Valladolid debate
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The Valladolid debate was a 16th-century theological and moral controversy in Spain over the legitimacy of Spanish conquest and the rights and treatment of Indigenous peoples in the Americas.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
ⓘ
moral debate ⓘ theological debate ⓘ |
| argumentSupportedBy |
Aristotelian philosophy
ⓘ
Christian theology ⓘ |
| authority | Council of the Indies ⓘ |
| chronology | took place after the New Laws of 1542 ⓘ |
| concerns |
encomienda system
ⓘ
evangelization of Indigenous peoples ⓘ legal status of Indigenous peoples ⓘ moral status of conquest ⓘ natural rights ⓘ slavery ⓘ use of force in conversion ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Apología by Bartolomé de las Casas
ⓘ
Democrates Secundus by Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda ⓘ |
| endTime | 1551 ⓘ |
| evaluatedAs | one of the first major European debates on colonial ethics ⓘ |
| followedBy | continuing legal and theological discussions on Indigenous rights ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
development of early human rights discourse
ⓘ
influence on Spanish colonial policy ⓘ influence on later debates about colonialism ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Bartolomé de las Casas
ⓘ
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda ⓘ |
| hasProponent |
Bartolomé de las Casas
ⓘ
Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 16th century ⓘ |
| language | Spanish ⓘ |
| location |
College of San Gregorio
ⓘ
Valladolid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
legitimacy of Spanish conquest in the Americas
ⓘ
rights of Indigenous peoples in the Americas ⓘ treatment of Indigenous peoples in the Americas ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early articulation of Indigenous rights in European thought
ⓘ
questioning the moral legitimacy of empire ⓘ |
| opposingPosition |
defense of Indigenous rights
ⓘ
doctrine of just war ⓘ doctrine of natural slavery ⓘ justification of Spanish conquest ⓘ |
| organizer | Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ |
| partOf |
Spanish colonization of the Americas
ⓘ
history of human rights ⓘ history of international law ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholicism
|
| startTime | 1550 ⓘ |
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