Fray Bartolomé de las Casas

Fray Bartolomé de las Casas

1993 · 127 min · ★ 6.0 · Drama, History

Three moments in the life of Fray Bartolomé de Las Casas; his youth encounter with the natives; his resignation in maturity to lands and encomiendas to evangelize and defend justice and dignity against the cruelty of the Spanish and his reflections at the end of his life

Directed by Sergio Olhovich · Written by Sergio Olhovich

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