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On the Pope's Original Intent: Las Casas Reads the Papal Bulls of 1493

  • Carman G
Colonial Latin American Review (1998) 7(2) 193-204
DOI: 10.1080/10609169884891
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Focuses on Bartolome de las Casas' reading of the papal bulls of 1493. Appeal to limit the use of violence in the spread of faith; Las Casas' own story of the role of Christianity in the New World; Importance of the papal bulls of donation; Debate on the meaning of Spain's mission n the New World.

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Carman, G. (1998). On the Pope’s Original Intent: Las Casas Reads the Papal Bulls of 1493. Colonial Latin American Review, 7(2), 193–204. https://doi.org/10.1080/10609169884891

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