Papal bull Romanus Pontifex (1455)

GPTKB entity

Statements (17)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:encyclical
gptkbp:addressedTo gptkb:King_Afonso_V_of_Portugal
gptkbp:historicalSignificance foundation for European colonialism
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Papal bull Romanus Pontifex (1455)
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Doctrine_of_Discovery
gptkbp:issuedBy gptkb:Pope_Nicholas_V
gptkbp:language gptkb:Latin
gptkbp:locationIssued gptkb:Rome
gptkbp:predecessor Dum Diversas (1452)
gptkbp:publicationDate 8 January 1455
gptkbp:purpose sanctioning Portuguese trade and colonization in Africa
authorization of the enslavement of non-Christians
granting Portugal rights over lands discovered along the West African coast
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Age_of_Discovery
gptkb:Transatlantic_slave_trade
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:European_Beginnings_in_West_Africa,_1454-1578
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8