by Rolf Friberg | Jul 3, 2026 | Indigenous Peoples of the Amazon
The Expansion of Being Part 3 The Requerimiento In order to counter emerging accusations of unlawful colonization, neutralize ethical concerns, and provide a legal justification for the appropriation of the New World, the Spanish Crown developed an unprecedented...
by Rolf Friberg | Jul 30, 2026 | Indigenous Peoples of the Amazon
The Expansion of Being, Part IV Prologue The 17th century was an age of upheaval for Europe. Wars seemed to leave the continent scarcely any rest. In parts of the Holy Roman Empire, the combined forces of violence, plague, and hunger swept away nearly half the...
