The authors give a very well description Columbus describes how the people living on the island literally had nothing. Las Casa described how their island the indigenous people inhabiting land were exterminated and tortured. It was 1493, they were sent out to survive and live, only they didn’t know how, which Columbus and Las Casa described in detail. Las Casa may have given detail; however, he was a little bit harsh in description. The truth at time can never be kind, Las Casa explains on how they are different 49 years later in 1542. Both describe that how the times are tough for them lost sheep, needing to be taken in by the Sheppard. Columbus describes them as people with undying kindness, the humble and the meek. Giving meaning to the phrase “the meek shall inherit the earth”. They looked up to him as a saving angel considering how Columbus had offered the necessities they had needed. Even thought them how to govern themselves and to survive on the island, However Las Casa is completely …show more content…
Las Casa had described something similar to a pack of wolves bringing them to doom 49 years later. That was because they had meekness that their enemies can take advantage of. He and his people literally unleashed hell to them. The top rank the king who was forced to see a Christian officer defile his wife. That was how the reign of terror started it continued when they tried to fight back. Only it ended harshly when the Christians had came with horses and swords war had lost its meaning. Las Casa describes in writing the cruelty was unleashed to the Indigenous people, their children and babies were snatched and thrown into the waters. There were victims who were either burned alive tied to straw and set on fire. Others had their hands cut off and were hanged by their necks the ones who have survived were put into slavery. They were placed in thirteen a reminder of their redeemer and his twelve