Bartolomé de las Casas

GPTKB entity

Properties (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historian
priest
missionary
gptkbp:advocatesFor abolition of slavery
peaceful coexistence
the encomienda system
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Spanish_colonization_of_the_Americas
gptkbp:birthDate 1484
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Sevilla,_Spain
gptkbp:contributedTo debate on colonization ethics
gptkbp:deathDate 1566
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Madrid,_Spain
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bartolomé de las Casas
gptkbp:influenced human rights advocacy
gptkbp:inspiration later reformers
gptkbp:isChallengedBy forced conversion
gptkbp:isCriticizedFor contemporary colonists
gptkbp:isInfluencedBy gptkb:Franciscan_order
gptkbp:isInvolvedIn land_disputes_in_the_Americas
gptkbp:isKnownFor his writings on indigenous rights
gptkbp:isRecognizedFor protector_of_the_Indians
gptkbp:knownFor advocacy for the rights of indigenous peoples
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Spanish
gptkbp:notableWork Historia de las Indias
gptkbp:occupation theologian
gptkbp:participatedIn gptkb:Council_of_Valladolid
gptkbp:promoted Christianity_among_indigenous_peoples
gptkbp:publishedBy Apologética_historia_de_las_Indias
gptkbp:religion Catholicism
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:bishop_of_Chiapas
gptkbp:wasA gptkb:philosopher
author
historical figure
scholar
social reformer
activist
public figure
Dominican friar
historical advocate
early human rights advocate
advocate for indigenous peoples' rights
gptkbp:wasEducatedAt gptkb:University_of_Salamanca
gptkbp:wasPartOf Spanish_court_debates
gptkbp:wrote A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies