Dum Diversas
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Dum Diversas is a 1452 papal bull issued by Pope Nicholas V that authorized the Portuguese crown to conquer and enslave non-Christian peoples, forming part of the legal and moral framework later associated with the Doctrine of Discovery.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dum Diversas canonical | 4 |
| papal bull Dum Diversas | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6282026 — 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: Dum Diversas Context triple: [Inter caetera, relatedTo, Dum Diversas]
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A.
Dictatus Papae
Dictatus Papae is a 1075 papal decree attributed to Pope Gregory VII that asserted sweeping papal authority over the Church and secular rulers, becoming a key text of the Investiture Controversy.
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B.
Unam Sanctam
Unam Sanctam is a 1302 papal bull by Pope Boniface VIII that famously asserted the supremacy of spiritual and papal authority over temporal rulers.
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C.
Papal bull Laudabiliter
Papal bull Laudabiliter is a 12th-century papal decree traditionally cited as authorizing King Henry II of England’s lordship over Ireland and shaping subsequent English claims to rule the island.
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D.
Decretals of Gregory IX
The Decretals of Gregory IX are a 13th-century collection of papal letters and canon law compiled under Pope Gregory IX that became a foundational source of medieval Church legal authority.
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E.
papal bull Inter caetera
The papal bull Inter caetera was a 1493 decree by Pope Alexander VI that granted Spain rights to newly discovered lands west of a demarcation line in the Atlantic, profoundly shaping early European colonial claims in the Americas.
- 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: Dum Diversas Target entity description: Dum Diversas is a 1452 papal bull issued by Pope Nicholas V that authorized the Portuguese crown to conquer and enslave non-Christian peoples, forming part of the legal and moral framework later associated with the Doctrine of Discovery.
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A.
Dictatus Papae
Dictatus Papae is a 1075 papal decree attributed to Pope Gregory VII that asserted sweeping papal authority over the Church and secular rulers, becoming a key text of the Investiture Controversy.
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B.
Unam Sanctam
Unam Sanctam is a 1302 papal bull by Pope Boniface VIII that famously asserted the supremacy of spiritual and papal authority over temporal rulers.
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C.
Papal bull Laudabiliter
Papal bull Laudabiliter is a 12th-century papal decree traditionally cited as authorizing King Henry II of England’s lordship over Ireland and shaping subsequent English claims to rule the island.
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D.
Decretals of Gregory IX
The Decretals of Gregory IX are a 13th-century collection of papal letters and canon law compiled under Pope Gregory IX that became a foundational source of medieval Church legal authority.
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E.
papal bull Inter caetera
The papal bull Inter caetera was a 1493 decree by Pope Alexander VI that granted Spain rights to newly discovered lands west of a demarcation line in the Atlantic, profoundly shaping early European colonial claims in the Americas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
15th-century papal document
ⓘ
papal bull ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Dum diversas (papal bull) ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Saracens
ⓘ
other enemies of Christ ⓘ pagans ⓘ |
| archivedIn | Vatican Apostolic Archive ⓘ |
| author | Pope Nicholas V ⓘ |
| authorizes |
conquest of non-Christian territories
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enslavement of Saracens and other non-Christians ⓘ perpetual servitude of captured non-Christians ⓘ subjugation of non-Christian peoples ⓘ |
| contributesTo | legal framework of the Doctrine of Discovery ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
endorsement of slavery
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religious justification of racialized oppression ⓘ role in colonization of Africa and the Americas ⓘ |
| dateIssued | 18 June 1452 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Romanus Pontifex ⓘ |
| grants | spiritual and temporal privileges to the Portuguese Crown ⓘ |
| grantsAuthorityTo |
Afonso V of Portugal
ⓘ
Portuguese monarchy ⓘ
linked to:
Kingdom of Portugal
|
| hasForm | solemn papal letter ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
15th-century European expansion
ⓘ
Age of Discovery ⓘ
linked to:
Age of Exploration
|
| influenced |
Inter caetera
ⓘ
Romanus Pontifex ⓘ |
| issuedBy | Pope Nicholas V ⓘ |
| issuedFor |
Afonso V of Portugal
ⓘ
Portuguese Crown ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Catholic Church worldwide
|
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| legalBasisFor | Portuguese expansion along the West African coast ⓘ |
| moralImpact |
justification of colonial conquest
ⓘ
justification of slavery ⓘ |
| papacyOf | Pope Nicholas V ⓘ |
| permits |
war against Saracens
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war against other non-Christians ⓘ war against pagans ⓘ |
| placeOfIssue | Rome ⓘ |
| regionOfImpact |
Atlantic world
ⓘ
West Africa ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Doctrine of Discovery ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Roman Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| subjectMatter |
Christian holy war
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rights over lands of non-Christians ⓘ slavery of non-Christians ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Middle Ages
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pre-Reformation era ⓘ |
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Subject: Dum Diversas Description of subject: Dum Diversas is a 1452 papal bull issued by Pope Nicholas V that authorized the Portuguese crown to conquer and enslave non-Christian peoples, forming part of the legal and moral framework later associated with the Doctrine of Discovery.
Referenced by (6)
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