The Continuum

The Soul of an Empire: The Valladolid Debate


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The Valladolid Debate was Spain’s battle for its soul — a clash over the humanity of Indigenous peoples that reshaped an empire. This episode dives into the fierce arguments, the political stakes, and the haunting outcome: while Native enslavement was curbed, the door to African slavery swung wider than ever.

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