Concordat between the Holy See and Spain (1953)
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The Concordat between the Holy See and Spain (1953) was an agreement that granted the Catholic Church extensive privileges and influence within Francoist Spain, shaping church-state relations for decades.
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Target entity: Concordat between the Holy See and Spain (1953) Context triple: [Treaties of the Holy See, hasPart, Concordat between the Holy See and Spain (1953)]
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Treaty of Seville
The Treaty of Seville was a 1729 agreement between Britain, France, and Spain that helped resolve disputes from the War of the Quadruple Alliance and temporarily stabilized European power relations.
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Madrid Accords
The Madrid Accords were a 1975 agreement in which Spain agreed to withdraw from Spanish Sahara and transfer its administration to Morocco and Mauritania, paving the way for the territory’s contested annexation.
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C.
Lateran Treaty
The Lateran Treaty was a 1929 agreement between the Kingdom of Italy and the Holy See that created the independent state of Vatican City and resolved the longstanding "Roman Question."
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Treaty of Zaragoza
The Treaty of Zaragoza was a 1529 agreement between Spain and Portugal that defined their spheres of influence in Asia and the Pacific by establishing an antimeridian to the earlier Treaty of Tordesillas.
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Treaties of the Holy See
Treaties of the Holy See are formal international agreements concluded by the Vatican, often regulating the Catholic Church’s status, rights, and relations with states and other entities.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Concordat between the Holy See and Spain (1953) Target entity description: The Concordat between the Holy See and Spain (1953) was an agreement that granted the Catholic Church extensive privileges and influence within Francoist Spain, shaping church-state relations for decades.
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A.
Treaty of Seville
The Treaty of Seville was a 1729 agreement between Britain, France, and Spain that helped resolve disputes from the War of the Quadruple Alliance and temporarily stabilized European power relations.
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B.
Madrid Accords
The Madrid Accords were a 1975 agreement in which Spain agreed to withdraw from Spanish Sahara and transfer its administration to Morocco and Mauritania, paving the way for the territory’s contested annexation.
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C.
Lateran Treaty
The Lateran Treaty was a 1929 agreement between the Kingdom of Italy and the Holy See that created the independent state of Vatican City and resolved the longstanding "Roman Question."
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D.
Treaty of Zaragoza
The Treaty of Zaragoza was a 1529 agreement between Spain and Portugal that defined their spheres of influence in Asia and the Pacific by establishing an antimeridian to the earlier Treaty of Tordesillas.
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E.
Treaties of the Holy See
Treaties of the Holy See are formal international agreements concluded by the Vatican, often regulating the Catholic Church’s status, rights, and relations with states and other entities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concordat
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international agreement ⓘ treaty ⓘ |
| aim |
to regulate relations between the Spanish state and the Catholic Church
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to secure institutional guarantees for the Catholic Church in Spain ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Concordat between the Holy See and Spain (1953)
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surface form:
1953 Concordat between Spain and the Holy See
Concordat of 1953 ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Spain
ⓘ
Vatican City ⓘ |
| dateSigned | 1953 ⓘ |
| effectOnSpain |
granted extensive privileges to the Catholic Church
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reinforced Catholicism as the dominant religion ⓘ shaped church–state relations for decades ⓘ strengthened the alliance between the Franco regime and the Catholic hierarchy ⓘ |
| grantedPrivilege |
control of religious education in schools to the Catholic Church
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influence of the Church over censorship and morality issues ⓘ legal recognition of Church marriages ⓘ state financial support for the Catholic Church ⓘ tax exemptions for the Catholic Church ⓘ |
| headOfStateParty | Francisco Franco ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Cold War
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post–World War II Europe ⓘ |
| ideologicalContext | National Catholicism in Spain ⓘ |
| inForceDuring |
Spanish transition to democracy
ⓘ
late Francoist period ⓘ |
| legalDomain |
canon law
ⓘ
public law ⓘ |
| legalStatus | binding international agreement ⓘ |
| negotiatingAuthority |
Roman Curia
ⓘ
Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs ⓘ |
| partiallySupersededBy | 1979 agreements between Spain and the Holy See ⓘ |
| placeSigned | Vatican City ⓘ |
| politicalFunction |
consolidated National Catholicism in Spain
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legitimized the Franco regime internationally ⓘ |
| politicalRegimeContext | Francoist Spain ⓘ |
| recognizedReligion | Roman Catholicism as the religion of the Spanish state ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Concordat between the Holy See and Spain (1953)
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Concordat of 1851 between Spain and the Holy See
Lateran Treaty ⓘ |
| religiousParty |
Catholic Church worldwide
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surface form:
Catholic Church
|
| replacedBy | 1976 agreement between Spain and the Holy See ⓘ |
| signatory |
Holy See
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Spain ⓘ |
| subject |
church–state relations in Spain
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status of the Catholic Church in Spain ⓘ |
| typeOfPrivilege |
ecclesiastical jurisdictional autonomy
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privileged legal status for clergy ⓘ |
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Subject: Concordat between the Holy See and Spain (1953) Description of subject: The Concordat between the Holy See and Spain (1953) was an agreement that granted the Catholic Church extensive privileges and influence within Francoist Spain, shaping church-state relations for decades.
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