Bartolme De Las Casas (jul 18, 1566 – dec 1, 1654)
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Bartolomé de las Casas was a 16th-century Spanish landowner, friar, priest, and bishop, famed as a historian and social reformer. He arrived in Hispaniola as a layman then became a Dominican friar and priest. He stood up for Native Americans and viewed them as humans and not inferior.Added to timeline:
Date:
jul 18, 1566
dec 1, 1654
~ 88 years