Las Casas

[ lahs kah-sahs ]

noun

1. Bar·to·lo·mé de [bah, r, -taw-law-, me, , th, e], 1474–1566, Spanish Dominican missionary and historian in the Americas.

Example Sentences

Father Marcelo Pérez was killed on Sunday after celebrating Mass at his church in the city of San Cristóbal de las Casas.

From BBC

The incident happened early on Sunday as Father Marcelo was returning to his parish after saying Mass in the Cuxtitali neighbourhood of San Cristóbal de Las Casas.

From BBC

The priest was killed by two men on a motorcycle, who opened fire on his vehicle in the city of San Cristóbal de Las Casas.

From BBC

He had been transferred to San Cristóbal de Las Casas after receiving death threats in the rural parish where he had previously worked.

From BBC

Two assailants on a motorcycle fired at Father Marcelo Pérez Pérez, 41, who was found dead inside a vehicle in the city of San Cristóbal de las Casas, according to prosecutors in Chiapas.

From Los Angeles Times