Spanish Canada
E945489
Spanish Canada refers to the territories in what is now Canada that were historically claimed or explored by the Spanish Crown during the Age of Exploration.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Spanish Canada canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11767411 — 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: Spanish Canada Context triple: [Crown of Spain, hasPart, Spanish Canada]
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A.
Spanish America
Spanish America comprised the vast territories in the Americas under Spanish colonial rule, encompassing much of present-day Latin America from the late 15th to the early 19th centuries.
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B.
Spanish West Indies
The Spanish West Indies were Spain’s Caribbean and surrounding mainland colonies that served as a key hub of its early American empire, centered on lucrative sugar, silver, and trade routes.
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C.
Mexico
Mexico is a large North American country known for its rich pre-Columbian and colonial history, diverse cultures, and influential cuisine and arts.
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D.
Mexico
Mexico is a landlocked municipality in the province of Pampanga in the Philippines, known for its historical churches and agricultural economy.
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E.
Spanish, Ontario
Spanish, Ontario is a small town in northern Ontario, Canada, situated along the Trans-Canada Highway near the North Channel of Lake Huron and known as a gateway to boating and outdoor recreation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Spanish Canada Target entity description: Spanish Canada refers to the territories in what is now Canada that were historically claimed or explored by the Spanish Crown during the Age of Exploration.
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A.
Spanish America
Spanish America comprised the vast territories in the Americas under Spanish colonial rule, encompassing much of present-day Latin America from the late 15th to the early 19th centuries.
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B.
Spanish West Indies
The Spanish West Indies were Spain’s Caribbean and surrounding mainland colonies that served as a key hub of its early American empire, centered on lucrative sugar, silver, and trade routes.
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C.
Mexico
Mexico is a large North American country known for its rich pre-Columbian and colonial history, diverse cultures, and influential cuisine and arts.
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D.
Mexico
Mexico is a landlocked municipality in the province of Pampanga in the Philippines, known for its historical churches and agricultural economy.
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E.
Spanish, Ontario
Spanish, Ontario is a small town in northern Ontario, Canada, situated along the Trans-Canada Highway near the North Channel of Lake Huron and known as a gateway to boating and outdoor recreation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former colonial claim
ⓘ
historical region ⓘ |
| administrativeUnitOf | Viceroyalty of New Spain ⓘ |
| claimedBy |
Great Britain
ⓘ
Spain ⓘ |
| colonialPower |
Crown of Castile
ⓘ
Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| disputedWith | Great Britain ⓘ |
| endedBy |
Nootka Conventions
ⓘ
linked to:
Nootka Crisis
withdrawal of Spanish garrisons from Nootka Sound ⓘ |
| explorationPurpose |
maritime fur trade
ⓘ
search for Northwest Passage ⓘ territorial claims ⓘ |
| exploredBy |
Alejandro Malaspina
ⓘ
Bruno de Heceta ⓘ Cayetano Valdés ⓘ Dionisio Alcalá Galiano ⓘ Esteban José Martínez ⓘ Jacinto Caamaño ⓘ Juan José Pérez Hernández ⓘ Manuel Quimper ⓘ |
| hadSettlement |
Fort San Miguel
ⓘ
Nootka Sound Spanish outpost ⓘ Santa Cruz de Nuca ⓘ |
| includesRegion |
Haida Gwaii vicinity
ⓘ
Juan de Fuca Strait region ⓘ
linked to:
Strait of Juan de Fuca region
Nootka Sound ⓘ Queen Charlotte Strait region ⓘ
linked to:
Queen Charlotte Strait
Strait of Georgia region ⓘ Vancouver Island ⓘ coast of present-day British Columbia ⓘ northwest coast of present-day Washington State ⓘ |
| languageOfAdministration | Spanish ⓘ |
| legacy |
Spanish toponyms on the Pacific coast of Canada
ⓘ
historical Spanish place names in British Columbia ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
North America
ⓘ
Pacific Northwest ⓘ West Coast of Canada ⓘ
linked to:
Canada West Coast
|
| notableWaterway |
Hecate Strait
ⓘ
Juan de Fuca Strait ⓘ Strait of Georgia ⓘ
linked to:
Georgia Strait
|
| partOf | Spanish North America ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Nootka Conventions
ⓘ
linked to:
Nootka Crisis
Nootka Crisis ⓘ Spanish–British rivalry in the Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| religionIntroduced | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
16th century
ⓘ
18th century ⓘ Age of Exploration ⓘ |
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Subject: Spanish Canada Description of subject: Spanish Canada refers to the territories in what is now Canada that were historically claimed or explored by the Spanish Crown during the Age of Exploration.
Referenced by (1)
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