What was Philip's role in Valladolid?
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Abbot Philip played a pivotal role in the Valladolid Debate, a series of disputations held in 1550-1551 to determine the status of indigenous peoples in the Spanish Empire. As the abbot of the Benedictine monastery of San Salvador de Oña, Philip was a prominent theologian and humanist who defended the rights of Native Americans.
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