Capitulation of Zaragoza

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The Capitulation of Zaragoza was a 1529 agreement between Spain and Portugal that divided their spheres of influence in Asia, particularly the Moluccas, to resolve conflicts over control of the spice trade.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bilateral agreement
historical event
international treaty
alsoKnownAs Capitulation of Zaragoza
surface form: Capitulación de Zaragoza

Treaty of Zaragoza
appliesToTerritory Asian maritime regions
Maluku Islands
surface form: Moluccas archipelago
category 1529 in international relations
16th-century treaties
Taifa of Zaragoza
surface form: History of Zaragoza

Treaties of Portugal
Treaties of Spain
compensationAmount 350000 ducats
conflictResolved Iberian rivalry over the spice trade in Southeast Asia
countryOfSigning Crown of Aragon
date 1529
definedLine meridian 297.5 leagues east of the Moluccas
followed Spanish expedition of Ferdinand Magellan and Juan Sebastián Elcano
historicalPeriod Age of Exploration
surface form: Age of Discovery

European overseas expansion
language Portuguese
Spanish
legalEffect delimitation of Spanish and Portuguese zones of navigation in the Eastern Hemisphere
mainSubject Maluku Islands
surface form: Moluccas

division of spheres of influence in Asia
spice trade
negotiatingParty Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
King John III of Portugal
surface form: John III of Portugal
placeOfSigning Zaragoza
purpose to define the anti-meridian to the Treaty of Tordesillas
to resolve conflicts between Spain and Portugal over control of the Moluccas
relatedTo Treaty of Tordesillas
result Spanish renunciation of claims to the Moluccas
financial compensation from Portugal to Spain
recognition of Portuguese control over the Moluccas
signatory Kingdom of Portugal
Kingdom of Spain
signingDate 1529-04-22
topic Iberian Union colonial rivalry
colonialism
history of Indonesia
history of the Philippines

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Treaty of Zaragoza alsoKnownAs Capitulation of Zaragoza
Capitulation of Zaragoza alsoKnownAs Capitulation of Zaragoza
this entity surface form: Capitulación de Zaragoza