Las Casas (English spelling) Bartolomé de Las Casas

Japanese: ラス・カサス(英語表記)Bartolomé de Las Casas
Las Casas (English spelling) Bartolomé de Las Casas
1474?-1566
Spanish priest and historian. He worked tirelessly to protect the freedom and right to live of the Indians. In 1502, he traveled to the Caribbean island of Hispaniola as a missionary. While working to convert the Indians, he also participated in the conquest as a military priest, and as a reward he received an encomienda (an allotment of Indians) in Cibao, Hispaniola. He later moved to Cuba, where he also received an encomienda. According to his own words, during this period he devoted himself to the pursuit of worldly interests rather than missionary work. In June 1514, while preparing a mass for Governor Diego Velázquez, he noticed the injustice being inflicted on the Indians, and freed the Indians in his encomienda.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
1474?‐1566
スペイン人聖職者,歴史家。インディオの自由と生存権を守るために精力的に活動した。1502年カリブ海のイスパニオラ島へ伝道師として渡る。インディオの改宗に従事する一方,従軍司祭として征服に参加し,褒賞としてイスパニオラ島のシバオでインディオの割当て(エンコミエンダ)を受けた。のちキューバ島へ移り,同島でもエンコミエンダを受領し,彼自身の言によると,この時期,布教活動より世俗的利益の追求に専念した。14年6月,総督ディエゴ・ベラスケスより依頼されたミサの準備中,インディオに加えられている不正に気づき,自己のエンコミエンダのインディオを解放。

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