The Requerimiento was a declaration by the Spanish monarchy to indigenous peoples in the Americas, demanding they submit to Spanish rule and the authority of the Catholic Church. Failure to comply could lead to military action against them. It did not establish protective laws, require the education of indigenous peoples, or declare them naturally enslaved.

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The Requerimiento

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The Requerimiento

A) established a code of laws to protect indigenous peoples.
B) required Spanish colonists to convert, protect, and educate their indigenous serfs.
C) obligated indigenous peoples, on pain of war, to acknowledge Spain's sovereignty and the supremacy of the church.
D) proclaimed that indigenous peoples were slaves by nature.

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