HIST 223 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Juan Ginés De Sepúlveda, Bartolomé De Las Casas, Francisco De Vitoria
9 Apr 2016
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Concept which conditioned european thought divided known world into europe, africa, asia-tripartheid view, image of universality disturbed as. Americas were discovered (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1: human difference in the age of empire. Presented problem with european ideas of universality of social laws. Lack of clothing, shame associated with people in the americas. If these laws were natural/universal why where they being disregarded? (cid:1) (cid:1) Valladolid debate: bartolome de las casas arguing for humanity of native peoples and against enslavery, children of god vs. juan gines de. Sepulveda they had committed crimes against god and rightful punishment as enslavement (cid:1) (cid:1) Polygenesis-peoples evolved separately on each continent vs. monogenesis-all human beings fundamentally a part of same species came down quite firmly on monogenesis b/c christianity (cid:1) 1493 pope alexander said people were human and capable of being. Worthy of conquest but too worthy to be enslaved. In european eyes non europeans/christians classified as barbarians.
