Casas
Bartolomé de las
[bahr-taw-law-me th e lahs] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ ðɛ lɑs/ (Show IPA), Las Casas, Bartolomé de.
a house.
Bartolomé de
[bahr-taw-law-me th e] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1474–1566, Spanish Dominican missionary and historian in the Americas.
Historical Examples
The rest of the trade goods and the pack horses and burros were saved for trading in Casas Grandes.
The Story of Geronimo James Arthur Kjelgaard
Let a stranger go to their Casas and their hospitality is never wanting.
Thirty Years on the Frontier Robert McReynolds
The estimate of Casas is “that the Mexicans never sacrificed more than fifty or a hundred persons in a year.”
The Story of Extinct Civilizations of the West Robert E. Anderson
We were with traveling carriage and seventy-five miles from the recorder’s office—at Casas Grandes.
Forty Years Among the Indians Daniel W. Jones
After leaving Casas Grandes our road was really lonesome and dangerous.
Forty Years Among the Indians Daniel W. Jones
Mr. S. became excited and we started for Casas Grandes in a hurry; no time was lost.
Forty Years Among the Indians Daniel W. Jones
The ruins of the great houses (Casas grandes) are precisely with the cardinal points.
Building a State in Apache Land Charles D. Poston
We should have far preferred the billet; and there were scores of grand “Casas” whose owners richly deserved it.
The Bandolero Mayne Reid
The house was one of the Casas Grandes in the neighborhood of Pimo.
Ancient Chinese account of the Grand Canyon, or course of the Colorado Alexander M’Allan
The house of Don Ambrosio differed very little from the general fashion of “Casas grandes” of country style.
The White Chief Mayne Reid
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