Which 16th-century Spanish Dominican friar earned the title "Protector of the Indians" for his vocal opposition to the mistreatment of indigenous peoples by colonial authorities?

Bartolomé de las Casas

Las Casas initially participated in the colonial system before renouncing his land and becoming a social reformer. His influential writings, such as "A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies," prompted the Spanish Crown to enact the New Laws of 1542.