Romanus Pontifex

GPTKB entity

Statements (22)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:encyclical
gptkbp:addressedTo gptkb:King_Afonso_V_of_Portugal
gptkbp:category 15th-century papal bulls
documents of Pope Nicholas V
gptkbp:effect established papal support for Portuguese claims
justified enslavement of non-Christians
sanctioned Portuguese colonial expansion
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Romanus Pontifex
gptkbp:issuedBy gptkb:Pope_Nicholas_V
gptkbp:language gptkb:Latin
gptkbp:locationIssued gptkb:Rome
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Dum_Diversas
gptkbp:publicationDate 1455
gptkbp:purpose authorize conquest of non-Christian lands
grant rights over newly discovered lands
grant trade monopoly
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Age_of_Discovery
gptkb:Doctrine_of_Discovery
gptkbp:significance impacted indigenous peoples
influenced European colonial policy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Aeterni_Regis
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7