Juan de Mariana
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Juan de Mariana was a Spanish Jesuit priest, historian, and political theorist best known for his influential writings on monarchy, tyranny, and the right of resistance in early modern Europe.
All labels observed (1)
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| Juan de Mariana canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Juan de Mariana Context triple: [University of Alcalá, hasNotableAlumnus, Juan de Mariana]
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Martín de Azpilcueta
Martín de Azpilcueta was a 16th-century Spanish canon lawyer, theologian, and early economic thinker known for his contributions to moral theology and the theory of money.
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Manuel de Espinosa de los Monteros
Manuel de Espinosa de los Monteros was an 18th-century Spanish composer often credited with one of the earliest known written versions of Spain’s national anthem, the "Marcha Real."
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Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda
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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Francisco Suárez
Francisco Suárez was a prominent late 16th- and early 17th-century Spanish Jesuit philosopher and theologian whose work in metaphysics, law, and political theory significantly shaped early modern scholasticism and the development of international law.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Juan de Mariana Target entity description: Juan de Mariana was a Spanish Jesuit priest, historian, and political theorist best known for his influential writings on monarchy, tyranny, and the right of resistance in early modern Europe.
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A.
Martín de Azpilcueta
Martín de Azpilcueta was a 16th-century Spanish canon lawyer, theologian, and early economic thinker known for his contributions to moral theology and the theory of money.
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B.
Manuel de Espinosa de los Monteros
Manuel de Espinosa de los Monteros was an 18th-century Spanish composer often credited with one of the earliest known written versions of Spain’s national anthem, the "Marcha Real."
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C.
Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda
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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D.
Francisco Suárez
Francisco Suárez was a prominent late 16th- and early 17th-century Spanish Jesuit philosopher and theologian whose work in metaphysics, law, and political theory significantly shaped early modern scholasticism and the development of international law.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic priest
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Jesuit ⓘ human ⓘ political theorist ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Crown of Castile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Spain ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1536 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1624 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Alcalá NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
historiography
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political philosophy ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| influenced |
early modern resistance theorists
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liberal political thought ⓘ monarchomach political theory ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Francisco de Vitoria
NERFINISHED
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Luis de Molina NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Aquinas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
critique of royal absolutism
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defense of the right of resistance against tyrants ⓘ theory of tyrannicide ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Latin
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Spanish ⓘ |
| memberOf | Society of Jesus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
Scholasticism
NERFINISHED
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School of Salamanca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
conditional legitimacy of monarchy
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moral limits on royal power ⓘ people’s right to depose tyrants ⓘ |
| notableWork |
De rege et regis institutione
NERFINISHED
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Historiae de rebus Hispaniae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
Jesuit priest
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historian ⓘ political theorist ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Talavera de la Reina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Toledo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
professor at the University of Paris
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teacher at Jesuit colleges in Spain ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholicism
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| wroteAbout |
Spanish history
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monarchy ⓘ moral theology ⓘ right of resistance ⓘ tyranny ⓘ |
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Subject: Juan de Mariana Description of subject: Juan de Mariana was a Spanish Jesuit priest, historian, and political theorist best known for his influential writings on monarchy, tyranny, and the right of resistance in early modern Europe.
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