500 Years of the School of Salamanca: The Dominicans Who Challenged the Pope's Political Authority

In brief

The appointment of Dominican friar Francisco de Vitoria as chair of the theology department at the University of Salamanca in 1526 marked the beginning of the School of Salamanca, according to Rome Reports.

The school's central idea, which connects power and morality, continues to influence thought five centuries later. The movement was led by Dominican thinkers who challenged the political authority of the Pope.