Alonso Gutiérrez
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Alonso Gutiérrez (Toledo, c.1507 - 1584) was a Spanish philosopher and Augustinian, who took the religious name da Vera Cruz. He became a major intellectual figure in New Spain, where he worked from 1535 to 1562, and from 1573 to his death[1], and in the history of Mexico.
He studied under Francisco de Vitoria, at Salamanca University.[2]
He wrote in favour of the human rights of the conquered peoples[3]. In 1553 he became the first professor of the University of Mexico.
[edit] References
- John F. Blethen, The Educational Activities of Fray Alonso de La Vera Cruz in Sixteenth Century Mexico, The Americas, Vol. 5, No. 1 (Jul., 1948), pp. 31-47
- Arthur Ennis (1957), Fray Alonso de la Vera Cruz, O.S.A. (1507-1584). A Study of His Life and His Contribution to the Religious and Intellectual Affairs of Early Mexico
- Ernest J. Burrus, Writings of Alonso de la Vera Cruz (five volumes)
[edit] Notes
- ^ [1], in Spanish.
- ^ David Andrew Lupher, Romans in a New World: Classical Models in Sixteenth-Century Spanish America (2006), p. 160.
- ^ [2], in Spanish.
