The Rise of the Spanish American Empire
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The Rise of the Spanish American Empire is a historical study by Salvador de Madariaga that analyzes the formation, expansion, and governance of Spain’s colonial dominions in the Americas.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Rise of the Spanish American Empire canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2671174 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Rise of the Spanish American Empire Context triple: [Salvador de Madariaga, notableWork, The Rise of the Spanish American Empire]
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A.
The True History of the Conquest of New Spain
The True History of the Conquest of New Spain is a 16th-century chronicle by conquistador Bernal Díaz del Castillo that offers a detailed eyewitness account of Hernán Cortés’s campaign and the fall of the Aztec Empire.
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B.
Spanish colonization of the Americas
The Spanish colonization of the Americas was the extensive imperial expansion by Spain from the late 15th century onward that conquered and settled vast territories in the Western Hemisphere, reshaping indigenous societies, economies, cultures, and demographics across the New World.
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C.
Count of La Conquista
Count of La Conquista is a Spanish colonial noble title historically associated with the Chilean aristocrat and political figure Mateo de Toro y Zambrano.
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D.
The American Empire Project
The American Empire Project is a book series that critically examines U.S. foreign policy, militarism, and global dominance from a left-leaning, often anti-imperialist perspective.
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E.
Epítome de la conquista del Nuevo Reino de Granada
Epítome de la conquista del Nuevo Reino de Granada is a 16th-century historical chronicle recounting the Spanish conquest of the New Kingdom of Granada, written by conquistador Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Rise of the Spanish American Empire Target entity description: The Rise of the Spanish American Empire is a historical study by Salvador de Madariaga that analyzes the formation, expansion, and governance of Spain’s colonial dominions in the Americas.
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A.
The True History of the Conquest of New Spain
The True History of the Conquest of New Spain is a 16th-century chronicle by conquistador Bernal Díaz del Castillo that offers a detailed eyewitness account of Hernán Cortés’s campaign and the fall of the Aztec Empire.
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B.
Spanish colonization of the Americas
The Spanish colonization of the Americas was the extensive imperial expansion by Spain from the late 15th century onward that conquered and settled vast territories in the Western Hemisphere, reshaping indigenous societies, economies, cultures, and demographics across the New World.
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C.
Count of La Conquista
Count of La Conquista is a Spanish colonial noble title historically associated with the Chilean aristocrat and political figure Mateo de Toro y Zambrano.
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D.
The American Empire Project
The American Empire Project is a book series that critically examines U.S. foreign policy, militarism, and global dominance from a left-leaning, often anti-imperialist perspective.
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E.
Epítome de la conquista del Nuevo Reino de Granada
Epítome de la conquista del Nuevo Reino de Granada is a 16th-century historical chronicle recounting the Spanish conquest of the New Kingdom of Granada, written by conquistador Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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historical study ⓘ |
| author | Salvador de Madariaga ⓘ |
| authorName | Salvador de Madariaga ⓘ |
| authorNationality | Spanish ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| examines |
colonial society in Spanish America
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economic foundations of the Spanish American Empire ⓘ imperial administration in Spanish America ⓘ political structures of the Spanish American Empire ⓘ relations between Spain and its American colonies ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
expansion of Spain’s colonial dominions in the Americas
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formation of Spain’s colonial dominions in the Americas ⓘ governance of Spain’s colonial dominions in the Americas ⓘ |
| genre |
history
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non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | historical analysis ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Caribbean
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Central America ⓘ Latin America ⓘ South America ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Spanish America
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Spanish Empire ⓘ Spanish colonization of the Americas ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
16th century
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17th century ⓘ Age of Exploration ⓘ
surface form:
Age of Discovery
early modern period ⓘ |
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Subject: The Rise of the Spanish American Empire Description of subject: The Rise of the Spanish American Empire is a historical study by Salvador de Madariaga that analyzes the formation, expansion, and governance of Spain’s colonial dominions in the Americas.
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