Chapter 11 details the impact of the Doctrine of Discovery in European colonialism around the world as a “legal cover for theft” (pg. 198). According to Chapter 11, the Doctrine of Discovery was created as international law in the 1455 papal bull, and it was the means through which Christian European monarchies could claim lands outside of Europe. Chapter 11 highlights how the Treaty of Tordesillas in 1493 further divided lands between Spain and Portugal, drawing a line indicating which side of the line was open for one or the other of these two countries. Furthermore, Chapter 11 highlights that the Treaty also stated that the Doctrine of Discovery only applied to non-Christian lands. Through the doctrine, Europeans claimed title to lands “discovered,” meaning Indigenous peoples automatically lost the right to it.
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