Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda
E407091
Catholic priest
Latin writer
Renaissance scholar
Spanish humanist
human being
philosopher
theologian
Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda was a 16th-century Spanish humanist and theologian known for defending the conquest and subjugation of Indigenous peoples in the Americas, most famously in opposition to Bartolomé de las Casas.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3991136 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda Context triple: [Valladolid debate, hasParticipant, Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda]
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A.
Francisco de Vitoria
Francisco de Vitoria was a 16th-century Spanish theologian and jurist whose pioneering work on natural law and the rights of indigenous peoples laid foundational principles for modern international law.
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B.
Alonso de Covarrubias
Alonso de Covarrubias was a prominent 16th-century Spanish Renaissance architect and sculptor known for shaping the architectural landscape of Castile with works such as the Alcázar of Toledo and various cathedrals and palaces.
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C.
Bartolomé de las Casas
Bartolomé de las Casas was a 16th-century Spanish Dominican friar and historian renowned for his advocacy for the rights and humane treatment of Indigenous peoples in the Americas.
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D.
Manuel de Montiano
Manuel de Montiano was an 18th-century Spanish colonial governor and military officer best known for defending St. Augustine, Florida, against British attacks during the War of Jenkins’ Ear.
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E.
Juan de Garay
Juan de Garay was a 16th-century Spanish conquistador and colonial administrator best known for re-establishing the city of Buenos Aires in present-day Argentina.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda Target entity description: Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda was a 16th-century Spanish humanist and theologian known for defending the conquest and subjugation of Indigenous peoples in the Americas, most famously in opposition to Bartolomé de las Casas.
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A.
Francisco de Vitoria
Francisco de Vitoria was a 16th-century Spanish theologian and jurist whose pioneering work on natural law and the rights of indigenous peoples laid foundational principles for modern international law.
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B.
Alonso de Covarrubias
Alonso de Covarrubias was a prominent 16th-century Spanish Renaissance architect and sculptor known for shaping the architectural landscape of Castile with works such as the Alcázar of Toledo and various cathedrals and palaces.
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C.
Bartolomé de las Casas
Bartolomé de las Casas was a 16th-century Spanish Dominican friar and historian renowned for his advocacy for the rights and humane treatment of Indigenous peoples in the Americas.
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D.
Manuel de Montiano
Manuel de Montiano was an 18th-century Spanish colonial governor and military officer best known for defending St. Augustine, Florida, against British attacks during the War of Jenkins’ Ear.
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E.
Juan de Garay
Juan de Garay was a 16th-century Spanish conquistador and colonial administrator best known for re-establishing the city of Buenos Aires in present-day Argentina.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic priest
ⓘ
Latin writer ⓘ Renaissance scholar ⓘ Spanish humanist ⓘ human being ⓘ philosopher ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| arguedThat |
indigenous peoples of the Americas
ⓘ
surface form:
Indigenous peoples of the Americas could be considered natural slaves
Spanish wars in the Americas could be just wars ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Crown of Castile
ⓘ
Córdoba ⓘ Pozoblanco ⓘ |
| birthYear | 1490 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Crown of Castile ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Pozoblanco ⓘ |
| deathYear | 1573 ⓘ |
| doctrineSupported |
just war theory applied to conquest of the Indies
ⓘ
natural slavery theory ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Alcalá
ⓘ
University of Bologna ⓘ |
| era | 16th century ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
classical philology
ⓘ
moral theology ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Aristotle
ⓘ
St. Thomas Aquinas ⓘ
surface form:
Thomas Aquinas
scholasticism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
controversy with Bartolomé de las Casas
ⓘ
defending the Spanish conquest of the Americas ⓘ defending the subjugation of Indigenous peoples in the Americas ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Latin
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| movement | Renaissance humanism ⓘ |
| name | Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | Spanish ⓘ |
| notableWork |
De rebus gestis Caroli Quinti
ⓘ
Democrates alter, sive de justis belli causis apud Indos ⓘ Democrates Secundus ⓘ
surface form:
Democrates secundus
|
| occupation |
court chronicler
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historian ⓘ philosopher ⓘ theologian ⓘ translator ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Bartolomé de las Casas ⓘ |
| participantIn | Valladolid debate ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Rome
ⓘ
Spain ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
chronicler to Charles V
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royal chaplain ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| translated | works of Aristotle into Latin ⓘ |
| yearOfEvent |
Valladolid debate
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surface form:
1550–1551 Valladolid debate
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda Description of subject: Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda was a 16th-century Spanish humanist and theologian known for defending the conquest and subjugation of Indigenous peoples in the Americas, most famously in opposition to Bartolomé de las Casas.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Democrates Secundus