Bartolomé de las Casas vs François Rabelais
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Compare the life timelines of Bartolomé de las Casas (1484–1566) and François Rabelais (1483–1553) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 69 years, from 1484 to 1553.
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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
François Rabelais (1483–1553)
- — Born near Chinon in Touraine
- — Became a Franciscan friar at Fontenay-le-Comte Verified
- — Transferred to the Benedictine order Verified
- — Enrolled in medicine at the University of Montpellier Verified
- — Appointed physician at the Hôtel-Dieu in Lyon Verified
- — Published Pantagruel Verified
- — Published Gargantua Verified
- — Traveled to Rome with Cardinal Jean du Bellay Verified
- — Named curate of Meudon Verified
- — Died in Paris Verified