Protector of the Native Americans: Bartolomé de las Casas
The 16th-century Bartolomé de las Casas dedicated the majority of his life to fighting for the Amerindian people's rights and freedom being oppressed by European colonialists.
Portraits of Liberty · Libertarianism.org
March 25, 202128m 33s
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Show Notes
Bartolomé de las Casas was only a child in 1493 when Christopher Columbus returned from the New World and passed by his hometown of Seville. Seeing the riches up for grabs, Las Casas traveled to the New World and became a wealthy landowner with multiple slaves. But through a series of revelations, Las Casas came to realize the evil of slavery and conquest. He dedicated the rest of his life to becoming one of the earliest advocates of human rights to atone for his past sins.
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