Itinerario vital y doctrinal de Domingo de Soto: implicación político-social desde la ortodoxia

The life course and doctrinal of the theologian-jurist Domingo de Soto, a senior member of the School of Salamanca, elapses during the heyday of the Habsburg dynasty. From his privileged vantage point of the influential Convent of San Esteban as well as his condition as professor of Theology at the University of Salamanca –enjoying a time of great prestige–, Soto creates a heavy and dense theological-philosophical-law widespread work, which would help to consolidate the reformed doctrine of the Second Scholasticism or Natural Castilian Law. Domingo de Soto also participated actively in those relevant events of his time, both national and international, that demanded the opinion and intervention of the famous dominican: acts and polemics against the social evil of pauperism and beggary in defense of the truly needy; he went to the Council of Trent as the representative of the Empire and the University of Salamanca; he participated in the draft of the Interim of Augsburg; he was appointed as confessor of Charles V; he was present in disputes between Bartolomé de Las Casas and Ginés de Sepúlveda on the American settlement; he was required several times by the Inquisition to evaluate matters regarding the Court of Faith like the thorny process of archbishop Carranza; he expressed his opinion on political issues like the clashes between Philip II and Paul IV.Domingo de Soto, School of Salamanca, Political, Begging, Inquisition, Defense of the indians, Natural law, Power legitimation and limitation, University of Salamanca, Order of Preachers.