Philosopher
Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda
Overview
Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda (1490 – 17 November 1573) was a Spanish humanist, philosopher, and theologian of the Spanish Renaissance. He is mainly known for his participation in a famous debate with Bartolomé de las Casas in Valladolid, Spain, in 1550–1551. The debate centered on the legitimacy of the conquest and colonization of America by the Spanish Empire and on the treatment of the Native Americans. The main philosophical referents of Ginés de Sepúlveda were Aristotle, Saint Thomas Aquinas, Roman law and Christian theology. These influences allowed him to argue for the cultural superiority and domination of the Spanish over the Native Americans during the period of the conquest.
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Ideas Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda discusses
- Erasmus
- Francisco de Vitoria
- School of Salamanca
- Politics (Aristotle)
- Just war theory
- Thomas Aquinas
- Natural law
- Pietro Pomponazzi
- Indigenous peoples of the Americas
- Roman law
- Spain
- Christian theology
- Slavery
- Spanish Empire
- Theology
- Aristotle
- Bible
- Christianity
- Bartolomé de las Casas
- Forced conversion
- Colonialism
- Martin Luther
Place in the tradition
Part of School of Salamanca.