Members of the School of Salamanca c The members of the School of Salamanca classified by main discipline Author Birth – Death Main discipline Main contributions Francisco de Vitoria 1483–1546 Theology and Law Intellectual founder of the School of Salamanca; bases of International Law; indigenous rights; just war theory; sovereignty of…
1. Medieval Europe and the birth of universities 1.1. The cultural transformation of Europe in the 12th century The birth of the University of Salamanca cannot be understood without first observing the profound cultural change that Europe experienced between the 11th and 13th centuries. During that period, the continent experienced a process of…
Explore how Martín de Azpilcueta anticipated the quantitative theory of money and its legacy in the Salamanca School, with lessons applicable to contemporary economics and inflation.
Explores the intellectual relationship between Adam Smith and the Salamanca School: shared concepts of value, money, ethics, and natural law that influenced modern economic liberalism.
Members of the School of Salamanca c The members of the School of Salamanca classified by main discipline Author Birth – Death Main discipline Main contributions Francisco de Vitoria 1483–1546 Theology and Law Intellectual founder of the School of Salamanca; bases of International Law; indigenous rights; just war theory; sovereignty of…
1. Medieval Europe and the birth of universities 1.1. The cultural transformation of Europe in the 12th century The birth of the University of Salamanca cannot be understood without first observing the profound cultural change that Europe experienced between the 11th and 13th centuries. During that period, the continent experienced a process of…
A rigorous and didactic analysis of the University of Salamanca in the Golden Age: its teachings, key figures of the School of Salamanca and its legacy in ethics, law and economics.
Critical reading of the Relectio de Indis by Francisco de Vitoria: context, thesis on the rights of indigenous people, law of nations and its legacy in contemporary international law.
Explores how the law of nations of the Salamanca School articulated principles that nourish international law, sovereignty, human rights and humanitarian law today.
When we talk about economic freedom, limits on political power or inflation caused by currency manipulation, we usually think of very current debates. However, many of these ideas were already developed at the end of the 16th century by Juan de Mariana. A prominent member of the School of Salamanca, Mariana defended that the power of…
In the heart of the 16th century, an extraordinary group of theologians, jurists and philosophers gathered in Salamanca led one of the most profound intellectual revolutions in Western history. Discover what the Salamanca School was, who its great thinkers were and why its legacy is still relevant today.
Francisco de Vitoria and the genesis of modern International Law: his criticism of the conquest, defense of indigenous dignity and contributions to the concept of the international legal community.
