“From the legal point of view it was early established that the Indians were the proprietors of all lands which they possessed and cultivated at the time of the Spaniards' arrival, while the rest of the land and all the… — 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 triumph finally lies. A few small cannon and thirteen muskets can hardly have been the decisive factor in overthrowing an empire more than ten million strong. There must here have been a superiority that was more… — J.H. Elliott Copy Share
“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
