Francisco de Vitoria
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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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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Francisco de Vitoria canonical | 16 |
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Target entity: Francisco de Vitoria Context triple: [Hugo Grotius, influencedBy, Francisco de Vitoria]
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Hugo Grotius
Hugo Grotius was a pioneering 17th-century Dutch jurist, philosopher, and theologian widely regarded as a founding figure of international law.
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Hipólito de Villegas
Hipólito de Villegas was a Chilean lawyer and politician who played a key role in the country’s early independence movement and institutional formation.
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Lorenzo Valla
Lorenzo Valla was a 15th-century Italian humanist, philologist, and critic best known for his pioneering textual analysis that exposed the Donation of Constantine as a forgery and helped shape Renaissance humanist scholarship.
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Desiderius Erasmus
Desiderius Erasmus was a Dutch Renaissance scholar, theologian, and humanist whose critical editions of the New Testament and satirical writings greatly influenced European intellectual and religious life.
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Pico della Mirandola
Pico della Mirandola was an Italian Renaissance philosopher famed for his "Oration on the Dignity of Man," a foundational text of humanist thought.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Francisco de Vitoria Target entity description: 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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A.
Hugo Grotius
Hugo Grotius was a pioneering 17th-century Dutch jurist, philosopher, and theologian widely regarded as a founding figure of international law.
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B.
Hipólito de Villegas
Hipólito de Villegas was a Chilean lawyer and politician who played a key role in the country’s early independence movement and institutional formation.
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C.
Lorenzo Valla
Lorenzo Valla was a 15th-century Italian humanist, philologist, and critic best known for his pioneering textual analysis that exposed the Donation of Constantine as a forgery and helped shape Renaissance humanist scholarship.
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D.
Desiderius Erasmus
Desiderius Erasmus was a Dutch Renaissance scholar, theologian, and humanist whose critical editions of the New Testament and satirical writings greatly influenced European intellectual and religious life.
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E.
Pico della Mirandola
Pico della Mirandola was an Italian Renaissance philosopher famed for his "Oration on the Dignity of Man," a foundational text of humanist thought.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dominican friar
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Roman Catholic priest ⓘ founder of international law ⓘ human ⓘ jurist ⓘ philosopher ⓘ professor ⓘ scholastic philosopher ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| birthDate | c. 1483 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Castile
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surface form:
Kingdom of Castile
Vitoria-Gasteiz ⓘ Álava ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 16th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Spain ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1546-08-12 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Crown of Castile
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Salamanca ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Collège de Montaigu
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Panthéon-Sorbonne University ⓘ
surface form:
University of Paris
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| employer | University of Salamanca ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Basque ⓘ |
| familyName | de Vitoria ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
international law
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jurisprudence ⓘ moral philosophy ⓘ natural law theory ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| givenName | Francisco ⓘ |
| influenced |
Francisco Suárez
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Hugo Grotius ⓘ School of Salamanca ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Aristotle
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Augustine of Hippo ⓘ St. Thomas Aquinas ⓘ
surface form:
Thomas Aquinas
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| knownFor |
defense of the rights of indigenous peoples in the Americas
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development of early modern international law ⓘ doctrine on just war ⓘ natural law theory ⓘ theory of ius gentium ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Latin
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Spanish ⓘ |
| memberOf | Order of Preachers ⓘ |
| movement | School of Salamanca ⓘ |
| name | Francisco de Vitoria self-link ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
conditions for a just war under natural law
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limits on imperial and papal authority over non-European peoples ⓘ universal rights of all humans, including non-Christians ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Commentaries on Thomas Aquinas’s Summa Theologiae
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Relectio de Indis ⓘ Relectio de iure belli ⓘ |
| positionHeld | chair of theology at the University of Salamanca ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholic Church
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Subject: Francisco de Vitoria Description of subject: 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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