Antonio de Montesinos

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'''Antonio de Montesinos''' or '''Antonio Montesino''', OP (c. 1475 – June 27, 1540Hoffman 1990, p. 81), was a Spanish [[Dominican Order|Dominican]] [[friar]] 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 [[Encomienda|harsh treatment]] of the indigenous peoples of the island. His censure initiated an enduring struggle to reform the Spanish conduct towards all indigenous people in the New World. Montesinos's outspoken criticis influenced [[Bartolomé de las Casas]] to head the humane treatment of Indians movement.Pagden, p. xxiHanke 1946, p. 142.

'''Antonio de Montesinos''' or '''Antonio Montesino''', OP (c. 1475 – June 27, 1540Hoffman 1990, p. 81), was a Spanish [[Dominican Order|Dominican]] [[friar]] 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 [[Encomienda|harsh treatment]] of the indigenous peoples of the island. His censure initiated an enduring struggle to reform the Spanish conduct towards all indigenous people in the New World. Montesinos's outspoken criticism influenced [[Bartolomé de las Casas]] to head the humane treatment of Indians movement.Pagden, p. xxiHanke 1946, p. 142.

==Early life==

==Early life==