Dum Diversas

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15th-century papal document papal bull

Dum Diversas is a 1452 papal bull issued by Pope Nicholas V that authorized the Portuguese crown to conquer and enslave non-Christian peoples, forming part of the legal and moral framework later associated with the Doctrine of Discovery.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
papal bull Dum Diversas	2

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	15th-century papal document ⓘ papal bull ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Dum diversas (papal bull) NERFINISHED ⓘ
appliesTo	Saracens NERFINISHED ⓘ other enemies of Christ ⓘ pagans ⓘ
archivedIn	Vatican Apostolic Archive NERFINISHED ⓘ
author	Pope Nicholas V NERFINISHED ⓘ
authorizes	conquest of non-Christian territories ⓘ enslavement of Saracens and other non-Christians ⓘ perpetual servitude of captured non-Christians ⓘ subjugation of non-Christian peoples ⓘ
contributesTo	legal framework of the Doctrine of Discovery ⓘ
criticizedFor	endorsement of slavery ⓘ religious justification of racialized oppression ⓘ role in colonization of Africa and the Americas ⓘ
dateIssued	18 June 1452 ⓘ
followedBy	Romanus Pontifex NERFINISHED ⓘ
grants	spiritual and temporal privileges to the Portuguese Crown ⓘ
grantsAuthorityTo	Afonso V of Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ Portuguese monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasForm	solemn papal letter ⓘ
historicalContext	15th-century European expansion ⓘ Age of Discovery NERFINISHED ⓘ
influenced	Inter caetera NERFINISHED ⓘ Romanus Pontifex NERFINISHED ⓘ
issuedBy	Pope Nicholas V NERFINISHED ⓘ
issuedFor	Afonso V of Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ Portuguese Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ
jurisdiction	Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ
language	Latin ⓘ
legalBasisFor	Portuguese expansion along the West African coast ⓘ
moralImpact	justification of colonial conquest ⓘ justification of slavery ⓘ
papacyOf	Pope Nicholas V NERFINISHED ⓘ
permits	war against Saracens ⓘ war against other non-Christians ⓘ war against pagans ⓘ
placeOfIssue	Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ
regionOfImpact	Atlantic world NERFINISHED ⓘ West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedTo	Doctrine of Discovery NERFINISHED ⓘ
religiousTradition	Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Church
subjectMatter	Christian holy war ⓘ rights over lands of non-Christians ⓘ slavery of non-Christians ⓘ
timePeriod	Middle Ages ⓘ pre-Reformation era ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Inter caetera → relatedTo → Dum Diversas ⓘ

Doctrine of Discovery → codifiedIn → Dum Diversas ⓘ

this entity surface form: papal bull Dum Diversas

Pope Nicholas V → issued → Dum Diversas ⓘ

this entity surface form: papal bull Dum Diversas