Indies

While a large distance may separate Carolina and the West Indies these two places could be said to be exactly identical in the 18th century. Places in the West Indies quickly found a quick production in sugar that translated to large amounts of wealth. However the need for land was not suitable on the West Indie islands. In an effort to attempt to find more land the elite planters made way to America to try to create a new colony but of similar taste as the West Indies. This system in the West Indies was the main factor as to why the Carolinas saw success and was able to be colonized the way. The West Indies system of race based slavery, large production of a crash crop, the unequal slave demographics, and harsh, but fertile environments were…

written, stories have been told, and history books often credit Columbus as the forefather of America. Columbus is arguably one of the most influential individuals in American history and his impact is still felt today. In this paper I will begin by discussing the explicit account of Columbus’s first voyage to “The Indies” in his letter to the king and queen of Spain. Then I will go into detail of the implicit meaning behind his letter and the impact it had on the following historical…

The Law of the Indies was originally the Council of Indies which was established in the early 1570s by regulations. Eventually organized in the 1680s to create the Law of Indies. The goal of the Law of the Indies was to integrate and interact of church and state society. The two societies were to coexist and support both the ecclesiastical and secular growth of the colonist in New Spain. The Spanish were able to put as far north as Santa Fe under the Law of the Indies. Under these laws as well…

Genocide of the Indies as Described by Las Casas A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies, was written by Bartolome de las Casas to attempt to stop the genocide that was being committed to the natives by his people. The book shares many episodes of acts of genocide. These acts correspond with the definition of the United Nations definition of genocide by as the U.N. themselves list the acts of, “…Killing members of the group; Causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group;…

For decades, we have fought in honor for our native land, the glorious Spanish Empire. Contrary to common belief, this is no age of destruction and crisis. It is the beginning of the Golden Age of Spain, which will reign on for eternity and never fall. While the recent New Laws are among the most controversial of discussions that this council has faced, we, as the leaders of the Indies, must unite to maintain Spain’s supreme power and undying legacy. The Council of the Indies has addressed the…

Questions about the primary source “The Devastation of the Indies: A Brief Account (1542)” by Bartolome de Las Casas. According to Las Casas, what were the effects of Spanish colonization on the native populations of the Caribbean Islands (the Indies)? As Las Casas states, the natives were a peaceable and friendly people, yet the Spaniards treated them with tremendous amounts of cruelty. Their brutal actions caused the native population to lower from an estimated three million so somewhere…

traveled across the Atlantic to the Chesapeake Bay area, the West Indies, and the area that became New England all around the same time, they formed very different kinds of society. This makes it obvious that the determining factor in the way colonial societies grow is dependent on more than just the lifestyle its settlers had in their homeland. In addition to the reasons for settlement in each area, one might also explore the obstacle settlers faced in colonization, and the practices that…

in history happened around the late 1400’s when a slightly well known man by the name of Christopher Columbus came across what is now known as North America. Columbus actually thought he had found a new and shorter route to the West Indies. When this was announced, the news spread like wildfire and it was not soon after that, other countries began to send their own explorers. It was a bright and positive time when leaders wanted to claim new land for their country. But, what of the people that…

I'll talk about the book entitled The Making of the West Indies, first published in 1960. The book is the result of the collaboration of F.R Augier, S.C Gordon, A.G Hall and M. Reckford. In the preface of the book, we learn that two of the authors went to schools in England and two others went to school in the West Indies. What is interesting is that they went to school in different places but they attended the same course of history, consequently they learned the same thing. Each of them…

The motivation for Las Casas to write A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies was to inform the king and queen of Spain about the horrific acts the Spaniards were committing in the New World. He is also writing to inform the king that if these acts do not stop that the Spaniards will be punished by God by saying “if God is to continue to watch over the Crown of Castile and ensure its future well-being and prosperity, both spiritual and temporal” then the actions of “Your Royal Highness…