Brief Account of the Devastation of the Indies Essay

Based off of this reading, it can be put on that the conditions in the Indies during the time this text was written were not humane whatsoever. The actions of the Spaniards were very(prenominal) much barbaric, and completely contradict the religion which the Spaniards were trying so desperately to impose upon the natives of the Indies. Without having to go into detail, it is said by Bartoleme in the garner that the Spaniards would underwrite the tribe of the Indies as wild beasts, cattle, or animals. But he consequently goes back on this statement saying that in fact they toughened them less than livestock, because they at least took care of the livestock. This is a good utilisation of how barbarically the Spaniards ruled over the Natives. There was no respect for the Natives, redden though they were described as peaceful, passive, kind, and as overall decent human beings. and in the eyes of the Spaniards, the same people were seen as barbarians and savages. What makes the situation even more disturbing is that the Spaniards used the name of god to justify their pitiless actions. They saw it as their divine right to take over the Natives. Fortunately, thither were people like Bartoleme that wheel spoke out against these cruel acts. He wrote the letter describing all the acts of inhumanity towards the Natives to the King and Queen of Spain in order to take a shit rules and regulations that would regulate the actions of the Spaniards in the Indies. This alone was a substantial act of humanity.The just ironical part is that he suggests that the Spanish use African people instead of using the Natives of the Indies for labor. Unfortunately at the time, there were still stack amounts of racism, even amongst the most noble of men. Men such as Bartoleme who spoke out against cruel acts were still subject to their own racist antics. Although this wasnt very out-of-the-ordinary at the time, in todays world its despicable nonetheless. Its a very hypocritica l suggestion that he had for the King and Queen, and for that, would lose all credit for anything positive that happened to the Natives after his ideas were reinforced.