Question

Highlight evidence that supports Las Casas's claim that the Spanish abused the American Indians. Which of the following reasons did Las Casas use to support his claim? Check all that apply. (Great atrocities were committed by the Spanish. Some American Indians were killed.) American Indians stole from the Spanish. Violence against Christians had escalated.
first two are correct

Answer 1

Las Casas highlighted the atrocities committed by the Spanish against indigenous Native American groups in South America. One of the central claims in Las Casas' Devastation of the Indies focusses on the ways in which Spanish labor system led to the rapid depopulation of native populations,

Answer 2

1. Great atrocities were committed by the Spanish.

2. Some American Indians were killed.