Anglo-Spanish maritime disputes
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Anglo-Spanish maritime disputes were a series of 18th-century conflicts and tensions between Britain and Spain over trade, colonial boundaries, and naval dominance, particularly in the Caribbean and Atlantic.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Anglo-Spanish conflicts | 1 |
| Anglo-Spanish maritime disputes canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4698267 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Anglo-Spanish maritime disputes Context triple: [Battle of Jenkins' Ear (incident), partOf, Anglo-Spanish maritime disputes]
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A.
Anglo-Spanish conflicts in North America
Anglo-Spanish conflicts in North America were a series of colonial-era wars and skirmishes between English (later British) and Spanish forces and their Indigenous allies over territorial control, trade, and influence across the North American continent.
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B.
Anglo-Dutch Wars
The Anglo-Dutch Wars were a series of 17th- and early 18th-century naval conflicts between England (later Great Britain) and the Dutch Republic over trade dominance and maritime supremacy.
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C.
Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
The Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) was a protracted conflict between Protestant England and Catholic Spain marked by naval clashes, privateering, and colonial rivalry during the late 16th century.
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D.
Anglo-Spanish War (1625–1630)
The Anglo-Spanish War (1625–1630) was a brief early phase of renewed conflict between England and Spain during the Thirty Years' War, marked by failed English expeditions and largely inconclusive military engagements.
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E.
Anglo-Spanish War (1796–1808)
The Anglo-Spanish War (1796–1808) was a naval and colonial conflict during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars in which Spain, aligned with France, fought against Britain, leading to major sea battles, blockades, and the disruption of Spanish maritime trade and empire.
- 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: Anglo-Spanish maritime disputes Target entity description: Anglo-Spanish maritime disputes were a series of 18th-century conflicts and tensions between Britain and Spain over trade, colonial boundaries, and naval dominance, particularly in the Caribbean and Atlantic.
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A.
Anglo-Spanish conflicts in North America
Anglo-Spanish conflicts in North America were a series of colonial-era wars and skirmishes between English (later British) and Spanish forces and their Indigenous allies over territorial control, trade, and influence across the North American continent.
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B.
Anglo-Dutch Wars
The Anglo-Dutch Wars were a series of 17th- and early 18th-century naval conflicts between England (later Great Britain) and the Dutch Republic over trade dominance and maritime supremacy.
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C.
Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
The Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) was a protracted conflict between Protestant England and Catholic Spain marked by naval clashes, privateering, and colonial rivalry during the late 16th century.
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D.
Anglo-Spanish War (1625–1630)
The Anglo-Spanish War (1625–1630) was a brief early phase of renewed conflict between England and Spain during the Thirty Years' War, marked by failed English expeditions and largely inconclusive military engagements.
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E.
Anglo-Spanish War (1796–1808)
The Anglo-Spanish War (1796–1808) was a naval and colonial conflict during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars in which Spain, aligned with France, fought against Britain, leading to major sea battles, blockades, and the disruption of Spanish maritime trade and empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
18th-century historical event
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international conflict ⓘ maritime dispute ⓘ |
| endTime | late 18th century ⓘ |
| hasCause |
British smuggling in Spanish America
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Spanish attempts to enforce trade monopolies ⓘ border tensions in North America ⓘ competition for colonial trade ⓘ conflict over access to Spanish American markets ⓘ conflicting interpretations of navigation rights ⓘ disputes over colonial boundaries ⓘ disputes over the Navio de Permiso ⓘ disputes over the asiento de negros ⓘ naval rivalry ⓘ privateering and piracy ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
adjustments to international maritime law practices
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changes in Atlantic trade patterns ⓘ development of British Caribbean colonies ⓘ expansion of British naval power ⓘ increased militarization of Atlantic shipping routes ⓘ redefinition of colonial spheres of influence ⓘ weakening of Spanish maritime dominance ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Americas
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Atlantic Ocean ⓘ Caribbean Sea ⓘ Caribbean colonial waters ⓘ Florida coast ⓘ Georgia coast ⓘ Gulf of Mexico ⓘ Pacific approaches to Spanish America ⓘ South Atlantic ⓘ West Indies ⓘ |
| hasPeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| involvesIssue |
access to Spanish colonial ports
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colonial boundary demarcation in North America ⓘ colonial boundary demarcation in the Caribbean ⓘ control of Caribbean sea lanes ⓘ definition of territorial waters ⓘ protection of merchant shipping ⓘ rights of search and seizure at sea ⓘ smuggling regulation ⓘ treatment of neutral and enemy shipping ⓘ use of privateers ⓘ |
| mainParticipants |
Kingdom of Great Britain
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Kingdom of Spain ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Anglo-Spanish War (1727–1729)
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Convention of Pardo ⓘ Nootka Crisis ⓘ Seven Years' War ⓘ Treaty of Madrid (1750) ⓘ Treaty of Paris (1763) ⓘ Treaty of Seville (1729) ⓘ Treaty of Utrecht ⓘ War of Jenkins' Ear ⓘ War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ |
| startTime | early 18th century ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Anglo-Spanish maritime disputes Description of subject: Anglo-Spanish maritime disputes were a series of 18th-century conflicts and tensions between Britain and Spain over trade, colonial boundaries, and naval dominance, particularly in the Caribbean and Atlantic.
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linked to: Anglo-Spanish maritime disputes