Holy fucking shit, imagine being a Columbus apologist ๐Ÿ˜ฌ Early Modern Period (~1600 AD) (media.piefed.social)
 
Holy fucking shit, imagine being a Columbus apologist ๐Ÿ˜ฌ
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[โ€“] 10 points 1 year ago* (2 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.

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  • [โ€“] [S] 10 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    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.

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