The Destruction of the Indies, Etc.
October 16, 2025 - 5:13am — Kfmiller
Bartolomé de las Casas (1484-1566) was a Spanish Dominican friar who, shocked by human rights violations he saw in Central and South America, spent most of his life in an unpopular struggle for better conditions for indigenous and enslaved people in the New World. One of his major works, A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies, helped lead to reform in how these people were treated. His life still provides an example of Catholic social teaching in action, and shows the need for us to stand up today for defenseless victims at all stages of life.
Instrumentation: Voice, guitar, bass
Duration: 1’
E♭m D♭
How much was too much?
F E♭m F A♭ E♭m D♭ A♭ E♭m
How man y times did you look away before you could n’t?
E♭m D♭
Enslaved and butchered
F E♭m F A♭ E♭m D♭ A♭ E♭m
Si lent vic tims waiting for someone to stand up for them
G♭maj7 B♭m7
How did so many just look away?
G♭maj7 B♭m7
How did so many just look away?
G♭maj7 B♭m7
How do so many just look away?
E♭m
Even now
E♭m D♭
I hear your spirit
F E♭m F A♭ E♭m D♭ A♭ E♭m
Cry ing out for today’s brutalized and it’s still lone ly
(sheet music attached)
MP3 Music Playlist:
- Destruction of the Indies.mp3
Instrumentation: Voice, guitar, bass
Duration: 1’
E♭m D♭
How much was too much?
F E♭m F A♭ E♭m D♭ A♭ E♭m
How man y times did you look away before you could n’t?
E♭m D♭
Enslaved and butchered
F E♭m F A♭ E♭m D♭ A♭ E♭m
Si lent vic tims waiting for someone to stand up for them
G♭maj7 B♭m7
How did so many just look away?
G♭maj7 B♭m7
How did so many just look away?
G♭maj7 B♭m7
How do so many just look away?
E♭m
Even now
E♭m D♭
I hear your spirit
F E♭m F A♭ E♭m D♭ A♭ E♭m
Cry ing out for today’s brutalized and it’s still lone ly
(sheet music attached)
| Attachment | Size |
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| The_Destruction_of_the_Indies,_etc..pdf | 458.92 KB |
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