Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda
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Catholic priest
Latin writer
Renaissance scholar
Spanish humanist
human being
philosopher
theologian
Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda was a 16th-century Spanish humanist and theologian known for defending the conquest and subjugation of Indigenous peoples in the Americas, most famously in opposition to Bartolomé de las Casas.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda canonical | 5 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic priest
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Latin writer ⓘ Renaissance scholar ⓘ Spanish humanist ⓘ human being ⓘ philosopher ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| arguedThat |
indigenous peoples of the Americas
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surface form:
Indigenous peoples of the Americas could be considered natural slaves
Spanish wars in the Americas could be just wars ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Crown of Castile
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Córdoba ⓘ Pozoblanco ⓘ |
| birthYear | 1490 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Crown of Castile ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Pozoblanco ⓘ |
| deathYear | 1573 ⓘ |
| doctrineSupported |
just war theory applied to conquest of the Indies
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natural slavery theory ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Alcalá
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University of Bologna ⓘ |
| era | 16th century ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
classical philology
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moral theology ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Aristotle
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St. Thomas Aquinas ⓘ
surface form:
Thomas Aquinas
scholasticism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
controversy with Bartolomé de las Casas
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defending the Spanish conquest of the Americas ⓘ defending the subjugation of Indigenous peoples in the Americas ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Latin
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Spanish ⓘ |
| movement | Renaissance humanism ⓘ |
| name | Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | Spanish ⓘ |
| notableWork |
De rebus gestis Caroli Quinti
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Democrates alter, sive de justis belli causis apud Indos ⓘ Democrates Secundus ⓘ
surface form:
Democrates secundus
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| occupation |
court chronicler
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historian ⓘ philosopher ⓘ theologian ⓘ translator ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Bartolomé de las Casas ⓘ |
| participantIn | Valladolid debate ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Rome
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Spain ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
chronicler to Charles V
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royal chaplain ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| translated | works of Aristotle into Latin ⓘ |
| yearOfEvent |
Valladolid debate
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surface form:
1550–1551 Valladolid debate
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Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Democrates Secundus