| | [[File:guadalupe..jpg|thumb|150px|Artist's rendition of [[Our Lady of Guadalupe]], based on the venerated image. The original image was made by God himself by allowing the Virgin Mary's apparition.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.religionenlibertad.com/cultura/374248359/virgen-guadalupe-aparicion-juan-diego-america-mexico.html|title=La Virgen de Guadalupe: ¿Cómo se apareció? ¿Qué hechos ocurrieron? ¿Cómo cambió el mundo?|date=December 11, 2023|publisher=Religión en Libertad|language=es}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://es.catholic.net/op/articulos/29884/el-misterio-de-la-virgen-de-guadalupe-mexicana.html|title=El misterio de la Virgen de Guadalupe mexicana|publisher=Catholic.net|language=es|author=P. Jorge Loring}}</ref>]] | | [[File:guadalupe..jpg|thumb|150px|Artist's rendition of [[Our Lady of Guadalupe]], based on the venerated image. The original image was made by God himself by allowing the Virgin Mary's apparition.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.religionenlibertad.com/cultura/374248359/virgen-guadalupe-aparicion-juan-diego-america-mexico.html|title=La Virgen de Guadalupe: ¿Cómo se apareció? ¿Qué hechos ocurrieron? ¿Cómo cambió el mundo?|date=December 11, 2023|publisher=Religión en Libertad|language=es}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://es.catholic.net/op/articulos/29884/el-misterio-de-la-virgen-de-guadalupe-mexicana.html|title=El misterio de la Virgen de Guadalupe mexicana|publisher=Catholic.net|language=es|author=P. Jorge Loring}}</ref>]] |
| − | The [[History of Spain|Spanish Empire]] converted into Catholicism the indigenous people of [[the Americas]] and the [[Philippines]], having the miracle of the [[Virgin of Guadalupe]] that helped to convert millions in the New Spain Viceroyalty ([[Mexico]] nowadays). | + | The Spanish Empire converted into Catholicism the indigenous people of [[the Americas]] and the [[Philippines]], having the miracle of the [[Virgin of Guadalupe]] that helped to convert millions in the New Spain Viceroyalty ([[Mexico]] nowadays). |
| − | The [[Catholic Monarchs]] asked the [[Salamanca]] University if the people of the [[New World]] were worthy of being evangelized, the answer was yes and this they were considered humans with a soul, like the Europeans. The ''Encomienda'' system was put in place, being reformed with the [[Burgos Laws]] against slavery. Queen Isabel the Catholic prohibited slavery on June 20, 1500,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.acami.es/efemerides/20-de-junio-de-1500real-provision-de-isabel-i-de-castilla-prohibiendo-la-esclavitud/|title=20 de junio de 1500|publisher=Academia de Ciencia y Artes Militares|language=es}}</ref> following the Catholic doctrine and the advice of the Salamanca University.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.libertaddigital.com/cultura/2014-03-16/desmontando-la-falsa-leyenda-negra-de-isabel-la-catolica-1276513241/|title=Desmontando "la falsa leyenda negra" de Isabel La Católica|March 16, 2014|publisher=Libertad Digital|language=es}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.larazon.es/cultura/isabel-la-catolica-la-reina-que-libero-a-los-esclavos-KD24722080/|title=Isabel la Católica, la reina que liberó a los esclavos|date=February 28, 2019|language=es|publisher=La Razón}}</ref> | + | The [[Catholic Monarchs]] asked the [[Salamanca]] University if the people of the [[New World]] were worthy of being evangelized, the answer was yes and this they were considered humans with a soul, like the Europeans. The ''Encomienda'' system was put in place, being reformed with the [[Burgos Laws]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zendalibros.com/leyes-de-burgos-las-reales-ordenanzas-para-proteger-a-los-indigenas-del-nuevo-mundo/|title=Leyes de Burgos, las reales ordenanzas para proteger a los indígenas del Nuevo Mundo|date=Decemeber 27, 2023|language=es|publisher=Zenda}}</ref> against slavery. Queen Isabel the Catholic prohibited slavery on June 20, 1500,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.acami.es/efemerides/20-de-junio-de-1500real-provision-de-isabel-i-de-castilla-prohibiendo-la-esclavitud/|title=20 de junio de 1500|publisher=Academia de Ciencia y Artes Militares|language=es}}</ref> following the Catholic doctrine and the advice of the Salamanca University.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.libertaddigital.com/cultura/2014-03-16/desmontando-la-falsa-leyenda-negra-de-isabel-la-catolica-1276513241/|title=Desmontando "la falsa leyenda negra" de Isabel La Católica|March 16, 2014|publisher=Libertad Digital|language=es}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.larazon.es/cultura/isabel-la-catolica-la-reina-que-libero-a-los-esclavos-KD24722080/|title=Isabel la Católica, la reina que liberó a los esclavos|date=February 28, 2019|language=es|publisher=La Razón}}</ref> |
| | Thanks to the [[Conquistadors|Spanish Conquistadors]], human sacrifices made by the [[Aztecs]], [[Mayas]] and other groups ceased, having as allies other indigenous groups that were victims of the demonic system. [[Hernán Cortés]] liberated those groups with the help of them. | | Thanks to the [[Conquistadors|Spanish Conquistadors]], human sacrifices made by the [[Aztecs]], [[Mayas]] and other groups ceased, having as allies other indigenous groups that were victims of the demonic system. [[Hernán Cortés]] liberated those groups with the help of them. |