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School of Salamanca

Explore the graph to discover the key thinkers and ideas of the School of Salamanca, and learn how their work shaped modern law, economics, human rights, and international relations.

By @juliusUpdated Aug 9, 2026

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Quantity theory of moneyKeystone
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The quantity theory of money (QTM) is a hypothesis within monetary economics which states that the general price level of goods and services is directly proportional to the amount of money in circulation, and that the causality runs from money to prices.
School of SalamancaKeystone
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The School of Salamanca was an intellectual movement of 16th- and 17th-century Spanish Scholastic theologians rooted in the intellectual and pedagogical work of Francisco de Vitoria.
Martín de AzpilcuetaKeystone
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Martín de Azpilcueta, or Doctor Navarrus, was a Navarrese canonist, theologian and economist.

Relationships around keystone concepts

Rodrigo de Arriaga — related to → School of Salamanca: intellectual tradition and philosophical context
Pedro da Fonseca (philosopher) — related to → School of Salamanca: key intellectual movement of the Renaissance
Juan de Medina — related to → School of Salamanca: intellectual tradition and academic context
Juan de Mariana — related to → School of Salamanca: intellectual tradition that influenced Mariana's economic thought
Juan de Mariana — related to → Martín de Azpilcueta: predecessor in the School of Salamanca
Pedro de Valencia (humanist) — related to → School of Salamanca: intellectual tradition and academic context
Alonso Gutiérrez — related to → School of Salamanca: intellectual tradition and academic environment
Tomás de Mercado — related to → Quantity theory of money: economic theory pioneered by the author

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University of Salamanca

Also known as: Universidad de Salamanca · Salamanca University · Salamanca, University of · usal.es · Univ. of Salamanca

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Summary

The University of Salamanca is a public research university in Salamanca, Spain.

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Key professor who established the university's international law tradit...
As a professor at the University of Salamanca, Vitoria used the university as a platform to develop the foundations of international law and human rights.
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Economist and professor who developed early monetary theory at the univ...
Azpilcueta was a prominent member of the University of Salamanca faculty who formulated the quantity theory of money in response to inflation in 16th-century Spain.
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primary academic institution and workplace
Luis de León held several prestigious chairs at the University of Salamanca, where he taught theology and biblical studies for most of his career.
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primary academic institution and teaching base
Báñez held a prestigious chair at the University of Salamanca, which served as the epicenter for his theological teaching and writing.
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held a prestigious chair of theology at the university
Cano taught at the University of Salamanca, which served as the primary academic hub for his contributions to Scholastic theology.
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academic institution of the theologian
Medina was a prominent professor at the University of Salamanca, which was the intellectual hub of the School of Salamanca.
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academic home and teaching institution
Soto spent much of his career teaching at this university, which served as the primary hub for the intellectual activities of the School of Salamanca.
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Primary academic institution of the movement
The university served as the physical and intellectual center where the movement's theologians taught and debated their ideas.
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Subject of the university's academic review process
Columbus presented his plans for a westward voyage to the scholars at the University of Salamanca, who debated the feasibility of his proposed route.
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Royal patron and supporter of the university's development
Queen Isabella I provided significant royal patronage to the University of Salamanca, helping it become one of the most prestigious institutions in Europe during her reign.
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Key academic work produced by a university faculty member
Antonio de Nebrija, a professor at the University of Salamanca, published the first grammar of the Spanish language, establishing the university as a center for linguistic study.
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Intellectual foundation of the university's Renaissance curriculum
The University of Salamanca was a major hub for the spread of Renaissance humanism in Spain, integrating classical studies with traditional scholastic theology.
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Religious order that dominated the university's theological faculty
The Dominican Order provided many of the most influential thinkers of the School of Salamanca, who were central to the university's intellectual output.
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academic home and intellectual center
Covarrubias studied and taught at this university, which served as the primary incubator for his legal and economic theories.
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Scientific contribution by the university's scholars
The University of Salamanca was commissioned by the Vatican to provide the astronomical calculations necessary for the reform of the calendar in 1582.
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Context for the university's role in colonial legal and moral debates
The university was a center for the legal and moral debates regarding the legitimacy of the Spanish Empire's expansion, which was formalized by this treaty.
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institutional center of his intellectual tradition
The University of Salamanca served as the primary hub for the Scholastic thinkers whose work on economics and law directly informed Lessius's own writings.
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academic institution where the subject was educated and taught
The university was the center of the intellectual movement that shaped Sarmiento de Mendoza's legal and theological views.
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