Canary Islands – Crown of Castile
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The Canary Islands – Crown of Castile refers to the historical period and political status in which the Canary Islands were incorporated into and governed as a possession of the Crown of Castile, a major medieval Spanish kingdom.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Canary Islands – Crown of Castile canonical | 1 |
| History of the Canary Islands | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6647404 — 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.
Target entity: Canary Islands – Crown of Castile Context triple: [Treaty of Alcáçovas, allocatedTo, Canary Islands – Crown of Castile]
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A.
Count of Castile
The Count of Castile was a medieval noble title designating the ruler of the County of Castile before it evolved into the Kingdom of Castile.
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B.
Castilla
Castilla was a 19th-century Spanish wooden-hulled armored frigate that served in the Spanish Navy’s Pacific operations.
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C.
Castilla
Castilla is a genus of tropical American trees in the mulberry family, best known for species that produce natural rubber.
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D.
New Andalusia
New Andalusia was a colonial-era Spanish province in northern South America, centered around present-day Cumaná in what is now Venezuela.
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E.
Castile
Castile was a powerful medieval kingdom in central and northern Spain that became a core region of the emerging Spanish state and a major center of political, cultural, and religious influence in Iberia.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Canary Islands – Crown of Castile Target entity description: The Canary Islands – Crown of Castile refers to the historical period and political status in which the Canary Islands were incorporated into and governed as a possession of the Crown of Castile, a major medieval Spanish kingdom.
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A.
Count of Castile
The Count of Castile was a medieval noble title designating the ruler of the County of Castile before it evolved into the Kingdom of Castile.
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B.
Castilla
Castilla was a 19th-century Spanish wooden-hulled armored frigate that served in the Spanish Navy’s Pacific operations.
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C.
Castilla
Castilla is a genus of tropical American trees in the mulberry family, best known for species that produce natural rubber.
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D.
New Andalusia
New Andalusia was a colonial-era Spanish province in northern South America, centered around present-day Cumaná in what is now Venezuela.
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E.
Castile
Castile was a powerful medieval kingdom in central and northern Spain that became a core region of the emerging Spanish state and a major center of political, cultural, and religious influence in Iberia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical political entity
ⓘ
territory of the Crown of Castile ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Canary Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Castilian monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritorialEntity |
El Hierro
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fuerteventura NERFINISHED ⓘ Gran Canaria NERFINISHED ⓘ La Gomera NERFINISHED ⓘ La Palma NERFINISHED ⓘ Lanzarote NERFINISHED ⓘ Tenerife NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Crown of Castile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime |
before the formation of the unified Kingdom of Spain as a modern state
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early modern period ⓘ |
| followed |
Lordship-based Castilian claims and concessions over individual islands
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independent Guanche polities ⓘ |
| followedBy | Canary Islands – Monarchy of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentForm | territory governed under Castilian law ⓘ |
| hasCapital |
Las Palmas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
San Cristóbal de La Laguna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
sugarcane cultivation
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transatlantic trade ⓘ wine production ⓘ |
| hasPolicy |
Christianization of the indigenous population
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integration into Castilian legal and fiscal systems ⓘ |
| hasSovereign |
Catholic Monarchs
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ferdinand II of Aragon NERFINISHED ⓘ Isabella I of Castile NERFINISHED ⓘ monarchs of Castile ⓘ |
| hasStrategicRole |
Atlantic naval and commercial outpost of Castile
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base for voyages to the Americas ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Castilian
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedInOrNextToBodyOfWater | Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Crown of Castile
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Castile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Castilian overseas expansion
NERFINISHED
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Crown of Castile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Guanche rule NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
completion of the conquest of Tenerife in 1496
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establishment of Castilian municipal institutions on the islands ⓘ |
| startTime |
15th century
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after completion of the Castilian conquest of the Canary Islands ⓘ |
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Subject: Canary Islands – Crown of Castile Description of subject: The Canary Islands – Crown of Castile refers to the historical period and political status in which the Canary Islands were incorporated into and governed as a possession of the Crown of Castile, a major medieval Spanish kingdom.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.