Laws of Spain, or of Roman Christendom, declaring that America belongs to Americans (ie natives) and that they are free.
Bill of rights not seen by any European colonized peoples elsewhere.
Ever wonder why all the brown people seem to live south of Rio Grande, as soon as the language changes to Spanish? Because the Spaniards were, by far, the most benign European imperialists.
There were crimes, Potosi cries out to this day, but the fact that an Incan nobleman knew how to write in Spanish and could petition the court of Charles V (?) is a testament to Spain.
Sublimis Deus 1537
Pastorale Officium 1537
New Laws 1542
Laws of Spain, or of Roman Christendom, declaring that America belongs to Americans (ie natives) and that they are free.
Bill of rights not seen by any European colonized peoples elsewhere.
Ever wonder why all the brown people seem to live south of Rio Grande, as soon as the language changes to Spanish? Because the Spaniards were, by far, the most benign European imperialists.
There were crimes, Potosi cries out to this day, but the fact that an Incan nobleman knew how to write in Spanish and could petition the court of Charles V (?) is a testament to Spain.
¡Viva España!