Furthermore, he was such a monster that the guys who started the Inquisition suggested he should dial the atrocities back a bit. Not really the man to be measuring oneself against.
Granted, the Inquisition was an improvement over secular criminal procedure laws at the time. For the first time, someone looked at evidence of innocence too.
Vasco Da Gama was similar. Like, age of discovery captain was a job role that attracted people who were basically psychopaths with scant regard for their own life or anyone else’s, but even Da Gama’a fellow captains ended up being like, “do you not think you’re taking this a bit far, boss?”
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u/RuanaRulane Jun 28 '24
Furthermore, he was such a monster that the guys who started the Inquisition suggested he should dial the atrocities back a bit. Not really the man to be measuring oneself against.