See the list of founding fathers
The "Apostle of the Indians," Las Casas was a Spanish missionary who sailed with Columbus' third expedition. His efforts to protect the native population from slavery and abuse led him to speak on their behalf in the Spanish courts on several occasions.
See also[]
- Bartolomé de las Casas in other games
Colonization Founding Fathers | |
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Trade | Adam Smith • Jakob Fugger • Jan de Witt • Peter Minuit • Peter Stuyvesant |
Exploration | Ferdinand Magellan • Francisco de Coronado • Henry Hudson • Hernando de Soto • Sieur de La Salle |
Military | Francis Drake • George Washington • Hernan Cortes • John Paul Jones • Paul Revere |
Political | Benjamin Franklin • Pocahontas • Simon Bolivar • Thomas Jefferson • Thomas Paine |
Religious | Bartolome de las Casas • Father Jean de Brebeuf • Juan de Sepulveda • William Brewster • William Penn |