フアン・ヒネス・デ・セプルベダ『デモクラテス・セクンドゥス』

This document is an edited version of 'Democrates secundus' by Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda, addressing the debate over the justification of the Spanish conquest of the New World in the 16th century. Sepúlveda presents four main arguments to justify the conquest, based on Aristotle's theory of natural slavery. He argues about the 'barbaric' status of indigenous people, their offenses against Natural Law, the need for humanitarian intervention, and the right to religious and cultural exchange. This dialogue is set against the backdrop of the famous dispute between Sepúlveda and Bartolomé de Las Casas, reflecting the views of contemporary philosophers and theologians.