341orbust on October 13, 2024 1:23 am Ummm…. more like bad cop / worse cop. Nobody expected the Spanish Inquisition.Â
BalmyPlums on October 13, 2024 1:30 am Bartolomé De Las Casas is probably the one of the best examples of a Spanish Empire good cop/bad cop. On one hand, he wanted a more humane view on Native populations in the Americas. On the other hand, Las Casas advocated for conquest because Spain would hopefully transform the Native populations into Catholics.
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Ummm…. more like bad cop / worse cop.Â
Nobody expected the Spanish Inquisition.Â
Bartolomé De Las Casas is probably the one of the best examples of a Spanish Empire good cop/bad cop. On one hand, he wanted a more humane view on Native populations in the Americas. On the other hand, Las Casas advocated for conquest because Spain would hopefully transform the Native populations into Catholics.
But which one is which