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Bartolome de Las Casas

Bartolome de Las Casas. “Protector of the Indians”. Came to Hispanola in 1502 and helped conquer Cuba Received an encomienda He was a Catholic priest. Bartolome de Las Casas. How can a person serve God and enslave Native Americans at the same time?

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Bartolome de Las Casas

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  1. Bartolome de Las Casas “Protector of the Indians”

  2. Came to Hispanola in 1502 and helped conquer Cuba • Received an encomienda • He was a Catholic priest Bartolome de Las Casas

  3. How can a person serve God and enslave Native Americans at the same time? • By 1514, Las Casas gave up his claim to the Native Americans that worked for him • He fought for decades against the abuse of Native Americans A Moral Dilemma:

  4. Las Casas earned the title, Protector of the Indians • As a result, the Spanish king issued the New Laws of 1542 • These laws ordered the gradual freeing of all enslaved Native Americans • If someone was found guilty of mistreating Native Americans they had their encomiendas taken away Protector of the Indians

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