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title: Bartolomé de las Casas
author: Unknown Artist
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16043/bartolome-de-las-casas/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Bartolomé de las Casas

_Authored by Unknown Artist_

## Image File

[![Bartolomé de las Casas](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/16043.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/16043.png)

## Image Caption

A 16th-century portrait of the Dominican friar [Bartolomé de las Casas](https://www.worldhistory.org/Bartolome_de_las_Casas/) (1484-1566) who wrote a graphic description of the abuses of indigenous peoples going on in the New World in his *A Very Brief Recital of the Destruction of the Indies* in 1522. (General Archives of the Indies, Seville, Spain)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Artist, U. (2022, June 14). Bartolomé de las Casas. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16043/bartolome-de-las-casas/>
### Chicago
Artist, Unknown. "Bartolomé de las Casas." *World History Encyclopedia*, June 14, 2022. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16043/bartolome-de-las-casas/>.
### MLA
Artist, Unknown. "Bartolomé de las Casas." *World History Encyclopedia*, 14 Jun 2022, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16043/bartolome-de-las-casas/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fray_Bartolom%C3%A9_de_las_Casas.jpg) by [**Unknown Artist**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fray_Bartolom%C3%A9_de_las_Casas.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 14 June 2022. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.