Bartolome de Las Casas

American literary productions Massacre in the Indies Thesis The unc bring out(a)h awakening envisi whizd by de Las Casas in his account every(prenominal)ows us to jaw what in reality happened in the Indies and put up why Columbus and early(a) explorers arent the heroes their cut out to be. presentment The discoery of the New World is represent as a fantastic time by almost all Americans on Columbus day apiece and every year. If people knew the received story about what really happened as accounted by Bartolome de Las Casas then thither would be less celebrating and recognition that we, as people, are idolizing a moody hero.The brutal awakening portrayed by de Las Casas in his account allows us to see what really happened in the Indies and prove why Columbus and other explorers arent the heroes their cut out to be. Body 1. When the Christians arrived to the Indies the Indians viewed them as people from paradise and soon found out that they were anything but that. A. Th e amount of food the Christians consumed was unbelievable. For each Christian ate as much food in mavin day as cardinal Indians in one month. B.After the Christians make there way done the villages to the nobles they acted in a way to be considered horrific. They made the rulers watch as they raped their wives with no thoughts of regret in the Christian wrap upicers minds. 2. It was not long when the Indians decided something call for to be done. They revolted against the Christians but there was no way they could match up to them because while they were using squat and arrows and tomahawks the Christians were using horses, swords and pikes.Brutal raids were implemented on all Indian villages and the Christians employ cruel and unusual punishments against them. A. Everyone from pregnant women to children was targeted by these so called Christians. B. Bets were placed by the Christians to see who could cut an Indians head off with one swing of the pike as if it were a game. C . Children were taken from their mothers and thrown by their arms and legs into rivers and off the sides of mountains. D. Indians were fire active in groups of thirteen in remembrance of Our Redeemer and His twelve Apostles. E. The hand of some Indians were cut off and tied around their necks as the Christians told them to Go now, carry the message, into the mountains to other Indians who fetch fled. F. Nobles and Chiefs were treated differently by the Christians, for they were lashed onto a grid of rods and placed on forked sticks then slowly burned in a smoulder fire. One account recalled by de Casas showed quaternary or five nobles latched onto these grids slowly being burned.Their screams were so loud that they were distressful the captains catch some Zs so he ordered them to be strangled but the constable decided to disobey his orders and instead put a stick over their tongues so that they could not scream. 3. While more Indians lives were ended with appalling deaths others were captured and moody into slaves by the Spaniards. More than two meg Indians were taken captive and were brought to the island of Puerto anti-racketeering law to do hard labor.Bartolome de Las CasasAmerican Literature Massacre in the Indies Thesis The brutal awakening portrayed by de Las Casas in his account allows us to see what really happened in the Indies and prove why Columbus and other explorers arent the heroes their cut out to be. Intro The discovery of the New World is portrayed as a wonderful time by almost all Americans on Columbus Day each and every year. If people knew the true story about what really happened as accounted by Bartolome de Las Casas then there would be less celebrating and realization that we, as people, are idolizing a false hero.The brutal awakening portrayed by de Las Casas in his account allows us to see what really happened in the Indies and prove why Columbus and other explorers arent the heroes their cut out to be. Body 1. When the Chr istians arrived to the Indies the Indians viewed them as people from Heaven and soon found out that they were anything but that. A. The amount of food the Christians consumed was unbelievable. For each Christian ate as much food in one day as thirty Indians in one month. B.After the Christians made there way through the villages to the nobles they acted in a way to be considered horrific. They made the rulers watch as they raped their wives with no thoughts of regret in the Christian officers minds. 2. It was not long when the Indians decided something needed to be done. They revolted against the Christians but there was no way they could match up to them because while they were using bow and arrows and tomahawks the Christians were using horses, swords and pikes.Brutal raids were implemented on all Indian villages and the Christians used cruel and unusual punishments against them. A. Everyone from pregnant women to children was targeted by these so called Christians. B. Bets were p laced by the Christians to see who could cut an Indians head off with one swing of the pike as if it were a game. C. Children were taken from their mothers and thrown by their arms and legs into rivers and off the sides of mountains. D. Indians were burned alive in groups of thirteen in remembrance of Our Redeemer and His twelve Apostles. E. The hands of some Indians were cut off and tied around their necks as the Christians told them to Go now, carry the message, into the mountains to other Indians who have fled. F. Nobles and Chiefs were treated differently by the Christians, for they were lashed onto a grid of rods and placed on forked sticks then slowly burned in a smoldering fire. One account recalled by de Casas showed four or five nobles latched onto these grids slowly being burned.Their screams were so loud that they were disturbing the captains sleep so he ordered them to be strangled but the constable decided to disobey his orders and instead put a stick over their tongues so that they could not scream. 3. While many Indians lives were ended with appalling deaths others were captured and turned into slaves by the Spaniards. More than two million Indians were taken captive and were brought to the island of Puerto Rico to do hard labor.