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Doctrine of discovery 2016-07-12 20:03:43 Post No. 1404683
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Did European explorers honestly believe their actions were the fulfillment of some divine obligation instigated by church policy like the doctrine of discovery?
If no, is there any evidence of criticism from 15th century contemporaries that such policy was just justification for greed or power?
If yes, do the beliefs held by a society justify their actions? Is it fair to criticism them?
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>>1404683
Spanish did. The saying here in the Philippines is that the islands were conquered "by the cross, not the sword."
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>>1404683
yes
the Spaniards used all the wealth they took from the Americas to finance religous wars instead of to get wealthy, they were the last pre modern medieval power.
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>>1404731
What about later European powers? I assume there were other church and state mandates, or even later colonialists in America and belief in manifest destiny.
When do Europeans cross the line from well-intended expansionism into the current narrative of "greedy, Machiavellian imperialists?"
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>>1404824
They always coexisted.
Missionaries and traders would generally come at the same time.
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>>1404683
There are still some retards who believe it.
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