Bartolomé de las Casas

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Bartolomé de las Casas was a 16th-century Spanish Dominican friar and historian renowned for his advocacy for the rights and humane treatment of Indigenous peoples in the Americas.

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Bartolomé de las Casas canonical 11
Fray Bartolomé de las Casas 1

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instanceOf Catholic priest
Dominican friar
Spanish writer
advocate for Indigenous rights
historian
human
missionary
social reformer
advocatedFor abolition of Indigenous slavery
birthName Bartolomé de las Casas self-link
countryOfCitizenship Crown of Castile
Spain
dateOfBirth 1484
dateOfDeath 1566-07-18
describedAs Protector of the Indians
educatedAt University of Salamanca
endTime 1547
era 16th century
Spanish colonization of the Americas
influenced early international human rights discourse
later abolitionist movements
knownFor critique of Spanish colonial abuses
defense of Indigenous peoples of the Americas
early advocacy of human rights
languageOfWorkOrName Spanish
memberOf Dominican friars
surface form: Dominican Order

Order of Preachers
movement School of Salamanca
name Bartolomé de las Casas self-link
nativeLanguage Spanish
notableWork Apología by Bartolomé de las Casas
surface form: A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies

Brevísima relación de la destrucción de las Indias
Historia de las Indias
occupation bishop
friar
historian
missionary
theologian
writer
opponentInDebate Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda
opposed encomienda system
participatedIn Valladolid debate
placeOfBirth Crown of Castile
Seville
placeOfDeath Madrid
Spain
positionHeld Bishop of Chiapas
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholicism
sexOrGender male
startTime 1544

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New Laws of 1542 influencedBy Bartolomé de las Casas
Valladolid debate hasParticipant Bartolomé de las Casas
Valladolid debate hasProponent Bartolomé de las Casas
Order of Preachers notableMember Bartolomé de las Casas
Padre Las Casas namedAfter Bartolomé de las Casas
Bartolomé de las Casas name Bartolomé de las Casas self-link
Bartolomé de las Casas birthName Bartolomé de las Casas self-link
encomenderos in the Americas criticizedBy Bartolomé de las Casas
Alta Verapaz Department hasMunicipality Bartolomé de las Casas
this entity surface form: Fray Bartolomé de las Casas
Apología by Bartolomé de las Casas author Bartolomé de las Casas
subject surface form: Apología
Democrates Secundus by Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda criticizedBy Bartolomé de las Casas
subject surface form: Democrates Secundus
Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda opposedBy Bartolomé de las Casas