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This article makes a reflection of the meaning of life; the life of Bartolomé de las Casas. First, it focuses on the beginnings of his life. Subsequently, the moment called the "three conversions" is analyzed. The same ones that aroused multiple criticisms and contradictions. The first of these transformations consisted in the "divine" motivation that Bartolomé received to freely preach the injustices suffered by the American Indians at the hands of the Spaniards; the second change was in the determination to train intellectually; the third transformation lies in his capacity to exercise political actions in favor of the Native American. Finally, the conclusions are outlined, in which the contradictions in which this author's life was embedded are highlighted, making it clear that these are a normal part of the process for searching the meaning of a man's life. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]