alumbrados de Castilla
E332088
Alumbrados de Castilla were a 16th-century Spanish mystical movement in Castile whose followers claimed direct inner illumination from God and were investigated and persecuted by the Inquisition for alleged heresy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| alumbrados de Castilla canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: alumbrados de Castilla Context triple: [alumbrados, alsoKnownAs, alumbrados de Castilla]
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A.
Count of Castile
The Count of Castile was a medieval noble title designating the ruler of the County of Castile before it evolved into the Kingdom of Castile.
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B.
Nuevo Reino de León
Nuevo Reino de León was a colonial-era province of the Viceroyalty of New Spain in northeastern Mexico, roughly corresponding to parts of the modern state of Nuevo León.
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C.
Cortes Españolas
Cortes Españolas was the unicameral legislature of Francoist Spain, functioning as a corporatist, non-democratic parliamentary body from the 1940s until the transition to the modern Cortes Generales.
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D.
Sorolla y Bastida
Sorolla y Bastida was a renowned Spanish painter of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, celebrated for his luminous, sun-drenched scenes and masterful use of light.
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E.
Romero y Galdámez
Romero y Galdámez is the compound surname of Óscar Romero, the Salvadoran archbishop and martyr renowned for his advocacy for social justice and human rights.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: alumbrados de Castilla Target entity description: Alumbrados de Castilla were a 16th-century Spanish mystical movement in Castile whose followers claimed direct inner illumination from God and were investigated and persecuted by the Inquisition for alleged heresy.
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A.
Count of Castile
The Count of Castile was a medieval noble title designating the ruler of the County of Castile before it evolved into the Kingdom of Castile.
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B.
Nuevo Reino de León
Nuevo Reino de León was a colonial-era province of the Viceroyalty of New Spain in northeastern Mexico, roughly corresponding to parts of the modern state of Nuevo León.
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C.
Cortes Españolas
Cortes Españolas was the unicameral legislature of Francoist Spain, functioning as a corporatist, non-democratic parliamentary body from the 1940s until the transition to the modern Cortes Generales.
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D.
Sorolla y Bastida
Sorolla y Bastida was a renowned Spanish painter of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, celebrated for his luminous, sun-drenched scenes and masterful use of light.
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E.
Romero y Galdámez
Romero y Galdámez is the compound surname of Óscar Romero, the Salvadoran archbishop and martyr renowned for his advocacy for social justice and human rights.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian heterodox group
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mystical movement ⓘ religious movement ⓘ |
| accusedOf |
heresy
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mystical illuminism ⓘ quietism precursor ideas ⓘ |
| areaOfActivity |
Guadalajara
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Toledo ⓘ Valladolid ⓘ |
| classifiedAs | illuminist movement ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| doctrine |
belief that the perfected soul could not sin
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emphasis on interior spirituality ⓘ stress on passive contemplation ⓘ suspicion of external religious forms and rituals ⓘ |
| documentedIn | Inquisition trial records ⓘ |
| endTime | 17th century ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
emphasis on inner grace over external works
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presence of female spiritual leaders ⓘ strong lay participation ⓘ suspicion of scholastic theology ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Early Modern period ⓘ |
| inception | early 16th century ⓘ |
| influenced |
Catholic attitudes toward interior spirituality
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later debates on quietism ⓘ |
| languageOfExpression | Spanish ⓘ |
| mainClaim |
direct inner illumination from God
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immediate experience of God without external mediation ⓘ |
| monitoredBy | ecclesiastical authorities in Castile ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Francisca Hernández
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Isabel de la Cruz ⓘ María de Cazalla ⓘ Pedro Ruiz de Alcaraz ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Spanish Inquisition ⓘ |
| partOf | history of Spanish mysticism ⓘ |
| persecutedBy | Spanish Inquisition ⓘ |
| region | Castile ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
Catholic Reformation
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linked to:
Counter-Reformation
Counter-Reformation Spain ⓘ
linked to:
Old Regime in Spain
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| religiousPractice |
contemplative silence
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informal devotional meetings ⓘ intense mental prayer ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| startTime | 16th century ⓘ |
| topicOf |
historiography of the Spanish Inquisition
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studies on Spanish religious dissent ⓘ |
| viewedAs | dangerous innovators by ecclesiastical authorities ⓘ |
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Subject: alumbrados de Castilla Description of subject: Alumbrados de Castilla were a 16th-century Spanish mystical movement in Castile whose followers claimed direct inner illumination from God and were investigated and persecuted by the Inquisition for alleged heresy.
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