The document provides an overview of humanism, including its origins in 15th century Italy and spread through Europe. It discusses factors that aided the growth of humanism such as the migration of Byzantine scholars and the invention of the printing press. Key features of humanism included valuing Greco-Roman knowledge and philosophy, prioritizing individual reasoning over medieval authority, and adopting an anthropocentric view of the world. Important Spanish humanists mentioned include Luis Vives, Antonio de Nebrija, and Cardinal Cisneros, while Erasmus of Rotterdam, Thomas More, and Giordano Bruno were influential European humanists.