Bartolomé de las Casas vs Yi Hwang
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Compare the life timelines of Bartolomé de las Casas (1484–1566) and Yi Hwang (1501–1570) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 65 years, from 1501 to 1566.
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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
Yi Hwang (1501–1570)
- — Born in Ongye-ri, Andong, in Gyeongsang Province Verified
- — Began studying the Confucian classics under his uncle Yi U Verified
- — Entered the national Confucian academy Sungkyunkwan Verified
- — Passed the civil service examination and entered government service Verified
- — Withdrew from court politics to his home region of Toegye Verified
- — Conducted the Four-Seven Debate with Gi Dae-seung Verified
- — Founded Dosan Seodang, the school that became Dosan Seowon Verified
- — Presented the Ten Diagrams on Sage Learning to King Seonjo Verified
- — Died at his home near Dosan Verified