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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

A backhoe scrapes up six inches of dirt at a site on Las Casas Avenue in Pacific Palisades on June 25, 2025.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 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

Even reformers like Las Casas, who opposed the worst abuses of Native Americans, were flawed.

From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022

Las Casas, a conquistador who repented of his actions and became a priest, spent the second half of his long fife opposing European cruelty in the Americas.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

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