The document was designed to be read in spanish by spanish explorers to american indians, introducing them to christian doctrine. The requirement or the requerimiento required aboriginal people who heard it to surrender their lands and freedom to spain, or face war and slavery. P r o n o u n c e m e n t t o b e r e a d b y s p a n i s h c o n q u e r o r s t o d e f e a t e d i n d i a n s the requerimiento requirement was written in 1510 by the council of castile to be read aloud as an ultimatum to conquered indians in the americas. Imagined first encounters between natives and spaniards in sixteenthcentury mexico.
At milestone documents, we believe that engaging with historys original voices is exciting for students and liberating for instructors. P r o n o u n c e m e n t t o b e r e a d b y s p a n i s h c o n q u e r o r s t o d e f e a t e d i n d i a n s the requerimiento requirement was written in 1510 by the council of castile to be read aloud as. The requerimiento 15 open anthology of earlier american. The requerimiento and spanish justification for conquest in the new world. Spain demands subservience the laws of burgos are the first legal code regarding spanish actions in the americas. I have just modified 2 external links on spanish requirement of 15. Well, simply put, the requerimiento of 15 stated that god had created the world and its people and had made the pope, initially st. The requerimiento, 1510 the requerimiento, written in 1510, was a declaration of sovereignty used by spanish conquistadors to assert their authority over the native peoples of the americas. Rubios was a doctor, a judge, and the kings chief jurist. Requerimiento palacios rubios 15 documento historico nota preliminar. Requerimiento, a legal document requirement drawn up in 15, to be read before initiation of the conquest of amerindians. The conquistadors playbook father theos blog march th, 20 5. On the part of the king, don fernando, and of dona juana i, his daughter, queen of castille and leon, subduers of the barbarous nations, we their servants notify and make known to you, as best we can, that the lord our god, living and eternal, created the heaven and the earth, and one man. They direct spaniards to read aloud a religious justification and demand for obedienceel requierimentosupposedly to give native peoples a chance to submit before being attacked or enslaved.
Written by the distinguished jurist palacios rubios in 15, the document. Test your understanding of the requerimiento of 15 with this interactive quiz and printable worksheet. This text begins with a proclamation of the prominence of god and his creation. Requerimiento reflection paper requerimiento reflection. The requerimiento the requerimiento written in 15 by. The requerimiento requirement, council of castile, 1510. We dealt with legalisms previously when we discussed the requerimiento, a spanish getoutofjailfree card for atrocities against strangers. Requerimiento analysis milestone documents milestone. On behalf of fernando v, 1 king of spain, defender of the catholic church. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple faq for additional information. Requerimiento palacios rubios 15 documento historico. This demand was given legal form in a document drafted in 15, now known as the requerimiento. On behalf of the king, don fernando, and of dona juana i, his daughter, queen of castille and leon, subduers of the barbarous nations, we their servants notify and make known to.
This oer repository is a collection of free resources provided by equella. Alexander, bishop, servant of the servants of god, to the illustrious sovereigns, our very dear son in christ, ferdinand, king, and our very dear daughter in christ, isabella, queen of castile, leon, aragon, sicily, and granada, health and apostolic benediction. The requerimiento each time the requerimiento was read the names of the ruling monarch and the speaker were inserted. Alexander, bishop, servant of the servants of god, to the illustrious sovereigns, our very dear son in christ, ferdinand, king, and our very dear daughter in christ, isabella, queen of castile, leon. The requerimiento overview the requerimiento was created for the indians by the spaniards.
Spanish rule and christian preaching or risk subjugation, enslavement, and death. Indians were not compelled to convert, but if they did not, they were immediately. The requerimiento was a joke, and a pretty good one at that. The spanish requirement of 15 requerimiento was a declaration by the spanish. Jan 07, 2011 the conquistadors playbook father theos blog march th, 20 5. Before fighting was commenced against a particular group of amerindians on the battlefield, the commander would read the requerimiento. The requirement was read in spanish to native americans to inform them of spains rights to conquest. The translated version below was delivered by pedrarias davila, who served as governor of panama from 1514 to 1526. Our flexible, affordable, entirely digital readers help you focus your classroom on primary sources. The requerimiento, 15 this document was written by palacios rubios in 15.
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