Wann starb Bartolome de las Casas?
18. Juli 1566
Bartolomé de Las Casas/Sterbedatum
Was kritisierte Bartolomé de las Casas?
Las Casas hielt sich ab 1502 zunächst als Kolonist in den neuen spanischen Besitzungen in Amerika auf und wurde ab 1514 einer der schärfsten und meistbeachteten Kritiker der Conquista sowie Streiter für die Situation der Indios in den eroberten Gebieten. Er wurde auch als „Apostel der Indianer“ bezeichnet.
Who was Bartolome de las Casas and what did he do?
Bartolomé de Las Casas, (born 1474 or 1484, Sevilla?, Spain—died July 1566, Madrid), early Spanish historian and Dominican missionary who was the first to expose the oppression of indigenous peoples by Europeans in the Americas and to call for the abolition of slavery there.
When did Bartolome de las Casas meet King Ferdinand?
In the winter of 1515, King Ferdinand lay ill in Plasencia, but Las Casas was able to get a letter of introduction to the king from the Archbishop of Seville, Diego de Deza. On Christmas Eve of 1515, Las Casas met the monarch and discussed the situation in the Indies with him; the king agreed to hear him out in more detail at a later date.
Why was the Spanish government ambivalent about Las Casas?
The Spanish government in return treated Las Casas‘ pleas with ambivalence, in part because indigenous enslavement was so profitable. The government was not the only ambivalent actor. Las Casas himself changed his rhetoric over time as he and his argument matured.
Why did Juan de las Casas return to Spain?
The rigorous enforcement of his regulations led to vehement opposition on the part of the Spanish faithful during Lent of 1545 and forced Las Casas to establish a council of bishops to assist him in his task. But soon his uncompromisingly pro-Indian position alienated his colleagues, and in 1547 he returned to Spain.