Bartolome de las Casas was born in 1474. At the age of 18 he left Spain for the New World, where he became a priest. After years of witnessing the atrocities of... » 

Bartolome de las Casas was born in 1474. At the age of 18 he left Spain for the New World, where he became a priest. After years of witnessing the atrocities of Spanish colonial policy he wrote a brief account of the destruction of the Indies in 1542. This is that account. «