"Las Casas: Apostle to the Indians" - a book written by Alice J. Knight, reveals the life and activities of a man who became a symbol of the struggle for the rights of Indians during the era of the conquest of America. Bartolomeo de Las Casas is a priest, missionary, lawyer and human rights defender who testified about the cruelty and abuse suffered by the local peoples at the hands of the European conquerors. The book "Las Casas: Apostle of the Indies" helps to better understand the tragic pages of the history of colonialism and emphasizes the relevance of the struggle for human rights to this day.