De Indis
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De Indis is a foundational 16th-century treatise from the School of Salamanca that examines the legal and moral status of the Spanish conquest and the rights of Indigenous peoples in the Americas.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| De Indis canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
16th-century work
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scholarly treatise ⓘ work of legal philosophy ⓘ work of moral theology ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
canon law
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philosophy ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| addresses |
conditions for just war against Indigenous peoples
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legal status of the Spanish conquest ⓘ legitimacy of Spanish titles to American lands ⓘ limits of papal authority over non-Christians ⓘ moral legitimacy of Spanish rule over Indigenous peoples ⓘ natural rights of Indigenous peoples ⓘ |
| associatedWith | School of Salamanca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Francisco de Vitoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorFrom | School of Salamanca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| century | 16th century ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Spain ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 1530s ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
international law
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moral theology ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
| genre | scholastic disputation ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Spanish colonization of the Americas ⓘ |
| influenced |
early modern international law
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later theories of human rights ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Scholastic philosophy
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Thomas Aquinas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
dominium (ownership and lordship)
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ius gentium ⓘ just titles to conquest ⓘ natural law ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
Spanish conquest of the Americas
NERFINISHED
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colonialism ⓘ just war theory ⓘ law of nations ⓘ rights of Indigenous peoples in the Americas ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Scholasticism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionOnConquest | questions automatic legitimacy of conquest ⓘ |
| positionOnEvangelization | rejects forced conversion ⓘ |
| positionOnIndigenousPeoples | affirms rationality and natural rights of Indigenous peoples ⓘ |
| positionOnSlavery | criticizes unjust enslavement of Indigenous peoples ⓘ |
| positionOnSovereignty | recognizes political communities of Indigenous peoples ⓘ |
| regionDiscussed |
Americas
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Spanish Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor | Relectio de iure belli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Early Modern period ⓘ |
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