No more so than any man, and considerably less so than most.
Most of the accusations of hypocrisy directed towards Las Casas stems from the fact that he advocated slavery and conquest, but also advocated the fair treatment of Indians, and condemned the conquest of them.
What people fail to realize is that his views shifted pretty drastically in the middle of his life. Thus, if you look at his statements without taking that into accord, he appears very contradictory and hypocritical. He treated the Indians he came into contact with a whole lot better than most Spaniards, and was generally a pretty good guy.
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No more so than any man, and considerably less so than most.
Most of the accusations of hypocrisy directed towards Las Casas stems from the fact that he advocated slavery and conquest, but also advocated the fair treatment of Indians, and condemned the conquest of them.
What people fail to realize is that his views shifted pretty drastically in the middle of his life. Thus, if you look at his statements without taking that into accord, he appears very contradictory and hypocritical. He treated the Indians he came into contact with a whole lot better than most Spaniards, and was generally a pretty good guy.