Bartolomé de las Casas vs John Calvin
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Compare the life timelines of Bartolomé de las Casas (1484–1566) and John Calvin (1509–1564) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 55 years, from 1509 to 1564.
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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
John Calvin (1509–1564)
- — Born in Noyon, Picardy, France Verified
- — Studied at the University of Paris Verified
- — Studied law at Orleans and Bourges Verified
- — Experienced a religious conversion and broke with the Catholic Church Verified
- — Published the first edition of the Institutes of the Christian Religion Verified
- — Expelled from Geneva and ministered in Strasbourg Verified
- — Married Idelette de Bure Verified
- — Returned to Geneva and instituted the Ecclesiastical Ordinances Verified
- — Founded the Geneva Academy Verified
- — Died in Geneva Verified