Bartolomé de las Casas vs Leo Africanus
2 of 5 added. Type a name to add another.
Compare the life timelines of Bartolomé de las Casas (1484–1566) and Leo Africanus (1494–1554) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 60 years, from 1494 to 1554.
Verified event
Unverified event
Approximate (circa) date
Lifespan
Scroll to zoom, drag to pan. Hover events for details. Click a name to open the profile.
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
Leo Africanus (1494–1554)
- — Born al-Hasan ibn Muhammad al-Wazzan in Granada Verified
- — Family emigrated from Granada to Fez, Morocco Verified
- — Studied at the University of al-Qarawiyyin in Fez Verified
- — Traveled on diplomatic and commercial missions to Timbuktu and across the Sudan Verified
- — Captured by Christian corsairs in the Mediterranean Verified
- — Baptized in Rome by Pope Leo X as Johannes Leo de Medicis Verified
- — Completed the 'Description of Africa' in Rome Verified
- — 'Description of Africa' published by Ramusio in Venice Verified
- — Died, probably in Tunis, after leaving Rome