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Jose de Acosta (gonna post a lot from him)
>...to refute the false opinion that [the Indigenous people] are brutes...and lacking in understanding...Many and very notable abuses have been committed upon them as a consequence of this false belief...Those who have lived among them...know that it is a...harmful delusion...although they had many barbaric traits and...beliefs, there were many others worthy of admiration...they have a natural capacity to receive good instruction and...they even surpass in large measure many of our own republics. [Errored thinking is] found even in the gravest legislators and philosophers [and] the wisest republics, such as those of the Romans and Athenians...certainly, if the republics of the [?Aztecs or Mesoamericans?] and [?the Incas and Andeans?] had been described in [Classical Antiquity]...their laws and government would be respected...The most...learned men who have [learned] their secrets, their ancient style, and their government [were] amazed that there could have been so much order and reason among them...
>"Among the [Mesoamerican civilizations] there is great knowledge and memory of their ancient customs...although [not as developed as in East Asia], they [had writing] and books...in which...[calendrics, natural histories, customs were recorded]...[Diego de Landa burned many Maya books]...The same fate has befallen other things...[and has]...meant the loss of many...This happens out of unhealthy zeal...of those who...indiscriminately dub everything witchcraft and [doubt the Indigenous people's knowledge]...those who have...[investigated] these matters [properly] have found many [worthwhile things]...the [?Aztecs or Mesoamericans?] were very diligent in...[teaching speeches, songs, and lessons]...for this purpose they had schools...
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>>716296639
>>716295902
>>716295567
>>716294585
>>716294489
>>716291482
>>716291853
>>716296530
>>716292589
cont:
Jose de Acosta (gonna post a lot from him)
>...to refute the false opinion that [the Indigenous people] are brutes...and lacking in understanding...Many and very notable abuses have been committed upon them as a consequence of this false belief...Those who have lived among them...know that it is a...harmful delusion...although they had many barbaric traits and...beliefs, there were many others worthy of admiration...they have a natural capacity to receive good instruction and...they even surpass in large measure many of our own republics. [Errored thinking is] found even in the gravest legislators and philosophers [and] the wisest republics, such as those of the Romans and Athenians...certainly, if the republics of the [?Aztecs or Mesoamericans?] and [?the Incas and Andeans?] had been described in [Classical Antiquity]...their laws and government would be respected...The most...learned men who have [learned] their secrets, their ancient style, and their government [were] amazed that there could have been so much order and reason among them...
>"Among the [Mesoamerican civilizations] there is great knowledge and memory of their ancient customs...although [not as developed as in East Asia], they [had writing] and books...in which...[calendrics, natural histories, customs were recorded]...[Diego de Landa burned many Maya books]...The same fate has befallen other things...[and has]...meant the loss of many...This happens out of unhealthy zeal...of those who...indiscriminately dub everything witchcraft and [doubt the Indigenous people's knowledge]...those who have...[investigated] these matters [properly] have found many [worthwhile things]...the [?Aztecs or Mesoamericans?] were very diligent in...[teaching speeches, songs, and lessons]...for this purpose they had schools...
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