History GCSE
Bartolomé de las Casas
What Bartolomé de las Casas means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
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A Dominican friar who became a prominent advocate for indigenous rights, exposing atrocities in his writings and influencing the Crown.
Topics that use Bartolomé de las Casas
- Option P1: Key topic 3: The Spanish Empire c1528–c1555 - 2 Expansion of empire (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Economic exploitation
- Encomienda system
- Imperial expansion
- Indigenous impact
- New Laws (1542)
- Strategic settlement
- Viceroys
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