There were formal debates about how to treat the natives, with Bartolemé de las Casas taking your side: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valladolid_debate https://

There were formal debates about how to treat the natives, with Bartolemé de las Casas taking your side: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valladolid_debate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valladolid_debate The main opposition was the eloquent Sepulveda.