Anglo-Spanish conflicts in North America
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Anglo-Spanish conflicts in North America were a series of colonial-era wars and skirmishes between English (later British) and Spanish forces and their Indigenous allies over territorial control, trade, and influence across the North American continent.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Anglo-Spanish conflicts in North America canonical | 2 |
| Spanish involvement in the American Revolutionary War | 1 |
| U.S.–Spanish border disputes | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1957339 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Anglo-Spanish conflicts in North America Context triple: [Siege of St. Augustine (1702), partOf, Anglo-Spanish conflicts in North America]
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Spanish colonization of the Americas
The Spanish colonization of the Americas was the extensive imperial expansion by Spain from the late 15th century onward that conquered and settled vast territories in the Western Hemisphere, reshaping indigenous societies, economies, cultures, and demographics across the New World.
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British–Native American wars
The British–Native American wars were a series of conflicts in North America between Indigenous peoples and British colonial forces (often involving their European rivals) during the 17th and 18th centuries, preceding the United States–Native American wars.
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Frontier Wars
The Frontier Wars were a series of 19th-century conflicts in South Africa between expanding European colonial powers and indigenous Xhosa communities over land and political control in the Eastern Cape region.
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Spanish conquest of Florida
The Spanish conquest of Florida was a series of 16th-century expeditions and military campaigns through which Spain attempted to explore, subdue, and colonize the Florida peninsula and surrounding regions, encountering strong resistance from Indigenous peoples and rival European powers.
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E.
Seven Years' War in the Caribbean
The Seven Years' War in the Caribbean was the regional theater of the global Seven Years' War, marked by intense naval battles and colonial struggles between European powers for control of lucrative Caribbean islands and trade routes.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Anglo-Spanish conflicts in North America Target entity description: Anglo-Spanish conflicts in North America were a series of colonial-era wars and skirmishes between English (later British) and Spanish forces and their Indigenous allies over territorial control, trade, and influence across the North American continent.
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A.
Spanish colonization of the Americas
The Spanish colonization of the Americas was the extensive imperial expansion by Spain from the late 15th century onward that conquered and settled vast territories in the Western Hemisphere, reshaping indigenous societies, economies, cultures, and demographics across the New World.
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B.
British–Native American wars
The British–Native American wars were a series of conflicts in North America between Indigenous peoples and British colonial forces (often involving their European rivals) during the 17th and 18th centuries, preceding the United States–Native American wars.
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C.
Frontier Wars
The Frontier Wars were a series of 19th-century conflicts in South Africa between expanding European colonial powers and indigenous Xhosa communities over land and political control in the Eastern Cape region.
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D.
Spanish conquest of Florida
The Spanish conquest of Florida was a series of 16th-century expeditions and military campaigns through which Spain attempted to explore, subdue, and colonize the Florida peninsula and surrounding regions, encountering strong resistance from Indigenous peoples and rival European powers.
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E.
Seven Years' War in the Caribbean
The Seven Years' War in the Caribbean was the regional theater of the global Seven Years' War, marked by intense naval battles and colonial struggles between European powers for control of lucrative Caribbean islands and trade routes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military conflict
ⓘ
series of colonial conflicts ⓘ |
| conflictBetween |
England
ⓘ
Great Britain ⓘ Spain ⓘ |
| endTime | early 19th century ⓘ |
| hasCause |
control of trade routes
ⓘ
imperial rivalry ⓘ religious rivalry ⓘ territorial disputes ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Anglo-Spanish War (1779–1783)
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surface form:
American Revolutionary War (Anglo-Spanish theater)
Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) ⓘ Nootka Crisis ⓘ French and Indian War (as part of British America) ⓘ
surface form:
Seven Years’ War in North America
War of Jenkins' Ear ⓘ
surface form:
War of Jenkins’ Ear
North American theatre of the War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
surface form:
War of the Austrian Succession in North America
Queen Anne's War ⓘ
surface form:
War of the Spanish Succession in North America
border skirmishes in Texas-Louisiana region ⓘ border skirmishes in West Florida ⓘ |
| hasOutcome |
expansion of British colonial territory
ⓘ
reconfiguration of Indigenous alliances ⓘ shifting control of Florida ⓘ transfer of Louisiana between European powers ⓘ weakening of Spanish influence in eastern North America ⓘ |
| hasParticipant | Indigenous peoples of North America ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Age of Exploration
ⓘ
surface form:
Age of Discovery
Age of Imperialism ⓘ Early Modern period ⓘ
surface form:
Early modern period
|
| includesEvent |
Battle of Bloody Marsh
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Bloody Marsh (1742)
Siege of Pensacola (1781) ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Pensacola (1781)
British expeditions against Cartagena de Indias (regional context) ⓘ English privateering in the Caribbean ⓘ Siege of St. Augustine (1702) ⓘ Spanish attack on Jamestown (planned, 1607–1609) ⓘ Spanish raid on St. Augustine (1586) ⓘ attacks on Spanish missions in Florida ⓘ |
| involves |
British colonies in the Thirteen Colonies
ⓘ
French colonial interests (as allies or rivals) ⓘ Gulf Coast Indigenous nations ⓘ Viceroyalty of New Spain ⓘ
surface form:
New Spain
Plains Indigenous nations ⓘ Province of Carolina ⓘ Province of Georgia ⓘ Province of South Carolina ⓘ Southeastern Indigenous nations ⓘ Spanish Florida ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
British America
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surface form:
British North America
Greater Caribbean region ⓘ
surface form:
Caribbean Sea region
Colony of Georgia ⓘ
surface form:
Georgia (colony)
Gulf Coast of the United States ⓘ
surface form:
Gulf Coast
Louisiana ⓘ Province of Nuevo México ⓘ
surface form:
New Mexico (Spanish province)
North America ⓘ South Carolina ⓘ
surface form:
South Carolina (colony)
Spanish Florida ⓘ Coahuila y Tejas ⓘ
surface form:
Texas (Spanish province)
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| partOf |
Anglo-Spanish naval warfare
ⓘ
surface form:
Anglo-Spanish Wars
Anglo-French conflicts in North America ⓘ
surface form:
European colonial wars in North America
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| relatedTo |
Atlantic world
ⓘ
surface form:
Atlantic World trade networks
Spanish missions in North America ⓘ transatlantic slave trade ⓘ |
| startTime | 16th century ⓘ |
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Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
U.S.–Spanish border disputes
this entity surface form:
Spanish involvement in the American Revolutionary War