Use the following passage from the Spanish friar Bartolome de las Casas in 1542. It describes events in the Bahama Islands after the Spanish conquest: "The native population, which once numbered some five hundred thousand, was wiped out by forcible expatriation to the island of Hispaniola, a policy adopted by the Spaniards in an endeavour to make up losses among the indigenous population of that island." Bartolome de las Casas, A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies, 1542 What inference does the passage support? (1 point) A. The island of Hispaniola served as a refugee center for native people from various areas. B. De las Casas participated in the events he described, and he wished to atone for them. C. The Spanish conquerors forced masses of natives to move from their homelands. D. Most of the population of the Bahamas was initially killed by disease or military attack.
