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“Later, a large band of Christians mounted an attack on this native lord, butchering him along with vast numbers of his people and taking all the survivors into slavery, where they duly perished, so that today not a trace remains of what was previously a community with dominion over an area of some thirty leagues.”

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Bartolome de las Casas

Bartolomé de las Casas was a Spanish historian, theologian, and anti-slavery activist. Born on November 11, 1484, and died on July 18, 1566, he is known for his records of the suffering of the indigenous peoples of the Americas and his criticism of slavery. more

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