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Fray Bartolomé de las Casas bishop: The miserable condition of the Indian nations and the right of the church

1990; Volume: 22; Issue: 35/36 Linguagem: Inglês

10.36901/allpanchis.v22i35/36.883

2708-8960

Carlos Sempat Assadourian,

Historical Studies in Central America

In the Appendix I transcribe two documents, which to my knowledge have not been published or extensively exploited by modern historical research. They correspond to the meeting held in the city of Gracias a Dios, in 1545, by Francisco Marroquín, bishop of Guatemala, and the Dominicans Bartolomé de las Casas, bishop of Chiapa, and Antonio de Valdivieso, bishop-elect of Nicaragua. The first document is a petition and requirement presented by the three prelates to the Audiencia de los Confines on October 19.