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Bartholomew de Las Casas lived from 1474 to 1566.  He was a Dominican monk and missionary. He was assigned to be the chaplain for the Spanish Armies during their invasion of Cuba and witnessed first-hand a horrible massacre of the native people.  As a result, he sent sensational descriptions to the Spanish government of the supposed atrocities the Conquistadors were committing against the natives.  Las Casas' reports were quite exaggerated, but they resulted in the new [[Repartamiento]]s, rules for the treatment of the natives.

Bartholomew de Las Casas lived from 1474 to 1566.  He was a Dominican monk and missionary. He was assigned to be the chaplain for the Spanish Armies during their invasion of Cuba and witnessed first-hand a horrible massacre of the native people.  As a result, he sent sensational descriptions to the Spanish government of the supposed atrocities the Conquistadors were committing against the natives.  Las Casas' reports were quite exaggerated, but they resulted in the new [[Repartamiento]]s, rules for the treatment of the natives.