Bartholomé de Las Casas was the son of a Spanish merchant and the first priest to be ordained in the Americas. He traveled to Hispaniola in 1502 along with the first enslaved Africans to be transported to the continent. In Las Casas’ Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies, he advocated for easing the suffering of the indigenous people of the Americas by importing more enslaved Africans, a recommendation he eventually came to regret.
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Chapter 2: Origins of Racist Ideas
...first ship carrying enslaved Africans to the Americas arrived in Hispaniola. Aboard this ship was Bartolomé de Las Casas , an 18-year-old son of a Spanish merchant who soon became the first priest to...
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Las Casas ’ ideas gradually gained popularity, and he recorded them in A Short Account of the...
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