Las Casas is further describing plainly that the Native people died without understanding the religion that was supposed to be taught to them by reason of the Spaniards being there. Although, I am curious to better understand his meaning of whom he deemed solicitous of their Life and Soul. If he means the spaniards, does he see their Life and Souls as one of deceit and violence or if it were the Natives he was speaking of does he see that they care more for their Life and Soul rather than his religion? Also, I find it interesting that he capitalizes Life and Soul; making it seem as though he finds these to be fundamental necessities in what it means to be human.

Las Casas' description of the Native people as innocent sheep not only negates their ability to be seen as individuals with their own complex lives, but it also reminds me of the saying "to be led like sheep to the slaughter", insinuating that what the Spaniards inflicted upon them was brought on simply by the fact that they are "sheep". La Casas even further exploits this idea by implying that the slaughter is one of God's will, "qualified by the Almighty". While Las Casas may not agree with the exploitation of the Native people; he is a priest and uses God as an excuse for ill-willed intentions, which is rather blasphemous.