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Amerindian Resistance "When one looks back over human existence, it is very evident that all cultures have developed through an initial resistance against adaptation to the reality in which they find themselves." (Beatrice Hinkle) It is obvious that in Las Casas' book, Amerindians are constantly undermined and are made to appear as innocent children that are unable and unwilling to defend themselves. It is true that throughout the European conquest Amerindians did not aggressively resist, …

…fell victims to the ever old saying "Survival of the Fittest". Although Las Casas might have exaggerated a bit using a repetitive theme to put across his point, his general idea was accurate. Amerindians did not generally aggressively resist the conquest or European efforts to take over their land and exploit their work. They adapted by taking up and embracing European culture little by little, so that the few of them that remained would survive.