From the Pope’s Hand to Indigenous Lands

Alexander VI in Spanish Imperialism

Matthew Cavedon (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

84 Seiten

2023
Brill (Verlag)
978-90-04-68142-2 (ISBN)

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Was the Catholic Church responsible for Spanish imperialism? Activists say yes, the Church says no. This book examines the history and finds that whether Pope Alexander VI intended it or not, Spain saw its empire as a gift from him.

Was the Catholic Church responsible for European imperialism? Activists say yes, the Church says no. This book examines the key papal document from 1493. It finds that the Church played no role in English colonization. However, Pope Alexander VI may have intended to bless Spanish imperialism. Either way, over the next 150 years, Spain saw its empire as a gift from him. For many imperialists and many colonial subjects, Spain received its right to rule Indigenous lands straight from the Pope’s hand.

Matthew P. Cavedon, J.D., M.T.S. (2015), Emory University, is Robert Pool Fellow in Law and Religion at that university's Center for the Study of Law and Religion. His research interests include Catholic legal history and Spanish scholasticism.

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1 Inter caetera Remembered: Current Catholic-Indigenous Controversies

2 Inter caetera Complicated: the Plural Rationales for European Colonization

3 Inter caetera Situated: Canonical, Historical, and Geopolitical Contexts

4 Inter caetera Interpreted: Debate across the Atlantic

5 Inter caetera Inverted: Las Casas (Mid-1500s)

Inter caetera Assessed: Alexander’s Enduring Role in Spanish Imperialism

Erscheinungsdatum	25.10.2023
Reihe/Serie	Brill Research Perspectives in Law and Religion
Verlagsort	Leiden
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	157 g
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Pastoraltheologie
	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
	Recht / Steuern ► Rechtsgeschichte
ISBN-10	90-04-68142-6 / 9004681426
ISBN-13	978-90-04-68142-2 / 9789004681422
Zustand	Neuware