1551, Valladolid debate

A debate over the treatment and status of Indians in the New World
                                                                                  [is held this year 1551 in Valladolid, Spain,
with views like "the American Indians were natural slaves"
                                                                          [views which into our soul, bring grief and pain.

Of course there were a lot opposing views, such as that of the Bishop of Chiapas
                            [who stated that the American Indian was a free man deserving equal treatment.

I am an illiterate stranger and do not know what happened after that debate,
  [but phrases on the air like "the way we treated the native Americans was horrible" are frequent.

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to be continued

* ''IT COULD BE OTHERWISE in verse''
Texts and Narration: Odysseus Heavilayias - ROTTERDAM //
Language adjustments and text adaptation: Kellene G Safis -CHICAGO//
Digital adaptation and text editing: Cathy Rapakoulia Mataraga - PIRAEUS

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Reflection in art

In 1938 the story of the German writer Reinhold Schneider "Las Kasas and Charles V" ("Las Casas vor Karl V. Szenen aus der Konquistadorenzeit") was published. 

In 1992 the Valladolid debate became an inspiration source for Jean-Claude Carrière who published the novel La Controverse de Valladolid (Dispute in Valladolid). The novel was filmed for television under the same name. The director — Jean-Danielle Veren, Jean-Pierre Marielle played Las Casas, Jean-Louis Trintignant acted as Sepúlveda. 

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