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The Requerimiento: How Spain Justified Conquest with a Speech
In 1513, Spanish conquistadors carried a strange document to the New World: the Requerimiento, a legal proclamation that demanded indigenous peoples accept Spanish rule and Christianity—or face war and enslavement. This episode explores the origins of this bizarre ultimatum, from its drafting by jurist Juan López de Palacios Rubios to its theatrical reading before empty villages and bewildered audiences. We discuss how the Requerimiento attempted to legitimize conquest under the guise of a 'just war,' the role of the Requerimiento in the encomienda system, and the hypocrisy exposed…
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