The History of the Inquisition of Spain from the Time of its Establishment to the Reign of Ferdinand VII.Llorente, Juan Antonio

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The History of the Inquisition of Spain from the Time of its Establishment to the Reign of Ferdinand VII.

Name: The History of the Inquisition of Spain from the Time of its Establishment to the Reign of Ferdinand VII.
Author: Llorente, Juan Antonio

Llorente, Juan Antonio

Inquisition -- Spain

_Casas_ (Don Fray Bartholomew de Las), a Dominican, bishop of Chiapa and
afterwards of Cuzco, resigned his see to live in Spain; he was the
defender of the right and liberty of the native Indians. He wrote
several excellent works which are mentioned by Nicholas Antonio. In one
of these, he endeavours to prove that the kings have not the power of
disposing of the property and liberty of their American subjects, and of
giving them to other masters, either under a feodal tenure, or from a
right of conquest. This work was denounced to the Inquisition as opposed
to the declarations of St. Paul and St. Peter, concerning the submission
of serfs and vassals to their lords. The author was much grieved when he
heard that it was intended to prosecute him; but the council only
required of him, in an official manner, the remittance of the work and
the manuscript. It was afterwards printed several times in other
countries, which is mentioned by M. Peignot in his _Dictionnaire
Critique, et Bibliographique des Livres remarquables qui ont été brulés,
supprimées ou censurés_. Casas died at Madrid in 1566 at the age of
ninety-two. He had the pleasure of seeing another of his works in favour
of the Americans approved by the censors, although it had been
criticised by Juan Gines de Sepulveda. Charles V. ordered this writing
to be suppressed, although it was favourable to the royal authority: he
likewise made several ordinances in favour of the Americans, and if they
had been executed, fewer reproaches would have been bestowed on the
Spaniards who governed the new world.

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The History of the Inquisition of Spain from the Time of its Establishment to the Reign of Ferdinand VII.Llorente, Juan Antonio

History

The History of the Inquisition of Spain from the Time of its Establishment to the Reign of Ferdinand VII.

Llorente, Juan Antonio

Inquisition -- Spain

_Casas_ (Don Fray Bartholomew de Las), a Dominican, bishop of Chiapa and
afterwards of Cuzco, resigned his see to live in Spain; he was the
defender of the right and liberty of the native Indians. He wrote
several excellent works which are mentioned by Nicholas Antonio. In one
of these, he endeavours to prove that the kings have not the power of
disposing of the property and liberty of their American subjects, and of
giving them to other masters, either under a feodal tenure, or from a
right of conquest. This work was denounced to the Inquisition as opposed
to the declarations of St. Paul and St. Peter, concerning the submission
of serfs and vassals to their lords. The author was much grieved when he
heard that it was intended to prosecute him; but the council only
required of him, in an official manner, the remittance of the work and
the manuscript. It was afterwards printed several times in other
countries, which is mentioned by M. Peignot in his _Dictionnaire
Critique, et Bibliographique des Livres remarquables qui ont été brulés,
supprimées ou censurés_. Casas died at Madrid in 1566 at the age of
ninety-two. He had the pleasure of seeing another of his works in favour
of the Americans approved by the censors, although it had been
criticised by Juan Gines de Sepulveda. Charles V. ordered this writing
to be suppressed, although it was favourable to the royal authority: he
likewise made several ordinances in favour of the Americans, and if they
had been executed, fewer reproaches would have been bestowed on the
Spaniards who governed the new world.

Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.

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