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Doctrine of Discovery issued.

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Pope Alexander VI of the Roman Catholic Church issues a public decree stating that any land inhabited by people who are not Christians can be “discovered” and subsequently claimed by Christian rulers who have the authority to overthrow “barbarous nations” and forcibly bring tribal nations “to the faith itself.”