Columbus in his second voyage to Hispaniola, in order to settle in that island. He early adopted the opinion prevalent among ecclesiastics, with respect to the unlawfulness of reducing the natives to servitude ; and that he might demonstrate the sincerity... The History of America - Seite 308von William Robertson - 1817 - 383 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| William Fordyce Mavor - 1804 - 432 Seiten
...prevalent among ecclesiastics with respect to the unlawfulness of reducing the natives to servitude ; and that he might demonstrate the sincerity of his...became the avowed patron of the Indians, and by his zeal and authority he had often the merit of setting some bounds to the excesses of his countrymen.... | |
| William Fordyce Mavor - 1804 - 458 Seiten
...of his conviction, he relinquished all the 'iidians who had fallen to his own share in the di''sian of the inhabitants among their conquerors, declaring that he should ever bewail his own ..i.isfortune and guilt, in having exercised for a moment this impious dominion over his fellow-crear+rcs.... | |
| William Fordyce Mavor - 1805 - 414 Seiten
...prevalent among ecclesiastics with respect to the unlawfulness of reducing the natives to servitude ; and that he might demonstrate the sincerity of his...fellow-creatures. From that time he became the avowed par tron of the Indians, and by his zeal and authority he had often the merit of setting some bounds... | |
| James Hardie - 1805 - 536 Seiten
...relinquished all the Indians, who had fallen to his own share, in the division of the inhabitants amongst their conquerors, declaring that he should ever bewail...became the avowed patron of the Indians; and, by his bolu interpositions in their behalf, as well as by the respect due to his abilities and character,... | |
| William Fordyce Mavor - 1805 - 410 Seiten
...prevalent among ecclesiastics with respect to the unlawfulness of reducing the natives to servitude ; and that he might demonstrate the sincerity of his...share in the division of the inhabitants among their conquerorsi declaring that he should ever bewail his own misfortune and guilt, in having exercised... | |
| William Fordyce Mavor - 1806 - 398 Seiten
...prevalent among ecclesiastics -with respect to the unlawfulness of reducing the natives, to :Servitude; and that he might demonstrate the sincerity of his conviction, he relinquished all the ludians who had fallen to his own share in the division of the inhabitants among their conquerors,... | |
| William Fordyce Mavor - 1806 - 492 Seiten
...prevalent among ecclesiastics with respect to the unlawfulness of reducing the natives to servitude; and that he might demonstrate the sincerity of his conviction, he relinquished all the Indiana who had fallen to his own share in the division of the inhabitants among their conquerors,... | |
| William Robertson - 1809 - 382 Seiten
...ecclesiastics, with respect to the unlawfulness of reducing the natives to servitude ; and that he mi^ht demonstrate the sincerity of his conviction, he relinquished...Indians who had fallen to his own share in the division °f the inhabitants among their conquerors, declaring that he should ever bewail his own misfortune... | |
| William Robertson - 1813 - 490 Seiten
...prevalent among ecclesiastics, with respect to the unlawfulness of reducing the natives to servitude ; and that he might demonstrate the sincerity of his...share in the division of the inhabitants among their canquerers, declaring that he should ever bewail his own misfortune and guilt, in having exercised... | |
| William Robertson, Alexander Stewart - 1820 - 440 Seiten
...prevalent among ecclesiastics, with respect to the unlawfulness of reducing the natives to servitude ; and that he might demonstrate the sincerity of his...their conquerors, declaring that he should ever bewail i5i7his own misfortune and guilt, in having exercised for a moment this impious dominion over his fellow-creatures.*... | |
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