Although he failed to save the indigenous peoples of the Western Indies, his efforts did result in improvement of the legal status of the natives, and in an increased colonial focus on the ethics of colonialism.
Premda nije uspio u svom pokušaju da spasi karipske domoroce, njegovi su napori urodili s nekoliko poboljšanja pravnog statusa domorodaca i povećanom osjetljivošću vlasti na etičnost kolonijalizma.