Read the passage by bartolomé de las casas.

[since new spain was discovered], great atrocities were committed against the indigenous people of the region and some were killed by members of the expedition. these so-called christians set about stealing from the people and murdering them on the pretense of settling the area. and [since that time] the great iniquities and injustices, the outrageous acts of violence and the bloody tyranny of these christians have steadily escalated.
–bartolomé de las casas

which excerpt from the passage best supports bartolomé’s argument that the spanish were not behaving as christians should?

The correct answer is B) These so-called Christians set about stealing from the people and murdering them.

The excerpt from the passage that best supports Bartolomé’s argument that the Spanish were not behaving as Christians should is "These so-called Christians set about stealing from the people and murdering them."

Bartolomé de las Casas (1484-1566) was one of the first friars that defended the Native American Indians from the atrocities and brutal practices of the Spanish conquerors. Bartolomé belonged to the Dominicans, and since he arrived in the Americas he firmly opposed the horrors and barbarism of the Spanish conquerors.  He can be considered a supporter of the Indian's rights.

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