Painting of Bartolomé de las Casas with Native Americans

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Native American Slavery in Latin America

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Title

Painting of Bartolomé de las Casas with Native Americans

Subject

Fray Bartolomé de las Casas, "Protector of the Indians." Las Casas was a Spanish Catholic priest who advocated against Native American slavery after witnessing the atrocities that the Spanish conquistadors committed.

Description

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f2/F%C3%A9lix_Parra_-_Fray_Bartolom%C3%A9_de_las_Casas_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg

Creator

Félix Parra

Date

1875

Files

Félix_Parra_-_Fray_Bartolomé_de_las_Casas_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg

Citation

Félix Parra, “Painting of Bartolomé de las Casas with Native Americans,” Native History Project, accessed June 29, 2024, https://native-history.sites.grinnell.edu/items/show/154.