PugJesus@piefed.socialM to History Memes@piefed.socialEnglish · 4 days agoHoly fucking shit, imagine being a Columbus apologist 😬media.piefed.socialimagemessage-square55fedilinkarrow-up1450arrow-down11
arrow-up1449arrow-down1imageHoly fucking shit, imagine being a Columbus apologist 😬media.piefed.socialPugJesus@piefed.socialM to History Memes@piefed.socialEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square55fedilink
minus-squareQuoVadisHomines@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up12·edit-24 days agoMinor correction, the Spanish crown objected to him enslaving Christians which is a major violation of Canonical Law. They would have been fine had he enslaved them but after making them Christian subjects of Spain it was a bridge too far.
minus-squarePugJesus@piefed.socialOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·4 days agoI thought part of his behavior was preventing natives from being baptized specifically so he could legally enslave them. It’s not a core period/subject of interest of mine, so I might be remembering wrong.
minus-squareQuoVadisHomines@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up5·4 days agoThat could be the case and I could be misremembering. I’ll try to find Isabella’s letter about it later.
Minor correction, the Spanish crown objected to him enslaving Christians which is a major violation of Canonical Law. They would have been fine had he enslaved them but after making them Christian subjects of Spain it was a bridge too far.
I thought part of his behavior was preventing natives from being baptized specifically so he could legally enslave them.
It’s not a core period/subject of interest of mine, so I might be remembering wrong.
That could be the case and I could be misremembering. I’ll try to find Isabella’s letter about it later.