Bartolomé de las Casas in History
Toward an Understanding of the Man and His Work
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2801112 |
|---|---|
| Authors | José A Fernández-Santamaría (California State College, Hayward), Juan Friede, Benjamin Keen |
| Year | 1973 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 122 |
| Publication date | 1973-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Hispanic American Historical Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0018-2168 • E-ISSN: 1527-1900 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2512534 |
| OpenAlex | W4241224077 |
| Language | ES |
| Citations received | 7 |
A controversial figure in his own day (1474-1566), Las Casas might well be the New World's first political activist. Championing the cause of the in Overseas Spain, Las Casas threw his heart, soul, and fortune into a highly volatile movement. He became the Protector of the Indians and devoted fifty years to the destruction of Indian slavery. Friede and Keen's collection of essays increases the understanding of the man and his work by presenting English translations of the findings of leading modern European and Latin American specialists on Las Casas
Art · Geography · Humanities · Work (physics · Architecture and Art History Studies · Engineering · Historical Art and Architecture Studies · History · Latin American history and culture
| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,2 |
| Citation span | 1991 - 2013 (23) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |