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What is the significance of the fact that the Bull was written in 1493?

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AD 1493: The Pope asserts rights to colonize, convert, and enslave. Pope Alexander VI issues a papal bull or decree, “Inter Caetera," in which he authorizes Spain and Portugal to colonize the Americas and its Native peoples as subjects.

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