I found very interesting that F. Philips begins by describing the innocence and vulnerability of the inhabitants of the West Indies as well as the massacres committed by the Spaniards. Then he suggests that the English men should interfere in the matters of these nations because it was widely known that a captain of Henry VII discovered these lands first. In order to enforce his views to the Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell, he recalls the negligence of former English kings. Philips not only present the "conquistadores, and Jesuits as the ones enslaving and butchering the Indians but the whole Spanish nation. The author seems to imply not only concern on the fate of the Indians but also economic and political interest for the English.
I found very interesting that F. Philips begins by describing the innocence and vulnerability of the inhabitants of the West Indies as well as the massacres committed by the Spaniards. Then he suggests that the English men should interfere in the matters of these nations because it was widely known that a captain of Henry VII discovered these lands first. In order to enforce his views to the Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell, he recalls the negligence of former English kings. Philips not only present the "conquistadores, and Jesuits as the ones enslaving and butchering the Indians but the whole Spanish nation. The author seems to imply not only concern on the fate of the Indians but also economic and political interest for the English.
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