Another Face of Empire: Bartolomé de Las Casas, Indigenous Rights, and Ecclesiastical Imperialism

Daniel Castro

Published by Duke University Press 2007

Another Face of Empire

Bartolomé de Las Casas, Indigenous Rights, and Ecclesiastical Imperialism

Daniel Castro
Edited by: Walter D. Mignolo , Irene Silverblatt and Sonia Saldívar-Hull

In the series Latin America otherwise : languages, empires, nations

https://doi.org/10.1515/9780822389590

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About this book

Investigates role that Las Casas played in the evolution of Spanish imperialism and 16th century arguments about human rights, and claims that scholars have overestimated the extent to which he helped indigenous people.

Author / Editor information

Daniel Castro is Associate Professor of History at Southwestern University. He is the editor of Revolution and Revolutionaries: Guerilla Movements in Latin America.

Reviews

“Another Face of Empire incontrovertibly adds to general understanding of Bartolomé de Las Casas. Daniel Castro persuasively argues that Las Casas contributed substantially to the establishment of Spanish imperial hegemony in the Americas in the first century after the conquests.”—Franklin W. Knight, editor of Bartolomé de Las Casas’s An Account, Much Abbreviated, of the Destruction of the Indies

“Father Las Casas offered what all empires need: a sense of their own moral legitimacy. This book forthrightly unmasks the imperial gift-giver. It should be read by all colonialists and those who study human rights issues.”—Colin M. MacLachlan, John Christie Barr Distinguished Professor of History, Tulane University

“[H]istorians of Latin America will find Castro’s work to be a significant contribution to the field of postcolonial studies of the Spanish Empire. Castro’s capable revisionist brush provides insight into the ways in which the life of one man can mean so much to so many people for so many reasons.”

-- Michael Pasquier Interventions

“Daniel Castro deserves praise for the clarity and freshness of his insights on Las Casas in this book. He points out and eliminates much of the tendentiousness that so often typifies writings about the great Franciscan and thereby composes a highly useful book.”

-- John E. Kicza Renaissance Quarterly

“This is an important contribution to the literature on Las Casas. It removes the halo and sees the man within the context of his time, and looks into the motivations for his actions and positions. It simply is one of the most refreshing analyses of Las Casas to have appeared in quite some time.”

-- John F. Schwaller Bulletin of Latin American Research

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
About the Series Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
Introduction. Bartolomé de Las Casas: Savior of Indoamerica? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
One Defining and Possessing Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	17
Two American Crucible Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	40
Three Conversions, Utopias, and Ecclesiastical Imperialism Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	63
Four Theory and Praxis Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	105
Five Toward a Restoration of the Indies Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	135
Six The Legacy of Las Casas Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	150
Conclusion Bartolomé de Las Casas: A Man for All Seasons? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	177
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	187
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	215
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	229

Language: English
Publisher: Duke University Press
Pages
- Main content: 246

eBook

Published: January 24, 2007
ISBN: 9780822389590