Treaty of Alcáçovas

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international treaty peace treaty

The Treaty of Alcáçovas was a 1479 peace agreement between Portugal and Castile that helped end the War of the Castilian Succession and divided Atlantic spheres of influence, confirming Portuguese control over most Atlantic islands and West African territories.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Treaty of Alcáçovas canonical	5
Peace of Alcáçovas	1
Treaty of Alcáçovas-Toledo	1
Treaty of Granada (1491)	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	international treaty ⓘ peace treaty ⓘ
allocatedTo	Atlantic islands south of the Canaries – Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ Canary Islands – Crown of Castile ⓘ Portuguese Gold Coast ⓘ surface form: West African trade – Kingdom of Portugal
alsoKnownAs	Treaty of Alcáçovas ⓘ surface form: Peace of Alcáçovas Treaty of Alcáçovas ⓘ surface form: Treaty of Alcáçovas-Toledo
category	15th-century treaties ⓘ Treaties of Portugal ⓘ Treaties of Spain ⓘ surface form: Treaties of the Crown of Castile
confirmedControlOf	Azores ⓘ Cape Verde Islands ⓘ Guinea Coast ⓘ surface form: Guinea coast Madeira ⓘ West African territories south of the Canary Islands ⓘ
dateSigned	1479-09-04 ⓘ
endedConflict	War of the Castilian Succession ⓘ
followedEvent	Battle of Toro ⓘ
granted	Portuguese monopoly over navigation and trade in Guinea ⓘ Portuguese monopoly over navigation and trade in lands south of the Canary Islands ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Age of Exploration ⓘ surface form: Age of Discovery
impact	limited Castilian expansion in the Atlantic before Columbus ⓘ strengthened Portuguese maritime empire in the Atlantic ⓘ
includedClause	Portuguese renunciation of claims to the Castilian throne ⓘ marriage arrangements between the houses of Trastámara and Avis ⓘ renunciation of Castilian claims to Portuguese Atlantic possessions ⓘ
involvedDynasticClaim	Isabella I of Castile ⓘ Joanna la Beltraneja ⓘ
language	Castilian ⓘ Portuguese ⓘ
limitedRightsOf	Castilian navigation in the Atlantic south of the Canary Islands ⓘ
partOf	War of the Castilian Succession ⓘ
predecessorOf	Treaty of Tordesillas ⓘ
recognizedAs	Castilian sovereignty over the Canary Islands ⓘ Portuguese sphere of influence in the Atlantic ⓘ
result	division of Atlantic spheres of influence ⓘ peace between Portugal and Castile ⓘ
signatory	Crown of Castile ⓘ Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ
signedIn	Alcáçovas ⓘ Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ
subject	Atlantic islands sovereignty ⓘ West African trade ⓘ colonial expansion ⓘ maritime navigation rights ⓘ
yearSigned	1479 ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

John II of Portugal → notableEvent → Treaty of Alcáçovas ⓘ

Kingdom of Granada → significantTreaty → Treaty of Alcáçovas ⓘ

this entity surface form: Treaty of Granada (1491)

War of the Castilian Succession → treaty → Treaty of Alcáçovas ⓘ

War of the Castilian Succession → endCause → Treaty of Alcáçovas ⓘ

Treaty of Alcáçovas → alsoKnownAs → Treaty of Alcáçovas ⓘ

this entity surface form: Treaty of Alcáçovas-Toledo

Treaty of Alcáçovas → alsoKnownAs → Treaty of Alcáçovas ⓘ

this entity surface form: Peace of Alcáçovas

Battle of Toro → followedBy → Treaty of Alcáçovas ⓘ

papal bull Aeterni regis → confirmedTreaty → Treaty of Alcáçovas ⓘ

subject surface form: Aeterni regis