>>214008269
1. Francisco de Vitoria (1483–1546)

Considered the founder of modern international law.

Argued for the rights of indigenous peoples in the Americas and the limits of colonial power.

2. Domingo de Soto (1494–1560)

Philosopher and theologian who contributed to natural law and economics.

Early ideas about just price and fairness in trade.

3. Luis de León (1527–1591)

Poet, theologian, and humanist.

Promoted the study of classical languages and literature, combining faith and reason.

4. Francisco Suárez (1548–1617)

Philosopher and theologian, influential in metaphysics and political philosophy.

His work influenced both European scholasticism and later thinkers like Grotius.

5. Benedicto de Spinoza (although Dutch, influenced by Salamanca)

Not Spanish, but his rationalist philosophy had roots in scholastic debates.

Useful to mention in context of Salamanca’s influence on European thought.

6. Juan de Mariana (1536–1624)

Historian and philosopher, advocate for political theory.

Wrote about tyranny, monarchy, and the moral limits of power.

7. Alonso de la Vera Cruz (c. 1507–1584)

Philosopher and theologian in New Spain (Mexico).

Integrated Aristotelian philosophy with local teaching and practical ethics.

8. Melchor Cano (1509–1560)

Theologian and philosopher.

Important in systematizing scholastic theology and rational argumentation.

9. Pedro de Valencia (1555–1620)

Humanist and theologian.

Critic of the mistreatment of indigenous populations in the Americas.

10. Juan Luis Vives (1493–1540)

Philosopher and humanist.

Pioneered modern psychology and education, emphasizing empirical observation and ethics.


Do you want more?? And we were a Top historic world empire, named oceans (Oceano Pacifico), islands, countries, thousands of rivers, mountains (Colorado Canyon), etc.

We worked more than any other nation in the history of Mankind, more than the Roman Empire or any other.

>>213897861
>which makes us a natural seafaring people who went out to colonize the world
Ok that you are proud and I like Scandis but....colonize the world?? At most colonize parts of Europe with the vikings and Goths.

This is colonizing the world.

>>212973336
Well, at least we owned it for several centuries, more than the USA.
>>212973534
We already had been an Empire for 400 years. Empires don´t last forever. Spain has been more powerful and important (a world Empire for 400 years and the most powerful country in the world for 150 years) than what the USA has been (just a world superpower for 60 years)

In fact we named that ocean: Oceano Pacífico and did things like this.

>>212267371
LOOOOL.

We are probably the best country in the world (or Top3) in quality of life all things considered. If it was not for the worst politicians on earth that are everyday trying to destroy us we would be a paradise.

People only speak about America but we also did this in Asia. Just with this there are no other nations able to compare with our Faustian spirit. We named that ocean btw.

And also in sciences (just 3):
Santiago Ramón y Cajal – Father of modern neuroscience (late 19th – early 20th century)
He discovered the structure of the nervous system and won the Nobel Prize in 1906.
"Ramón y Cajal proved that neurons are individual units, laying the foundation for modern neuroscience."

Severo Ochoa – Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1959)
Discovered mechanisms of RNA synthesis.
"Ochoa's work on genetic information flow was fundamental to molecular biology."

CRISPR gene editing – Spanish participation
Spanish scientists have contributed to advancing CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing technologies, especially in agricultural and biomedical applications. CRISPR was discovered and named by a Spaniard: Mojica.

People don´t realize how massive the adventures of Conquest were during the Spanish Empire. All of this done in wooden ships.

This can only be achieved by the descendants of Atlantis which it is in Spain.