Litigation over Columbus family privileges (Pleitos Colombinos)
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The Litigation over Columbus family privileges (Pleitos Colombinos) was a series of protracted legal disputes in the 16th century between Christopher Columbus’s heirs and the Spanish Crown over the rights, titles, and revenues promised to the explorer and his descendants.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Litigation over Columbus family privileges (Pleitos Colombinos) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Litigation over Columbus family privileges (Pleitos Colombinos) Context triple: [Diego Columbus, notableEvent, Litigation over Columbus family privileges (Pleitos Colombinos)]
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Audiencia of Santo Domingo
The Audiencia of Santo Domingo was a high court and administrative district of the Spanish Empire in the Caribbean, centered in Santo Domingo and overseeing colonial governance and justice in parts of Spanish America.
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Laws of the Indies
The Laws of the Indies were a comprehensive body of legislation issued by the Spanish Crown to regulate the governance, social order, and colonial administration of its territories in the Americas and the Philippines.
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Audiencia of Mexico
The Audiencia of Mexico was a high court and governing body of the Spanish Empire in New Spain, centered in Mexico City and overseeing judicial and administrative affairs across much of northern Spanish America.
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Audiencia of Lima
The Audiencia of Lima was a high court and administrative body of the Spanish Empire that governed much of South America from its seat in Lima, Peru.
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E.
Cortes Españolas
Cortes Españolas was the unicameral legislature of Francoist Spain, functioning as a corporatist, non-democratic parliamentary body from the 1940s until the transition to the modern Cortes Generales.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Litigation over Columbus family privileges (Pleitos Colombinos) Target entity description: The Litigation over Columbus family privileges (Pleitos Colombinos) was a series of protracted legal disputes in the 16th century between Christopher Columbus’s heirs and the Spanish Crown over the rights, titles, and revenues promised to the explorer and his descendants.
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A.
Audiencia of Santo Domingo
The Audiencia of Santo Domingo was a high court and administrative district of the Spanish Empire in the Caribbean, centered in Santo Domingo and overseeing colonial governance and justice in parts of Spanish America.
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B.
Laws of the Indies
The Laws of the Indies were a comprehensive body of legislation issued by the Spanish Crown to regulate the governance, social order, and colonial administration of its territories in the Americas and the Philippines.
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C.
Audiencia of Mexico
The Audiencia of Mexico was a high court and governing body of the Spanish Empire in New Spain, centered in Mexico City and overseeing judicial and administrative affairs across much of northern Spanish America.
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D.
Audiencia of Lima
The Audiencia of Lima was a high court and administrative body of the Spanish Empire that governed much of South America from its seat in Lima, Peru.
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E.
Cortes Españolas
Cortes Españolas was the unicameral legislature of Francoist Spain, functioning as a corporatist, non-democratic parliamentary body from the 1940s until the transition to the modern Cortes Generales.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
court case
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historical event ⓘ lawsuit ⓘ legal dispute ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Columbus family lawsuits
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Columbus lawsuits ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| archivesAt | Archivo General de Indias ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Capitulations of Santa Fe
ⓘ
royal grants to Christopher Columbus ⓘ |
| concerns |
Christopher Columbus
ⓘ
Columbus family ⓘ Crown of Castile ⓘ Crown of Spain ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish Crown
|
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| endTime | 16th century ⓘ |
| hasCause |
contestation of Columbus’s hereditary rights
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dispute over interpretation of royal privileges ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
confirmation of some Columbus family titles
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creation of the Duchy of Veragua ⓘ creation of the Marquisate of Jamaica ⓘ limitation of Columbus family powers ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance |
clarified limits of private rights over overseas territories
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illustrates conflict between explorers and monarchy over colonial profits ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfName | Spanish ⓘ |
| hasMainDefendant |
Crown of Spain
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surface form:
Spanish Crown
|
| hasMainPlaintiff |
Diego Colón
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Luis Colón ⓘ |
| hasName | Pleitos Colombinos ⓘ |
| hasNameInSpanish | Pleitos Colombinos ⓘ |
| hasParty |
Casa de Colón
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surface form:
House of Colón
Crown of Spain ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish Crown
Columbus family ⓘ
surface form:
heirs of Christopher Columbus
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| legalSystem | Castilian law ⓘ |
| location |
Crown of Castile
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Seville ⓘ Spain ⓘ Valladolid ⓘ |
| relatesTo |
Christopher Columbus’s voyages
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Spanish colonial law ⓘ colonial administration in the Americas ⓘ |
| startTime |
16th century
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early 16th century ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
hereditary titles of Columbus family
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implementation of Capitulations of Santa Fe ⓘ revenues from American territories ⓘ rights of discovery in the New World ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Age of Exploration
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surface form:
Age of Discovery
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Subject: Litigation over Columbus family privileges (Pleitos Colombinos) Description of subject: The Litigation over Columbus family privileges (Pleitos Colombinos) was a series of protracted legal disputes in the 16th century between Christopher Columbus’s heirs and the Spanish Crown over the rights, titles, and revenues promised to the explorer and his descendants.
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