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Early in his writings, Bartolomé de las Casas advocated the use of which type of slaves instead of Natives?
Asian and Arab
African and white
European and Indian
None of these
Answer
Early in his writings, Bartolomé de las Casas advocated the use of African and white slaves instead of Natives, as he considered the Natives to be innocent and childlike. However, as he learned more about the horrors of the Atlantic slave trade, he began to advocate for the abolition of slavery altogether.
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