Moral debate in Spain between 1550–1551 to discuss the rights and treatment of a colonized people by colonizers. It began on 15 August 1550 in what is now Spain and lasted until 4 May 1551 (about 9 months). The setting was Colegio de San Gregorio. Those involved included Bartolomé de las Casas and Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda. Its causes included A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies. Its main subject is European colonization of the Americas and New World.
Before and after
- 1550Construction of Süleymaniye Mosque
- 1550Founding of Concepción
- 1 February 1550Birth of John Napier
- 12 June 1550Founding of Helsinki
- from 15 August 1550 to 4 May 1551Valladolid debate
- from 9 August 1551 to 15 August 1551Siege of Tripoli
- from March 1552 to August 1552Princes' Revolt
- from 1553 to 1559Invasion of Corsica
- 13 December 1553Birth of Henry IV of France
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- 1689Bill of Rights 1689
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- 30 August 1721Treaty of Nystad
The era
This moment belongs to the Early modern world (1500 CE to 1760 CE), voyages, printing and new ideas. You can also browse everything in the 16th century.