page_title: Bartolomé de Las Casas
hierarchical_section_title: Bartolomé de Las Casas
caption_attribution_description: Portrait of Bartolomé de Las Casas (c.1484 - 1566)
context_page_description: Bartolomé de Las Casas, known as the Apostle of the Indies, was a 16th century Spanish priest and writer, and the first Bishop of Chiapas, Mexico. Las Casas was the Dominican priest who condemned the treatment of Indians in the Spanish empire. His widely disseminated 'History of the Indies' helped to establish the Black Legend of Spanish cruelty.
context_section_description: Bartolomé de Las Casas (1484 – 1566), known as the Apostle of the Indies, was a 16th century Spanish priest and writer, and the first Bishop of Chiapas, Mexico. Las Casas was the Dominican priest who condemned the treatment of Indians in the Spanish empire. His widely disseminated 'History of the Indies' helped to establish the Black Legend of Spanish cruelty.
caption: Bartolomé de Las Casas
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