Abstract
This paper studies the rhetorical strategies of Diego Velázquez’s relation letter of the conquest of Cuba and compares it with texts by Bartolomé de Las Casas that reveal the responsibility of the Spanish soldiers for the Caonao massacre.
| Translated title of the contribution | The Caonao massacre in Diego Velázquez’s relation letter: a rhetoric of exoneration |
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| Original language | Spanish |
| Pages (from-to) | 113-130 |
| Journal | Telar. Revista del Instituto Interdisciplinario de Estudios Latinoamericanos |
| Volume | 27 |
| State | Published - 2021 |
Keywords
- Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar, Bartolomé de Las Casas, Caonao, Cuba, rhetoric, law, conquest, massacre.