bartolome de las casas By emilycjones Nov 11, 1484 Las Casas is born in Seville, Spain Period: Nov 11, 1484 to Jan 1, 1550 Italian Renaissance Jan 1, 1494 Treaty of Tordesillas divides the western and eastern hemispheres between the Spanish and Portuguese Jan 1, 1502 Las Casas' first trip to the Americas Jan 1, 1517 Martin Luther breaks from the Cathollic church and begins the Protestant reformation Jan 1, 1526 Las Casas begins writing Historia de las Indes this was not published until after his death, per his request. Jan 1, 1527 Spanish conquer the Inca empire Period: Jan 1, 1545 to Jan 1, 1563 Council of Trent Jan 1, 1552 Brevísima Relación de la Destruyción is published Jul 11, 1566 dies in Madrid, Spain