Siete Partidas
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Siete Partidas is a comprehensive 13th-century Castilian legal code, traditionally attributed to Alfonso X, that systematized civil, criminal, and ecclesiastical law and became highly influential in Spain and its overseas territories.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Siete Partidas canonical | 20 |
| Las Siete Partidas | 2 |
| Libro de las Siete Partidas | 1 |
| Seven Partidas | 1 |
| seven Partidas | 1 |
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Target entity: Siete Partidas Context triple: [Crown of Castile, legalSystem, Siete Partidas]
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La Noche Triste
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Siete Partidas Target entity description: Siete Partidas is a comprehensive 13th-century Castilian legal code, traditionally attributed to Alfonso X, that systematized civil, criminal, and ecclesiastical law and became highly influential in Spain and its overseas territories.
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A.
Discourses on Davila
Discourses on Davila is a series of political essays by John Adams analyzing the causes of social and political instability, particularly in the context of the French Revolution and republican government.
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B.
Captain from Castile
Captain from Castile is a 1947 historical adventure film set during the Spanish Inquisition and Hernán Cortés’s conquest of Mexico, starring Tyrone Power in one of his signature swashbuckling roles.
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C.
Fidei Defensor
Fidei Defensor is a Latin title historically granted to English monarchs, meaning "Defender of the Faith," and signifies their role as protectors of the Christian faith.
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D.
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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E.
La Noche Triste
La Noche Triste was a pivotal 1520 episode during the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire, when Hernán Cortés’s forces suffered a devastating nighttime retreat from Tenochtitlan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (74)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Alfonso X legal compilation
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Castilian law code ⓘ legal code ⓘ medieval legal text ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Siete Partidas
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surface form:
Las Siete Partidas
Siete Partidas ⓘ
surface form:
Libro de las Siete Partidas
|
| appliedIn |
Crown of Castile
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Louisiana ⓘ New Mexico ⓘ Philippines ⓘ Spain ⓘ Spanish America ⓘ Texas ⓘ |
| author | Alfonso X of Castile ⓘ |
| citedIn | colonial judicial decisions ⓘ |
| compiler | jurists of Alfonso X’s court ⓘ |
| completedIn | c. 1265 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Castile
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surface form:
Kingdom of Castile
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| dateOfCreation | 13th century ⓘ |
| genre | legal treatise ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTranslation | The Seven Part Code ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Cuarta Partida
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Primera Partida ⓘ Quinta Partida ⓘ Segunda Partida ⓘ Sexta Partida ⓘ Séptima Partida ⓘ Tercera Partida ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| inception | c. 1256 ⓘ |
| influenced |
Latin American legal systems
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Louisiana civil law ⓘ New Mexico legal tradition ⓘ Spanish colonial law ⓘ Texas legal tradition ⓘ law of the Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Decretals of Gregory IX
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Corpus Juris Civilis ⓘ
surface form:
Justinian’s Corpus Juris Civilis
Roman law ⓘ Lex Visigothorum ⓘ
surface form:
Visigothic law
canon law ⓘ |
| legalDomain |
civil law
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criminal law ⓘ ecclesiastical law ⓘ private law ⓘ procedural law ⓘ public law ⓘ |
| legalStatus | suppletive law in Spanish colonies ⓘ |
| legalTradition | civil law tradition ⓘ |
| numberOfParts | 7 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage |
Castilian
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Old Spanish ⓘ |
| purpose |
systematization of Castilian law
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unification of legal practice in Castile ⓘ |
| regulates |
criminal procedure
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inheritance and succession ⓘ obligations and contracts ⓘ relations between crown and subjects ⓘ status of persons ⓘ |
| significance |
foundation of Spanish legal culture
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key source of law in the Spanish Empire ⓘ major influence on Ibero-American codification ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
church and clergy
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criminal offenses and penalties ⓘ judicial procedure ⓘ marriage and family law ⓘ municipal organization ⓘ property and contracts ⓘ royal authority and governance ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| traditionalAttribution | Alfonso X of Castile ⓘ |
| translatedBy | Samuel Parsons Scott ⓘ |
| translationPublicationDate | 1931 ⓘ |
| usedAs | subsidiary law in colonial courts ⓘ |
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