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Holy fucking shit, imagine being a Columbus apologist ๐Ÿ˜ฌ (infosec.pub)
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[โ€“] QuoVadisHomines@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

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.

[โ€“] PugJesus@piefed.social 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

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.

[โ€“] QuoVadisHomines@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 week ago

That could be the case and I could be misremembering. I'll try to find Isabella's letter about it later.