Who was the most famous defender of Indigenous human status in the sixteenth century?
A) Charles Darwin
B) Bartolomé de las Casas
C) Hernando de Alvardo
D) Pope John Paul
E) Klemens von Metternich

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Bartolomé de las Casas was a 16th-century Spanish friar, historian, and social reformer who became famous for his defense of the rights of the indigenous peoples of the Americas. He was a vocal critic of the Spanish colonial practices and advocated for the abolition of slavery and the humane treatment of indigenous peoples.

Who Was the Most Famous Defender of Indigenous Human Status