Relectio de Indis
E244748
foundational text of international law
scholastic work
theological-legal treatise
work of legal philosophy
work of moral theology
Relectio de Indis is a foundational 16th-century theological-legal treatise that helped establish principles of international law and the rights of Indigenous peoples in the context of Spanish colonial expansion.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Relectio de Indis canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Relectio de Indis Context triple: [Francisco de Vitoria, notableWork, Relectio de Indis]
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A.
Pacificatione Gandavensi
Pacificatione Gandavensi is the Latin name for the 1576 Pacification of Ghent, an agreement uniting the provinces of the Habsburg Netherlands in opposition to Spanish rule during the Eighty Years' War.
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B.
The Soul of India
The Soul of India is a work by Indian nationalist leader and social reformer Bipin Chandra Pal that reflects on India's spiritual heritage and national identity.
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C.
Tattva Samkhyana
Tattva Samkhyana is a key philosophical treatise in the Dvaita Vedanta tradition that systematically outlines its dualistic metaphysics and theology.
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D.
Apur Sansar
Apur Sansar is a landmark 1959 Bengali drama film directed by Satyajit Ray, serving as the final installment of the acclaimed Apu Trilogy and renowned for its humanistic storytelling and cinematic craftsmanship.
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E.
Puranānūru
Puranānūru is an ancient Tamil poetic anthology of the Sangam era, renowned for its verses on war, kingship, ethics, and the public life of early Tamil society.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Relectio de Indis Target entity description: Relectio de Indis is a foundational 16th-century theological-legal treatise that helped establish principles of international law and the rights of Indigenous peoples in the context of Spanish colonial expansion.
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A.
Pacificatione Gandavensi
Pacificatione Gandavensi is the Latin name for the 1576 Pacification of Ghent, an agreement uniting the provinces of the Habsburg Netherlands in opposition to Spanish rule during the Eighty Years' War.
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B.
The Soul of India
The Soul of India is a work by Indian nationalist leader and social reformer Bipin Chandra Pal that reflects on India's spiritual heritage and national identity.
-
C.
Tattva Samkhyana
Tattva Samkhyana is a key philosophical treatise in the Dvaita Vedanta tradition that systematically outlines its dualistic metaphysics and theology.
-
D.
Apur Sansar
Apur Sansar is a landmark 1959 Bengali drama film directed by Satyajit Ray, serving as the final installment of the acclaimed Apu Trilogy and renowned for its humanistic storytelling and cinematic craftsmanship.
-
E.
Puranānūru
Puranānūru is an ancient Tamil poetic anthology of the Sangam era, renowned for its verses on war, kingship, ethics, and the public life of early Tamil society.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
foundational text of international law
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scholastic work ⓘ theological-legal treatise ⓘ work of legal philosophy ⓘ work of moral theology ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
canon law
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international law ⓘ moral philosophy ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| associatedWith | School of Salamanca ⓘ |
| author | Francisco de Vitoria ⓘ |
| century | 16th century ⓘ |
| citedBy |
historians of human rights
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later jurists of international law ⓘ scholars of colonial Latin American history ⓘ |
| context | Spanish colonial expansion in the Americas ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Spain ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 1532 ⓘ |
| genre | scholastic disputation ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
key text in the Salamanca School’s critique of aspects of Spanish colonial practice
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one of the earliest systematic European defenses of certain rights of Indigenous peoples ⓘ |
| influenced |
debates on colonialism and empire
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development of early modern international law ⓘ later theories of human rights ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
evangelization and coercion in matters of faith
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freedom of communication and travel ⓘ just titles to dominion over the Indies ⓘ just war theory ⓘ legitimacy of Spanish rule in the Americas ⓘ limits of imperial power ⓘ natural law and the law of nations ⓘ rights of Indigenous peoples ⓘ |
| method | scholastic quaestio ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition | University of Salamanca ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
affirms that Indigenous peoples have natural rights
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argues that Indigenous peoples possess true dominium over their lands and goods ⓘ argues that forced conversion is illegitimate ⓘ argues that war against Indigenous peoples requires strict just-cause conditions ⓘ defends limited rights of Spaniards to travel and trade in the Indies under the law of nations ⓘ denies that mere discovery justifies dominion over the Indies ⓘ denies that the pope can grant temporal dominion over non-Christian peoples ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Relectio de iure belli
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surface form:
De Indis et de Iure Belli
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| religiousTradition | Catholicism ⓘ |
| theologicalOrientation | Thomism ⓘ |
| usedIn | debates on the legality of the Spanish conquest ⓘ |
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