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Las Casas vs. Sepúlveda: A Debate on Natives by api-357359453 is a document available to read on EtoBox.
The document compares the views of Bartolomé de las Casas and Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda on the treatment of Native Americans by the Spanish. Las Casas describes the natives as innocent, peaceful people who were taken advantage of by cruel Spaniards. Sepúlveda argues that the natives are inferior barbarians and that the Spanish have a right to rule them, highlighting negative aspects of native cultures like cannibalism. While their views differ greatly, both reference cultural traditions, though Las Casas focu
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