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The defence of human dignity in the New World

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 January 2010

Fernando Murillo Rubiera
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The spirit of discovery, which from 1492 led to the conquest of the territories beyond the ocean, lasted practically throughout the sixteenth century. However, those territories were not simply hitherto unknown lands waiting to be discovered and occupied. From the outset it was obvious that they were inhabited. The scenery was accompanied by the presence of man even on the islands of the first landfall.

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500th Anniversary of the Discovery of the Americas
Information
International Review of the Red Cross (1961 - 1997) , Volume 32 , Special Issue 290: 1492 - 1992: 500th Anniversary of the Discovery of the Americas , October 1992 , pp. 452 - 464
Copyright
Copyright © International Committee of the Red Cross 1992

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