Fray Bartolomé de las Casas

GPTKB entity

Statements (26)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Christian_theology
gptkb:historians
gptkb:missionary_work
gptkbp:advocated_for encomienda system
peaceful conversion of Indigenous peoples
gptkbp:associated_with Spanish colonization of the Americas
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Sevilla,_Spain
gptkbp:born 1484
gptkbp:contributed_to debate on Indigenous rights
gptkbp:died 1566
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Fray Bartolomé de las Casas
gptkbp:influenced human rights advocacy
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Franciscan_Order
gptkbp:is_criticized_for Spanish brutality
gptkbp:known_for advocating for the rights of Indigenous peoples
gptkbp:legacy considered a pioneer of human rights
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Spanish
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:clergy
gptkbp:participated_in gptkb:Council_of_Valladolid
gptkbp:published Historia de las Indias
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Catholicism
gptkbp:served_as gptkb:bishop_of_Chiapas
gptkbp:wrote A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Yaxchilan
gptkb:Monastery_of_Santo_Domingo
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6