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Antonio de Montesinos

The colony was abandoned in October after only 3 months, and he and about 150 other survivors returned to Hispaniola.

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He was part of the first band of Dominicans to come to Hispaniola island, in September 1510, under the leadership of Pedro de Córdoba.

Christianity in the 15th century

On December 1511, the Dominican friar Antonio de Montesinos openly rebuked the Spanish authorities governing Hispaniola for their mistreatment of the American natives, telling them "... you are in mortal sin ... for the cruelty and tyranny you use in dealing with these innocent people".

History of the Marranos in England

According to Antonio de Montesinos, the Ten Tribes had been discovered in the North-American Indians, and England was the only country from which Jews were excluded.

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