had been objecting
Past perfect progressiveconjugation ofobject.There are other translations for this conjugation.

object

Sepúlveda, a staunch opponent of Las Casas, gave four arguments to justify the treatment of the Indians to which Las Casas had been objecting: They were barbarous and therefore their natural condition was that of submission to more civilized peoples.
Sepúlveda, un firme oponente de Las Casas, dio cuatro argumentos para justificar el trato que se infligía a los indios, trato que Las Casas objetaba: Eran bárbaros y por tanto su condición natural era aquella de sumisión ante los pueblos más civilizados.
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