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Summary Of Bartolome De Las Casas
The author I admire most is Bartolome De las Casas, because he went against the consensus of the Spaniards and defended the Native Americans. In the final paragraph of the reading, De las Casas states “The Indians will embrace the teachings of the gospel, as I well know…” (De Las Casas 2010) . This leads me to believe he actually spent time getting to know them as people. He took the time to learn about their art, music, government and other aspects of their lives. I believe he honestly wanted to help the Native Americans. The author I admire least is Don Juan de Onate. I’m not sure why the Pueblo Indians killed Onate’s second in command and his soldiers, but going by Onate’s behavior, I assume they weren’t very nice. The Pueblos were trying
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