European nations got caught out several times and had to scramble to find ways to assert the terra nulllis claims after exchanging ambassadors with more than one African kingdom and the Iroquois Confederacy, among others.
Thank you for that further info. I guess I’m less surprised that it happened than that it’s not widely known/talked about/taught, but I guess I probably shouldn’t be.
https://substack.com/@johnshane1/note/c-98951363
European nations got caught out several times and had to scramble to find ways to assert the terra nulllis claims after exchanging ambassadors with more than one African kingdom and the Iroquois Confederacy, among others.
Thank you for that further info. I guess I’m less surprised that it happened than that it’s not widely known/talked about/taught, but I guess I probably shouldn’t be.