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How did Spain justify enslaving Native Americans?The Spanish believed that enslavement could "liberate" Native Americans from their "backwardness" and "savagery" and introduce the to Christian civilization. The writings of Bartolome de las Casas explained that the Bible approved slavery and was therefore acceptable. The Spanish never actually enslaved Native Americans; the charge that they did was simply pat of the Black Legend spread by the English and other enemies. Pope Alexander VI had approved Spanish slavery but banned slavery in Portuguese holdings in the New World.
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