Introduction

Only deep conviction allows one to oppose that which you once stood for. No doubt this is where the expression "Poacher turned gamekeeper" comes from. He was raised in a culture of Spanish Colonization, where to oppress, pillage and destroy were the norm. The basic philosophy was to make any invaded nation their subjects. The conquered has to learn the language, dress as Spaniards and convert to Catholicism, or die.

Bartholomew de las Casas is the true father of the human rights movement. First being part of the "evil" to becoming its strongest opponent.