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La "defensa" aristotélica de la esclavitud de los indios americanos: a propósito del dominium e imperium en la lectura de Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda.
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The so-called Aristotelian "Defense" of Enslaving American Indians: apropos the dominium and imperium according to Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda's Thought.
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The so-called Aristotelian defense of enslaving the americans, which Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda supposedly yielded in the 16th century, is, as I shall try to prove along this paper, a misunderstanding produced by careless and simplistic interpretations which do not consider the Sepulveda's approach to Aristotle's Politics, the Latin translation he published, the political and social context on Hispanic Monarchy during that century and some key concepts of Roman Law. Besides, the preconception, created by Menéndez Pelayo, maybe unintentionally, by translating a part of the title of the treatise Democrates alter, sive de iustis belli causis apud Indos, by "against the indians", printed a serious brand on Sepúlveda like a slavery defender since 19th century. With this text, I want to show the reading and interpretation Sepúlveda made about Aristotelian work in the light of textual and contextual conditionings, which make clear the way the spaniard humanist deals with the philosophical and political question of indigenous conquest. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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La defensa de la esclavitud de los indios americanos, que aparentemente Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda sostenía en el siglo xvi, es, como intentaré demostrar a lo largo de este trabajo, un malentendido resultante de interpretaciones poco atinadas y simplistas que no contemplan el tipo de lectura que hizo Sepúlveda de la Política de Aristóteles, la versión latina que publicó, el contexto político y social de la monarquía hispánica durante ese siglo y ciertos conceptos clave del derecho romano. Además, el prejuicio, que Menéndez Pelayo provocó, quizá sin intención, al traducir parte del título del tratado Democrates alter, sive de iustis belli causis apud Indos con "contra los indios", creó un grave estigma desde el siglo xix que ha condenado a Sepúlveda como defensor de la esclavitud. Con este texto, pretendo evidenciar la lectura e interpretación que él hizo del escrito aristotélico a la luz de algunos condicionantes textuales y contextuales que esclarecen la forma en que el humanista español abordó la cuestión filosófica y política de la conquista indígena. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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