Note the mention of Francisco de Vitoria. His great name is not one such vile creatures should be allowed to speak, let alone defame in such a way. He is actually the first to put limits on what you may call wars of aggression.
Earlier theorists, such as the Scotsman John Major, had argued that the Indians were natural slaves and that the lands were 'terra nullius' of which anyone could take possession.
However, Vittoria disputed that characterization of Indians, and pointed out that since the Indians had created civilizations, that the qualifier of terra nullius could not apply. He limited wars of conquest as only being legitimate insofar as it was to combat rulers who imposed such unjust customs as human sacrifice and cannibalism on their subjects.
For centuries, his School of Salamanca has been praised, and rightly so. But in this upside-down world of ours, Vitoria is a bad guy and this woman is a good guy.
Note the mention of Francisco de Vitoria. His great name is not one such vile creatures should be allowed to speak, let alone defame in such a way. He is actually the first to put limits on what you may call wars of aggression.
Earlier theorists, such as the Scotsman John Major, had argued that the Indians were natural slaves and that the lands were 'terra nullius' of which anyone could take possession.
However, Vittoria disputed that characterization of Indians, and pointed out that since the Indians had created civilizations, that the qualifier of terra nullius could not apply. He limited wars of conquest as only being legitimate insofar as it was to combat rulers who imposed such unjust customs as human sacrifice and cannibalism on their subjects.
For centuries, his School of Salamanca has been praised, and rightly so. But in this upside-down world of ours, Vitoria is a bad guy and this woman is a good guy.