Bartolomé de las Casas vs Paracelsus
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Compare the life timelines of Bartolomé de las Casas (1484–1566) and Paracelsus (1493–1541) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 48 years, from 1493 to 1541.
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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
Paracelsus (1493–1541)
- — Born in Einsiedeln, Switzerland Verified
- — Moved with his father to Villach, Carinthia Verified
- — Studied medicine and reportedly received a doctorate from the University of Ferrara Verified
- — Traveled widely through Europe as an itinerant physician and army surgeon Verified
- — Appointed town physician and lecturer in medicine at Basel Verified
- — Fled Basel after conflicts with authorities and physicians Verified
- — Wrote Opus Paramirum, setting out his chemical philosophy of medicine Verified
- — Published Die grosse Wundarznei, his major work on surgery Verified
- — Died in Salzburg, Austria Verified