03853ctmaa22006371a 4500 14841165 cr ||||||||||| 070503s1542 sp 000 0 spa 20251208153150.4 2007574376 (CStRLIN)DCLV07-B180 DLC dacs DLC DLC DLC Kislak MS 191 Casas, Bartolomé de las, 1484-1566. Bartolomé de las Casas statement of opinion, 1542. At head of text: Parecer de fray br.me delas Casas Parecer de fray Bartolomé de las Casas Also known as: Memorial de remedios Also known as: Letter of Bartolomé de Las Casas (1474-1566) to the Holy Roman Emperor Charles (1500-1558) 1528 5 p.; 12 in. x 8 3/16 in. Collection open for research. Statement of opinion (AMs) drafted in Spain for Charles V for presentation to the Council of the Indies. "In the four sections of the document, Las Casas reminded the junta of the need to abolish the encomienda and to incorporate Indians as free vassals of the Crown; to colonize the New World territories with farmers; to abolish indigenous slavery; and to cease armed conquests. ... that Indians be resettled and placed under the care of friars who would be charged with their evangelization through rational and peaceful methods." See David Orique, "New Discoveries about an Old Manuscript: The Date, Place of Origin, and Role of the Parecer de fray Bartolomé de las Casas in the Making of the New Laws of the Indies." Colonial Latin American Historical Review 15, 4 (2006): 419. https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/clahr/vol15/iss4/3 Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Dominican priest and champion of the rights of the indigenous peoples of the Americas; instrumental in the drafting of Charles V's New Laws of 1542. In Spanish. Provenance: Gift of Jay I. Kislak Foundation. Has previous ownership inscription in ink at center lower edge of page [1]: Phillipps MS 21242. DLC Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, 1500-1558. Consejo de Indias (Spain) Encomiendas (Latin America) Enslaved persons Emancipation Latin America. Indians Legal status, laws, etc. Slavery Latin America. Church work with Indians Catholic Church. Church work with Indians Latin America. Farmers Spain Colonization. Spain Colonies America. Latin America Colonization. Berendt, C. Hermann (Carl Hermann), 1817-1878, former owner. Phillipps, Thomas, Sir, 1792-1872, former owner. Gayangos, Pascual de, 1809-1897, former owner. H.P. Kraus (Firm), former owner. Jay I. Kislak Collection (Library of Congress) DLC Library of Congress Rare Book and Special Collections Division Jay I. Kislak Collection Washington, D.C. 20540 USA dcu (Acc. 1984.009.00.0001) Page view rbc0001 2008kislak74376 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.rbc/kislak.74376.1 Page view rbc0001 2025kislak2007574376 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.rbc/Kislak.2007574376 7 cbc orignew 2 ncip 20 y-genrareb NUCMC/kislak NUCMC/vm01 Kislak accession no.: 1984.009.00.0001 Correct date (1542 vs. 1528) provided by Kislak fellow David Orique via Arthur Dunkelman. he01 2008-11-04. he01 2007-05-07 he07 2020-07-14 TW Situational pmpull scd rbc/scd rbc/digital/kislak rbc/kislak rbc/kislakdgt