Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda

Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda

Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda (1490 – 17 November 1573) was a Spanish humanist, philosopher, and theologian of the Spanish Renaissance. He is mainly known for his participation in a famous debate with Bartolomé de las Casas in Valladolid, Spain, in 1550–1551. The debate centered on the legitimacy of the conquest and colonization of America by the Spanish Empire and on the treatment of the Native Americans. The main philosophical referents of Ginés de Sepúlveda were Aristotle, Saint Thomas Aquinas, Roman law and Christian theology. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda is the 506th most popular philosopher (down from 468th in 2019). (down from 602nd in 2019)

Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda is most famous for his work entitled "Democrates Alter" in which he argues that America should be colonized by Spain.