Spanish laws prevented seizure of new territories without the approval of the inhabitants and while claiming the islands for Ferdinand and Isabella he covered himself legally. He wrote: "I found many islands inhabited by men without number, of all which I took possession for our most fortunate king, with proclaiming heralds and flying standards, no one objecting."This explains a lot. Since The government isn't doing or saying a damn thing, would this mean the United States is now owned by Mexico? 'Splains alot...