Events from 1690

John Locke's Second Treatise - property rights from labor, government by consent, influences legal thought

Locke's 'Two Treatises of Government' - natural rights, social contract - Creates template for revolution

Baron de Lahontan's Dialogues with 'Adario' (1690s-1700s) - Fictional native critiques European society - 'We are born free and united brothers' - Real indigenous voice replaced by European ventriloquism

St. Margaret Mary dies - Final vision - Christ: 'Come, My faithful spouse, come receive the crown which I have prepared for you from all eternity' - Sacred Heart devotion spreads despite suppression