The Spanish colonie, or Briefe chronicle of the acts and gestes of the Spaniardes in the West Indies, called the newe world, for the space of xl. yeeres: written in the Castilian tongue by the reuerend Bishop Bartholomew de las Cases or Casaus, a friar of the order of S. Dominicke. And nowe first translated into english, by M.M.S.
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- The Spanish colonie, or Briefe chronicle of the acts and gestes of the Spaniardes in the West Indies, called the newe world, for the space of xl. yeeres: written in the Castilian tongue by the reuerend Bishop Bartholomew de las Cases or Casaus, a friar of the order of S. Dominicke. And nowe first translated into english, by M.M.S.
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- Casas, Bartolomé de las, 1474-1566.
- Publication
- Imprinted at London :: [By Thomas Dawson] for William Brome,
- 1583.
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- Indians of South America -- Early works to 1800.
- Spain -- Colonies -- America -- Early works to 1800.
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"The Spanish colonie, or Briefe chronicle of the acts and gestes of the Spaniardes in the West Indies, called the newe world, for the space of xl. yeeres: written in the Castilian tongue by the reuerend Bishop Bartholomew de las Cases or Casaus, a friar of the order of S. Dominicke. And nowe first translated into english, by M.M.S." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A18098.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 21, 2024.
Contents
- title page
- To the Reader.
- The Argument of this present Summarie.
- The Prologue of the Bishop Frier Bartholomewe de las Casas or Casaus, to the most high and mightie prince, Our Lord Don Philip Prince of Spaine.
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A briefe Narration of the destruction
of the Indes, by the
Spanyardes.
- Of the Ile of hispaniola.
- The realmes which were in this Ile of Hispaniola.
- Of the two Iles S. Iohn. and Iamayca.
- Of the Ile of Cuba.
- Of the firme lande.
- Of the prouince of Nica∣ragua.
- Of newe Spayne.
- Of newe Spaine in particular.
- Of the Prouince and realme of Guatimala.
- Of newe Spaine, and Panuco, and Xalisco.
- Of the realme of Yuca∣tan.
- Of the Prouince of Saint Martha.
- Of the Prouince of Cartha∣gene.
- Of the Coaste of Perles, and of Paria, and of the Isle of the Trinitie.
- Of the riuer Yuia Pari.
- Of the realme of Ʋenes∣uela.
- Of the Prouinces of the firme lande, or quarter that is called Florida.
- Of the riuer of la Plata, that is to say, of siluer.
- Of the mightie Realmes, and large Prouinces of Peru.
- Of the newe realme of Grenado.
- The Authour his wordes farder to king Philip, then at the time of writing thereof, Prince of Spayne.
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To the Reader.
- Extract out of the second reason.
- Out of the thirde reason.
- Out of the fourth reason.
- Out of the fifth reason.
- Out of the sixt reason.
- Out of the seuenth reason.
- Out of the eight reason.
- Out of the tenth reason.
- Out of the eleuenth reason.
- Out of the 13. reason.
- Out of the said Bishop and authours protestation.
- The Prologue of Bishop Bortholo∣mewe de las Casas or Casaus, to the most mightie Lord and Prince of Spaine, Don Philip our good Lorde.
- The summe of the disputation between Fryer Bartlemewe de las Casas or Casaus, and Doctor Sepulueda.
- Doctor Sepulueda his prologue to the Lordes of the assemblie.
- The Bishoppe of Chiapa his prologue to the Lordes of the assemblie.
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Out of which replies, heere followeth the abstract
of two that stand vs in st
. - In the last and twelfth replie as followeth.
- colophon