• the Short Account is a persuasive attempt to enlist the aid of the Crown Prince of Spain in changing Spain's policy toward the inhabitants of the 'New World'.
• Las Casas certainly found this policy wrong, corrupt, and unsatisfactory-- he refers to "the unforgivable behaviour and consummate wickedness of the Spaniards" (79) without a hint of apology for his strong language.
• Las Casas is no scientist; the statistics he uses to prove his points are clearly estimates, such as when he casually tosses the phrase "teeming millions" into his conclusion (127).
• Throughout the Short Account, Las Casas maintains the natives to be "unassuming, long-suffering, unassertive, and submissive—they are without malice or guile, and are utterly faithful and obedient... never quarrelsome or belligerent or boisterous" (10). Most of the administrators of the Catholic Church at this time would have found this to be an exact description of the perfect Christian. In comparison, the......

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