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The opposition may make multiple arguments justifying Spanish treatment of Indians: the Indians were well suited to slave labor, the Spanish had the right to correct "savage" behavior, and it is the job of the Spaniards to "save the Indians from heathenism and prevent them from falling under the sway of Protestantism" (GML, 26). Despite these counters, there are many instances where the Natives did not receive humane treatment. When reviewing Spain’s actions, one will understand that the invaders did not respect the sovereignty of the Indian people, and treated them as “beasts tied to a rope…” (VOF, 9). For example, in Spanish America, “the Spanish forced tens of thousands of Indians to work in gold and silver mines, which supplied the

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