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Antonio de Montesinos
This article is about the Dominican friar. For the Portuguese traveler, see Antonio de Montezinos.
16th-century Spanish Catholic friar and missionary
Antonio de Montesinos or Antonio Montesino, OP (c.
1475 - June 27, 1540[1]) was a Spanish Dominicanfriar who was a missionary on the island of Hispaniola (now comprising the Dominican Republic and Haiti). With the backing of Pedro de Córdoba and his Dominican community at Santo Domingo, Montesinos was the first European to publicly denounce the enslavement and harsh treatment of the indigenous peoples of the island.
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His censure initiated an enduring struggle to reform the Spanish conduct towards all indigenous people in the New World. Montesinos' outspoken criticism influenced Bartolomé de las Casas to head the humane treatment of Indians movement.[2][3]
Early life
Very little is known about Montesinos' early life.
He became a Dominican friar at the convent of St. Stephen