The Doctrine of Discovery in History
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The Doctrine of Discovery in History

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During the European Age of Exploration, the Doctrine of Discovery emerged in the __th and __th centuries

15th, 16th

The Doctrine of Discovery has its origins traced back to the __th century

5th

Papal bulls are official letters issued by the __ on matters of great importance

Pope

In __, the papacy issued a bull known as the Romanus Pontifex

<p>1436</p> Signup and view all the answers

Dum Diversas granted Portugal the right to invade, search out, capture, vanquish, and subdue all Saracens and pagans, and to reduce their persons to perpetual __

<p>slavery</p> Signup and view all the answers

Later, Spain requested papal legitimation of Christopher Columbus’s claims on behalf of Spain to inhabited Indigenous lands. In response, Pope Alexander VI issued the Inter Caetera in ______.

<p>1493</p> Signup and view all the answers

The Inter Caetera drew a line between Spanish and Portuguese explorations and claims to prevent conflict between the two ______.

<p>kingdoms</p> Signup and view all the answers

England also added the concept of terra nullius, a Latin phrase meaning “nobody’s land,” to justify its ______.

<p>claims</p> Signup and view all the answers

By the 1600s, the Doctrine of Discovery was firmly established within international ______.

<p>law</p> Signup and view all the answers

Chief Justice Marshall stated that “discovery is the foundation of title, in European nations, and this overlooks all proprietary rights in the ______.”

<p>native</p> Signup and view all the answers

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