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Bartolomé de las Casas
Born: 1484
Died: July 18, 1566 (aged 82)
Bio: Bartolomé de las Casas was a 16th-century Spanish historian, social reformer and Dominican friar. He became the first resident Bishop of Chiapas, and the first officially appointed "Protector of the Indians".
Known for:
- History of the Indies
- In defense of the Indians