Asiento granted to Britain
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The "Asiento granted to Britain" refers to the early 18th-century agreement, formalized in the Treaty of Utrecht (1713), that gave Britain the exclusive right to supply enslaved Africans to Spanish America, significantly boosting British involvement in the transatlantic slave trade.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Asiento granted to Britain canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Asiento granted to Britain Context triple: [asiento de negros contract, hasAlternativeName, Asiento granted to Britain]
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Entente Cordiale
The Entente Cordiale was a 1904 series of agreements that marked a historic diplomatic rapprochement between Britain and France, helping to reshape European alliances before World War I.
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B.
Crown-in-Parliament
The Crown-in-Parliament is the constitutional doctrine in the United Kingdom that vests supreme legislative authority jointly in the monarch, the House of Commons, and the House of Lords.
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C.
Statutes of Westminster
The Statutes of Westminster are a series of important 13th-century English laws that reformed feudal, criminal, and procedural law and became a foundational influence on later English common law.
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D.
Britain Stronger in Europe
Britain Stronger in Europe was the official cross-party campaign group that led the effort for the United Kingdom to remain in the European Union during the 2016 referendum.
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E.
Proclamation of the Colony of New South Wales
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Asiento granted to Britain Target entity description: The "Asiento granted to Britain" refers to the early 18th-century agreement, formalized in the Treaty of Utrecht (1713), that gave Britain the exclusive right to supply enslaved Africans to Spanish America, significantly boosting British involvement in the transatlantic slave trade.
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A.
Entente Cordiale
The Entente Cordiale was a 1904 series of agreements that marked a historic diplomatic rapprochement between Britain and France, helping to reshape European alliances before World War I.
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B.
Crown-in-Parliament
The Crown-in-Parliament is the constitutional doctrine in the United Kingdom that vests supreme legislative authority jointly in the monarch, the House of Commons, and the House of Lords.
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C.
Statutes of Westminster
The Statutes of Westminster are a series of important 13th-century English laws that reformed feudal, criminal, and procedural law and became a foundational influence on later English common law.
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D.
Britain Stronger in Europe
Britain Stronger in Europe was the official cross-party campaign group that led the effort for the United Kingdom to remain in the European Union during the 2016 referendum.
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E.
Proclamation of the Colony of New South Wales
The Proclamation of the Colony of New South Wales was the formal declaration in 1788 that established British sovereignty and colonial government over the eastern portion of the Australian continent.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
asiento contract
ⓘ
international agreement ⓘ slave trade monopoly ⓘ |
| allowedAnnualQuota | 4,800 enslaved Africans per year ⓘ |
| associatedWith | War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
slave trading
ⓘ
smuggling and contraband trade ⓘ |
| effectOnBritain |
increase in profits from slave trading
ⓘ
strengthening of British naval and commercial presence in the Caribbean ⓘ |
| effectOnSpain | outsourcing of slave supply to a foreign power ⓘ |
| endDate | 1750 ⓘ |
| exclusiveRight |
import enslaved Africans into Spanish colonies in the Americas
ⓘ
supply enslaved Africans to Spanish America ⓘ |
| formalizedIn | Treaty of Utrecht ⓘ |
| formalizedInYear | 1713 ⓘ |
| geographicScope |
Caribbean colonies of Spain
ⓘ
Spanish America ⓘ mainland Spanish American colonies ⓘ |
| grantedBy |
Spanish monarchy
ⓘ
surface form:
Monarchy of Spain
Philip V of Spain ⓘ |
| grantedTo |
Kingdom of Great Britain
ⓘ
Anne, Queen of Great Britain ⓘ
surface form:
Queen Anne of Great Britain
|
| hasPart | asiento de negros ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 18th century ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
British South Sea Company
ⓘ
surface form:
South Sea Company
|
| involvedCrimeAgainstHumanity |
chattel slavery
ⓘ
forced transportation of Africans ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Treaty of Utrecht
ⓘ
surface form:
Treaty of Utrecht, Article 10 (Spanish–British treaty)
|
| legalForm | monopoly contract ⓘ |
| mainBeneficiary |
British South Sea Company
ⓘ
surface form:
South Sea Company
|
| negotiatedAt |
Treaty of Utrecht
ⓘ
surface form:
Peace of Utrecht
|
| partOf |
Spanish Empire slave trade system
ⓘ
Atlantic slave trade ⓘ
surface form:
Transatlantic slave trade
|
| predecessor | French asiento of 1701 ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
War of Jenkins' Ear
ⓘ
surface form:
Jenkins’s Ear, War of (1739–1748)
South Sea Bubble ⓘ |
| replaced | French asiento of 1701 ⓘ |
| resultOf | British victory in the War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ |
| significantFor |
Anglo-Spanish relations in the 18th century
ⓘ
British involvement in the Atlantic slave trade ⓘ expansion of British commercial power in the Americas ⓘ finances of the South Sea Company ⓘ growth of British port cities involved in the slave trade ⓘ |
| startDate | 1713 ⓘ |
| terminationReason |
War of Jenkins' Ear
ⓘ
surface form:
War of Jenkins’ Ear
deterioration of Anglo-Spanish relations ⓘ |
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Subject: Asiento granted to Britain Description of subject: The "Asiento granted to Britain" refers to the early 18th-century agreement, formalized in the Treaty of Utrecht (1713), that gave Britain the exclusive right to supply enslaved Africans to Spanish America, significantly boosting British involvement in the transatlantic slave trade.
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