Atahualpa vs Bartolomé de las Casas
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Compare the life timelines of Atahualpa (1502–1533) and Bartolomé de las Casas (1484–1566) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 31 years, from 1502 to 1533.
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Atahualpa (1502–1533)
- — Born a son of the Inca emperor Huayna Capac Verified
- — Accompanied his father on campaigns in the northern empire
- — Death of Huayna Capac left the succession divided Verified
- — Fought the Inca civil war against his half-brother Huáscar Verified
- — Won the civil war after his generals captured Huáscar Verified
- — Offered and paid an enormous ransom of gold and silver Verified
- — Captured by Francisco Pizarro's forces at Cajamarca Verified
- — Ordered the death of the captive Huáscar
- — Executed by the Spanish at Cajamarca Verified
Bartolomé de las Casas (1484–1566)
- — Born in Seville, Spain Verified
- — Emigrated to Hispaniola in the expedition of Nicolás de Ovando Verified
- — Ordained a priest, among the first ordinations in the Americas Verified
- — Renounced his encomienda and began advocating for Indigenous peoples Verified
- — Entered the Dominican Order Verified
- — Wrote A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies Verified
- — Helped secure passage of the New Laws limiting the encomienda system Verified
- — Consecrated Bishop of Chiapas Verified
- — Debated Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda at Valladolid on the treatment of Indigenous peoples Verified
- — Died in Madrid, Spain Verified