“Columbus sent home shiploads of Indians to be sold as slaves, but the theologians protested, the Queen's conscience rebelled, and enslavement of the Indians was formally prohibited in 1500. Exceptions were made, however, for Indians who attacked Spaniards, or practised… — J.H. Elliott Copy Share Image
“While the conquistadores possessed an important advantage in the superiority of their weapons, it is in their personal characteristics that the secret of their… — J.H. Elliott Copy Share Image
“Columbus sent home shiploads of Indians to be sold as slaves, but the theologians protested, the Queen's conscience rebelled, and enslavement of the Indians… — J.H. Elliott Copy Share Image
“These men were dedicated fighters – tough, determined, contemptuous of danger, arrogant and touchy, extravagant and impossible; examples, perhaps a little larger than life… — J.H. Elliott Copy Share Image
“From the legal point of view it was early established that the Indians were the proprietors of all lands which they possessed and cultivated… — J.H. Elliott Copy Share Image
