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Cultural Interactions in the Americas
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Bartolomé de Las Casas | Spanish missionary who was appalled by the encomienda system in Hispaniola and argued on behalf of Native American rights in the Valladolid Debate. |
| New Laws of 1542 | Laws developed by the Spanish monarchy to regulate the treatment of Native Americans and halt the encomienda system; however, this system was unsuccessful and repealed. |
| Valladolid Debate | Debates between Bartolomé de Las Casas and Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda over the morality of the treatment of Native Americans by the Spanish in the Americas. |
| Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda | Spaniard who debated against Bartolomé de Las Casas in the Valladolid Debate and argued Native Americans were barbarians and should be enslaved. |
| Juan de Oñate | Spanish conquistador who conquered New Mexico for Spain and brutally crushed the Pueblo at the Battle of Acoma. |