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• Las Casas, Bartolomé de — born August 1474, Sevilla? died July 17, 1566, Madrid Spanish historian and missionary, called the Apostle of the Indies. He sailed on Christopher Columbus s third voyage (1498) and later became a planter on Hispaniola (1502). In 1510 he became… …   Universalium

• Las Casas, Bartoloméde — Las Ca·sas (läs käʹsəs, säs), Bartolomé de. Known as “Apostle of the Indies.” 1474 1566. Spanish missionary and historian who sought to abolish the oppression and enslavement of the native peoples in the Americas. * * * …   Universalium

• Las Casas, Bartolomé de — (c. 1475–1566)    Missionary, Bishop and Polemicist.    Las Casas was born in Seville, Spain, and was educated at the University of Salamanca. His father had accompanied Christopher Columbus on his second voyage. After he was ordained in 1510, he …   Who’s Who in Christianity

• LAS CASAS, BARTHOLOMÉ DE —    a celebrated Spanish priest, surnamed the Apostle of the Indians, born at Seville; visited the West Indies early under Columbus; took a deep interest in the natives; was grieved to see the usage they were subjected to there, as well as… …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

• Casas —     Bartolomé de las Casas     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Bartolomé de las Casas     (Originally CASAUS)     Born at Seville, probably in 1474; d. at Madrid, 1566. His family was from France and settled at Seville. He called himself Casaus during… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Apostle (Christian) — Apostle redirects here. For other uses, see Apostle (disambiguation). Twelve Apostles redirects here. For other uses, see Twelve Apostles (disambiguation). The Synaxis of the Twelve Apostles. Russian, 14th.c., Moscow Museum The term apostle is… …   Wikipedia