Petrineros side, arch 4
Francisco de Vitoria
FRAY FCO DE VITORIA
- Sculptor
- Jacinto Bustos
- Year
- 1974
- Where it is
- Petrineros side, arch 4
Who he was
1480–1546 Spanish Catholic philosopher and jurist
Francisco de Vitoria, also known as Francisco de Victoria, was a Spanish Catholic philosopher, theologian, and jurist of Renaissance Spain. He is the founder of the tradition in philosophy known as the School of Salamanca, which laid the groundwork for early free-market economics and individual rights, influencing the development of libertarian thought.
Opening paragraph from the Wikipedia article on Francisco de Vitoria, in the revision we consulted, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Birth and death dates come from Wikidata.
Photograph: Basilio · CC BY-SA 3.0 · 2012-08-30 · file page on Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and colour-matched to sit with the rest.
