Bartolomé de las Casas went to the New World as a young colonist and became the fiercest critic of the conquest. Knight tells his story simply: his youth in Spain, his conversion, his failed settlement on the Pearl Coast, the opposition of colonists and officials, and his long campaign before the Spanish court on behalf of the Indians.
A short, sympathetic biography suited to younger readers and to anyone meeting Las Casas for the first time. Download the free EPUB.