Franciscus Victoria
historical figure · 2 works · 2 mentions · 5 anchored passages
Francisco de Vitoria · Victoria
in the texts
The Freedom of the Seas (Mare Liberum)
Spanish theologian repeatedly cited as authority on just war and the rights of the Indians.
Ita certissimis rationibus post alios auctores maximi nominis concludit Hispanus Victoria:
Recte igitur dicit Victoria non magis ista ex causa Hispanis ius in Indos quaesitum, quam Indis fuisset in Hispanos, si qui illorum priores in Hispaniam venissent.
His igitur sublatis cum manifestum sit, quod et Victoria scribit, Hispanos ad terras remotiores illas navigantes nullum ius secum attulisse occupandi eas provincias, unus dumtaxat titulus belli restat, qui et ipse si iustus esset, tamen ad dominium proficere non posset, nisi iure praedae, hoc est post occupationem.
The Rights of War and Peace
Theologian whose permissive view on private arms-taking is cited and rejected.
Franciscus Victoria allows the inhabitants of a town to take up arms, even without such a case of necessity, to redress their own wrongs, which the Prince neglects to avenge, but such an opinion is justly rejected by others.