Friar Bartolomé de las Casas

Friar Bartolomé de las Casas (HM1Q48)

Location: Antigua Guatemala, Sacatepéquez
Country: Guatemala
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N 14° 33.65', W 90° 44.067'

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Fray Bartolome de las Casas
Primer Vicario del convento
de Santo Domingo de esta
Metropoli y segundo Obispo
de Chiapas_Ynsigne Varon,
Primer escritor de la
Antigua Ciudad de Guatemala
Protector de los Yndios_
Escribió: 1a Apologética
Historica de las Calidades
de las gentes de las Yndias
2a Historia general de las
Yndias 3a De la Destruccion
de las Yndias. 4a De Unico
Vocationis Modo y algunas
otras obras que se perdieron
Nació el año de 1474
y Murió el año de 1566,
En el convento de Nuestra
Señora de Atocha, España
a los 92 Años de edad
English translation:
Friar Bartolomé de las Casas
First Vicar of the Convent of Santo Domingo of this metropolis and second Bishop of Chiapas. Most distinguished gentleman, he was the first author of Antigua Guatemala. Defender of the Indians. He wrote: 1a Apologética Historica de las Calidades de las gentes de las Yndias, 2a Historia general de las Yndias 3a De la Destrucción de las Yndias. 4a De Unico Vocationis Modo and many other works which are lost to history. He was born in 1474 and died in 1566 at 92 years of age, in the Convent of Our Lady of Atocha, Spain.
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HM NumberHM1Q48
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Year Placed1939
Placed ByMunicipalidad de Antigua Guatemala
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Friday, December 18th, 2015 at 1:01pm PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)15P E 744109 N 1610966
Decimal Degrees14.56083333, -90.73445000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 14° 33.65', W 90° 44.067'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds14° 33' 39.0000" N, 90° 44' 4.0200" W
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Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1a Calle Poniente, Antigua Guatemala Sacatepéquez , GT
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