Christmas eve sermon of 1511 on just treatment of indians. Antonio montesinos and he witnessed the atrocities done to the native indians. By what right do you wage such detestable wars on these people. The most montesinos families were found in the usa in 1920. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. A reflection to aid in preparing to preach in honor of montesinos clare fichtner, op. Las casas enlightenment was not a direct result of montesinos sermon, though it surely shook his indifferent attitude. Catholic encyclopedia 19antonio montesino wikisource. Spains empire in the americas caggia social studies. In 1920 there was 1 montesinos family living in maryland. Kindle and ebooks pdf free pdf download books by this is an extensively revised edition of the standard semipopular. The collection addresses the historical context for this sermon, but also the continued relevance of montesinos today. Stephen, salamanca, where in all probability he studied.
In their biography of the friar, for instance, henry raup wagner and helen rand parish point out one of the positive outcomes of the debate. The cry for justice in the new world was first a decree of excommunication. He was the first, in 1511, to denounce publicly in america the enslavement and oppression of the. He is best remembered for a sermon delivered on december 4, 1511, in which he made a blistering attack on the colonists who had enslaved the people of the caribbean. In order to make your sins known to you i have mounted this pulpit, i who am the voice of christ crying in the wilderness of this. Tell me, by what right or justice do you hold these indians in such cruel and horrible slavery. Apr 21, 20 spanish theologian, date and place of birth unknown. In a sermon delivered in 1511, a dominican friar, antonio montesinos, denounced the mistreatment of the new world indians.
Vladimiro montesinos arequipa, 1945 militar y politico peruano. Memorias antiguas historiales y politicas del peru. Dominic and made his religious profession in the convent of st. Two hymns to use for the celebration of the 500 years of the prophetic preaching in the americas. He entered the dominican order and studied philosophy and theology in the spanish universities where he gained a reputation for sound scholarship and solid piety that made him illustrious among the savants of his time. The montesinos family name was found in the usa, and canada between 1911 and 1920. Spanish theologian, date and place of birth unknown. Montesinos is widely recognized by scholars as the first human rights leader in the americas protector of the american indigenous people and for sparking a crisis that created the first set of international laws concerning universal humanity. Libros sobre fujimori y vladimiro montesinos lecturas. This was about 20% of all the recorded montesinoss in the usa. We thank the dominican sisters in australia for these gifts. Maryland and 3 other states had the highest population of montesinos families in.