Bartolomé de las Casas
Spanish clergyman and writer
Bartolomé de las Casas, OP was a Spanish clergyman, writer, and activist best known for his work as a historian and social reformer. He arrived in Hispaniola as a layman, then became a Dominican friar. Wikipedia
Born: November 11, 1484, Seville, Spain
Died: July 18, 1566 (age 81 years), Basílica of Nuestra Señora de Atocha, Madrid, Spain
Nationality: Spanish
Parents: Isabel de Sosa and Pedro de las Casas
Ordination: 1510