"A Brief Account of the Destruction of the Indies", English for "Brevísima relación de la destrucción de las Indias" was written by <u>Bartolomé de las Casas, </u>one of the most important (if not the biggest) defenders of the indigenous people of the Americas.
He was sent to the new continent in 1516 under the title of "Protector of the Indians" but it was until 1542 when he wrote the first chronicle of his years at the "New Spain" as it was called by the conquerors. The content of this book <u>is mainly a chronic and a critic to the spanish people</u>, due to the fact that anywhere Fray Bartolomé went, he always witnessed crimes and violence against the indigenous people.
The purpose of de las Casas was to persuade the King Carlos I (Charles I of Spain) to take action on this acts of injustice and mistreatment. Even though he wrote "A Brief Account of the Destruction of the Indies" back in 1542 it wasn't until 1552 when he got to publish it was dedicated to then Prince Felipe II (Phillip II of Spain), who became King in 1556. At first, his work didn't have a great relevance but after some years he was harshly critized by the Spanish aristocracy under the argument that it was an exaggerated wording of events.
Nowadays, <u>his work is considered to be the most reliable</u> one on the social and political life of the New Spain and it's legacy acquired great importance especially during the Valladolid debate where, the new laws of 1542 abolished for the first time the slavery of indigenous people of America.
Answer:
The correct answer is <u>A) Hernando DeSoto was the first known European explorer in what is now the Southeast.</u>
<u>D: Spain founded Catholic "missions" to spread their influence in North America.</u>
<u>E) Diseases spread by the Spanish caused many American Indians to die.</u>
Explanation:
Hernando DeSoto was a celebrated Spanish explorer who worked under the Spanish crown to explore, plunder and conquer the new world. While he was not the first European to explore North America, he is widely reported as the first to reach the great Mississippi river.
He led his expeditions from modern-day Florida and moved upwards, exploring Alabama, Georgia and neighboring regions. This would rightly be described as the US Southeast today.
While he was not able to establish colonies here, he had a number of clashes with local tribes and more devastating were the diseases that his crew carried. Small pox and measles were unheard of in the new world and wherever they traveled, the diseases spread quickly.
Also, Spain used religion as a means to convert people and bring them under their sphere of influence.
In 1519 the aztecs invaded mexico. Hope it helps!!
I think the correct answer is b idk for sure tho
