Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Casas, BartolomeĢ de las, 1484-1566
Title:
The Spanish colonie, or Briefe chronicle of the acts and gestes of the Spaniardes in the West Indies, called the newe World, for the space of XL. yeeres / written in the Castilian tongue by the reuerend Bishop Bartholomew de las Casas or Casaus, a Friar of the order of S. Dominicke. And nowe first translated into English, by M. M. S.
Alternate Title(s):
Spanish colonie
Published / Created:
Imprinted at London : For William Brome, 1583.
Physical Description:
[148] p. ; 18 cm. (4to)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Running title reads: The Spanish cruelties.
Exhibition History:
Wilde Americk - Discovery and Exploration of the New World, 1500-1850 (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-09-27 - 2001-09-27)
Subject Terms:
Indians, Treatment of -- Early works to 1800. | Indians of South America -- Early works to 1800. | Spain -- Colonies -- America -- Early works to 1800. | America -- Discovery and exploration -- Spanish -- Early works to 1800. | Farmer, Richard, 1735-1797 -- Autograph (BEIN) | Pratt, W. -- Bookbinder (BAC RB)
Form/Genre:
Woodcuts.
Contributors:
Broome, William, -1591, publisher. | Dawson, Thomas, -1620, printer.