How did the Historia de las Indias change the colonization of the New World?
A) It helped the Spanish recognize that they needed to be ruthless in order to prevail.
B) It led Spain to improve its treatment of Indians under their rule.
C) It helped the Spanish recognize that they would not be able to prevail over the powerful empires in the New World.
D) It led the Spanish to the conquest of the Aztecs.
E) It helped the Spanish recognize that Spanish culture was vastly inferior to native culture.

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The Historia de las Indias written by Bartolomé de las Casas portrayed the harsh treatment of indigenous peoples by the Spanish colonizers. As a result, the Spanish government enacted new laws and policies to improve the treatment of indigenous people under their rule. This led to the establishment of the New Laws of 1542 which abolished the encomienda system, a form of forced labor, and granted more rights to indigenous peoples.

How Did the Historia De Las Indias Change the Colonization