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Lewis Hanke (1905–1993) was a preeminent U.S. historian of colonial Latin America, and is best known for his writings on the Spanish conquest of Latin America. Hanke, along with two others, Irving A. Leonard and John T. Lanning, presented a revisionist narrative of colonial history that focused on the role of Bartolomé de las Casas, who famously advocated for the rights of Native Americans, and searched for just resolutions to the tensions between the ''conquistadores'' and the natives during the colonial period of Spanish rule. Hanke's writings documented Las Casas' work as a political activist, historian, political theorist, and anthropologist. His scholarship also uncovered evidence to support Hanke’s claim that Las Casas did not act as the sole voice of conscience during the colonial era, but actually constituted the head of what was a larger reform movement by a number of Spanish colonists to prevent "the destruction of the Indies.”〔Benjamin Keen. Lewis Hanke (1905-1993). "The Hispanic American Historical Review", Vol. 73, No. 4 (Nov. 1993), pp. 663-665 Published by: Duke University Press Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2516839〕 ==Biography== Born in 1905 in Oregon City, Oregon, Hanke received his B.S. and M.A. in history from Northwestern University. He went on to complete his Ph.D from Harvard University in 1936. He served as the first chief of the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress,〔''Handbook of Latin American Studies''. "Thank You, Lewis Hanke." Available from: http://memory.loc.gov/hlas/hanke.html (Accessed 4/13/10)〕 and headed the Hispanic Foundation until 1951. He began his teaching career at the University of Texas, then moved on to Columbia University. Hanke later joined the faculty of the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 1969, where he remained until his retirement in 1975.〔University of Massachusetts - Special Collections and University Archives. Lewis Hanke Papers 1939-1992. Available from http://www.library.umass.edu/spcoll/umarmot/?tag=history (Accessed 4/13/2010)〕 To many, Hanke is considered the father of the field of Latin American studies in the United States. He created the ''Handbook of Latin American Studies'', and that, along with his considerable historiographical achievements in Latin American history, continue to figure among the foundational works of Latin American studies research and library collections in both the U.S. and abroad.〔(''Handbook of Latin American Studies'' ). Thank You, Lewis Hanke. (Accessed April 13, 2010)〕 Hanke edited the ''Guide to the Study of US History Outside the US, 1945-1980'', and the year before his retirement, he served as the president of the American Historical Association, where he oversaw the re-writing of the AHA’s charter. Hanke died on March 26, 1993, eight days after the death of his wife, Kate Gilbert Hanke. She was "la Querida Compañera de Mi Vida." 〔(Lewis Ulysses Hanke, Obituary ), ''The Hispanic American Historical Review'', Vol. 73, No. 4 (Nov. 1993), pp. 663-665.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lewis Hanke」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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