On Saturday March 12th, the Juan de Mariana Institute held its official inauguration celebrations in its headquarters on Angel Street in Madrid, The Institute´s Director, Gabriel Calzada Álvarez made a brief presentation of JMI´s mission to promote the ideas of freedom, individual rights and the free market. These ideas form part of a long tradition of Spanish thought beginning with the 16^th century School of Salamanca. One of the School´s main defenders of freedom was Juan de Mariana.