Francisco de Vitoria
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Dominican friar
Roman Catholic priest
founder of international law
human
jurist
philosopher
professor
scholastic philosopher
theologian
Francisco de Vitoria was a 16th-century Spanish theologian and jurist whose pioneering work on natural law and the rights of indigenous peoples laid foundational principles for modern international law.
Statements (53)
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| instanceOf |
Dominican friar
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Roman Catholic priest → founder of international law → human → jurist → philosopher → professor → scholastic philosopher → theologian → |
| birthDate |
c. 1483
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| birthPlace |
Kingdom of Castile
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Vitoria-Gasteiz → Álava → |
| centuryOfActivity |
16th century
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| countryOfCitizenship |
Spain
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| deathDate |
1546-08-12
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| deathPlace |
Crown of Castile
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Salamanca → |
| educatedAt |
Collège de Montaigu
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University of Paris NERFINISHED → |
| employer |
University of Salamanca
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| ethnicGroup |
Basque
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| familyName |
de Vitoria
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| fieldOfWork |
international law
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jurisprudence → moral philosophy → natural law theory → theology → |
| givenName |
Francisco
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| influenced |
Francisco Suárez
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Hugo Grotius → School of Salamanca → |
| influencedBy |
Aristotle
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Augustine of Hippo → Thomas Aquinas → |
| knownFor |
defense of the rights of indigenous peoples in the Americas
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development of early modern international law → doctrine on just war → natural law theory → theory of ius gentium → |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Latin
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Spanish → |
| memberOf |
Order of Preachers
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| movement |
School of Salamanca
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| name |
Francisco de Vitoria
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| notableIdea |
conditions for a just war under natural law
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limits on imperial and papal authority over non-European peoples → universal rights of all humans, including non-Christians → |
| notableWork |
Commentaries on Thomas Aquinas’s Summa Theologiae
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Relectio de Indis → Relectio de iure belli → |
| positionHeld |
chair of theology at the University of Salamanca
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| religion |
Catholic Church
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Referenced by (7)
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Hugo Grotius
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Hugo de Groot → |
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Just war theory
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developedBy |
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University of Salamanca
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hasNotableAlumnus |
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University of Salamanca
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hasNotableProfessor |
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Francisco Suárez
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influenced |
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Francisco de Vitoria
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name |