Primary sources for the conquest of Ayiti: Bartolome de las Casas, A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies (1552) and History of the Indies (eyewitness…
Year: 1552 · Places: Ayiti
SUMMARYPrimary sources for the conquest of Ayiti: Bartolome de las Casas, A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies (1552) and History of the Indies (eyewitness insider); Columbus's journal and letters (via Las Casas's copy); Gonzalo Fernandez de Oviedo, General and Natural History of the Indies (1535; hostile witness); Peter Martyr d'Anghiera, Decades (1510s-1520s); archaeology at La Isabela, En Bas Saline (likely La Navidad, Haiti), Concepcion de la Vega; Archivo General de Indias, Seville (much digitized, PARES portal). Record.