Bartolome De Las Casas Dbq Analysis

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Throughout history, problems emerged that individuals wanted to address. Bartolome de las Casas took different actions to address the problems . Bartolome de las Casas was a Spanish historian , an explorer and a social reformer who lived during the Age of Exploration . Bartolome had to address many problems . A major problem Bartolome had to address was when the Spaniards raided the Indian communities. The Spaniards took captives and the Indians were oppressed . The "Encomienda System" gave the Spaniards the right to force Native American and Indians to work for them . According to Document 1 , "when the Spaniards started to arrive in larger groups, the need for labor became more pressing ." This shows that the Indians were obligated

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