The Doctrine of Discovery was legally extended to the Americas after Africa

Evidence

Inter Caetera is the American extension of the Doctrine of Discovery that Episode 63 documented for the African context through Dum Diversas (1452) and Romanus Pontifex (1455). The theological-juridical logic is identical: the pope, as vicar of Christ, holds authority over the entire earth; he delegates that authority to Christian princes for the purpose of evangelizing non-Christian peoples; the delegation includes the right to “discover,” claim, and govern non-Christian territories; and the evangelization purpose justifies the operational apparatus — including the labor-extraction and disciplinary apparatus — that the Christian princes deploy. — , The Rod and the Child, 4896

Categorization

• XREF: Directly builds on the Dum Diversas/Romanus Pontifex doctrinal framework established in Episode 63. — connects to: The Doctrine of Discovery originated in papal bulls permitting seizure of non-Christian lands — Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the…, 500
• DEFINE: Lays out the four-step theological-juridical logic of the Doctrine of Discovery applied to the New World.

Related

• The Doctrine of Discovery originated in papal bulls permitting seizure of non-Christian lands (similarity 0.89)

Broader Connections

• The Doctrine of Discovery originated in papal bulls permitting seizure of non-Christian lands #expands (0.55) — Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the…, 500