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CROWN BRIEF [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-09-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Documents and Works
- National History
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Requerimiento
1, record 1, English, Requerimiento
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The "Requerimiento" was a brief statement of the Spaniards’ claim to the new lands read to Indians before battle. It required their submission to the authority of the church and Spanish crown. 1, record 1, English, - Requerimiento
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Titres de documents et d'œuvres
- Histoires nationales
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Requerimiento
1, record 1, French, Requerimiento
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les «formes légales» de la pénétration et de la Conquête. [...] Les expéditions armées devaient toutes satisfaire à une formalité : le Requerimiento, établi par les Lois de Burgos de 1513 : un notaire devait accompagner les troupes et, une fois en présence des indigènes, «requérir» ceux-ci [...] d'accepter la suzeraineté du roi de Castille et de permettre qu'on entrât chez eux pour leur enseigner la foi chrétienne. 2, record 1, French, - Requerimiento
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Títulos de documentos y obras
- Historia nacional
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- Requerimiento
1, record 1, Spanish, Requerimiento
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Texto leído por los conquistadores españoles en América a los Pueblos Originarios. El texto les era leído en castellano. Si los Pueblos Originarios no aceptaban su sumisión a la Corona de España y su conversión al Cristianismo, el conquistador quedaba autorizado a someterlos por la fuerza, bajo el régimen de la "guerra justa". 2, record 1, Spanish, - Requerimiento
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Tras los debates de la Junta de Valladolid , [...] se acordó que el rey podía "requerir" la obediencia de los caciques indios. En 1513, el jurista español Juan López de Palacios Rubios redactó el Requerimiento, texto que debían proclamar los conquistadores ante los naturales antes de enfrentarse con ellos. 3, record 1, Spanish, - Requerimiento
Record 2 - internal organization data 1988-04-20
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Legal Actions
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Crown brief 1, record 2, English, Crown%20brief
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Actions en justice
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- dossier de la Couronne
1, record 2, French, dossier%20de%20la%20Couronne
proposal, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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