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Las Casas

American  
[lahs kah-sahs] / lɑs ˈkɑ sɑs /

noun

  1. Bartolomé de 1474–1566, Spanish Dominican missionary and historian in the Americas.


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Neighbors on Las Casas stayed in touch through a chat group.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

One resident who sneaked back in the morning of day two saw fires starting to break out, but no fire engines came to save Las Casas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

We lived on Las Casas for 30 years.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2025

The incident happened early on Sunday as Father Marcelo was returning to his parish after saying Mass in the Cuxtitali neighbourhood of San Cristóbal de Las Casas.

From BBC • Oct. 22, 2024

The Lost Tribes theory was endorsed by authorities from Bartolome de Las Casas to William Penn, founder of Pennsylvania, and the famed minister Cotton Mather.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann