Hundred Quote by Bartolome de las Casas
“Island of Hispaniola once so populous (having a population that I estimated to be more than three million), has now a population of barely two hundred persons.”
“Island of Hispaniola once so populous (having a population that I estimated to be more than three million), has now a population of barely two hundred persons.”
![“The main goal of divine Providence in [allowing] the discovery of these tribes and lands . . . is . . . the conversion and well-being of souls, and to this goal everything temporal must necessarily be subordinated and directed.” quote by Bartolome de las Casas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/469/bartolome-de-las-casas-39700_allowing_the-main-goal-of-divine-providence-in-al_2379655.jpg)
![“What we committed in the Indies stands out among the most unpardonable offenses ever committed against God and mankind and this trade [in Indian slaves] as one of the most unjust, evil, and cruel among them.” quote by Bartolome de las Casas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/e98/bartolome-de-las-casas-39700_committed_what-we-committed-in-the-indies-stands-o_2540107.jpg)
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