain. The polemic was likely a key factor in King Charles I’s decision to issue the “New Laws” in 1542.

“the iliad” (gr: “iliás”) is an epic poem by the ancient greek poet homer, which recounts some of the significant events of the final weeks of the trojan war and the greek siege of the city of troy (which was also known as ilion, ilios or ilium in ancient times).