Los instrumentos argumentativos de la defensa lascasiana de la plena racionalidad de los indios

This work studies Bartolomé de las Casas’ main arguments that defend the full rationality of the American Indians, in which we find (1) a positive description of the American Indian Cultures; (2) a comparison of the former with the ancient Indo-European Cultures; (3) the incorporation of the American Indian Cultures into the worldview of human civilizations; (4) the demonstration of certain negative characteristics found in pagan cultures which can only be overcome through the preaching of the Gospel.