Answer to Question #306826 in History for Diyar

Question

Explain Bartolomé de Las Casas’s account of the encounters between the Spaniards and indigenous peoples.

Answer 1

There was brutal exploitation of the native Americans and Bartolome was writing to have new laws to prevent the exploitation. The Spaniards had assaulted innocent sheeps and that it was unjustified. In conclis the Spaniards were repressive and exploitative to the natives.