Bartolomé de las Casas vs Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
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Compare the life timelines of Bartolomé de las Casas (1484–1566) and Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (1500–1558) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 58 years, from 1500 to 1558.
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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
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (1500–1558)
- — Born in Ghent, Flanders Verified
- — Became Lord of the Netherlands Verified
- — Proclaimed King of Spain Verified
- — Elected Holy Roman Emperor Verified
- — Presided over the Diet of Worms and confronted Martin Luther Verified
- — His forces captured Francis I at the Battle of Pavia Verified
- — Married Isabella of Portugal in Seville Verified
- — Crowned Holy Roman Emperor by the Pope in Bologna Verified
- — Abdicated his thrones Verified
- — Died at the Monastery of Yuste Verified