Pleitos Colombinos against the Crown of Castile
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The Pleitos Colombinos against the Crown of Castile were a series of protracted legal disputes in the 16th century in which Christopher Columbus’s heirs sought to defend and reclaim the titles, privileges, and revenues originally granted to the admiral by the Spanish monarchy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pleitos Colombinos against the Crown of Castile canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Pleitos Colombinos against the Crown of Castile Context triple: [Diego Columbus, legalAction, Pleitos Colombinos against the Crown of Castile]
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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 Charcas
The Audiencia of Charcas was a major Spanish colonial administrative and judicial district in South America, centered in present-day Bolivia and overseeing vast territories in the southern Andes.
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D.
Siete Partidas
Siete Partidas is a comprehensive 13th-century Castilian legal code, traditionally attributed to Alfonso X, that systematized civil, criminal, and ecclesiastical law and became highly influential in Spain and its overseas territories.
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E.
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.
- 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pleitos Colombinos against the Crown of Castile Target entity description: The Pleitos Colombinos against the Crown of Castile were a series of protracted legal disputes in the 16th century in which Christopher Columbus’s heirs sought to defend and reclaim the titles, privileges, and revenues originally granted to the admiral by the Spanish monarchy.
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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 Charcas
The Audiencia of Charcas was a major Spanish colonial administrative and judicial district in South America, centered in present-day Bolivia and overseeing vast territories in the southern Andes.
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D.
Siete Partidas
Siete Partidas is a comprehensive 13th-century Castilian legal code, traditionally attributed to Alfonso X, that systematized civil, criminal, and ecclesiastical law and became highly influential in Spain and its overseas territories.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial legal case
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historical event ⓘ lawsuit ⓘ legal dispute ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Castilian law ⓘ |
| archivesAt | Archivo General de Indias ⓘ |
| chronology | posthumous to Christopher Columbus ⓘ |
| country | Crown of Castile ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
Spanish colonial legal records
ⓘ
historiography of Spanish colonization ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
colonial administration
ⓘ
imperial law ⓘ |
| follows | Capitulations of Santa Fe ⓘ |
| genre | colonial litigation ⓘ |
| hasBasisIn | Capitulations of Santa Fe ⓘ |
| hasCause |
dispute over privileges granted to Christopher Columbus
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dispute over revenues from discoveries in the New World ⓘ dispute over titles of Christopher Columbus ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
clarification of royal control over colonial administration
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definition of Columbus family rights in the Indies ⓘ limitation of hereditary powers over American territories ⓘ |
| hasLegalForm |
civil litigation
ⓘ
royal adjudication ⓘ |
| hasPart | Pleitos Colombinos ⓘ |
| involves |
Diego Colón
ⓘ
Casa de Colón ⓘ
surface form:
House of Colón
other descendants of Christopher Columbus ⓘ |
| isPartOf | early modern Spanish imperial governance ⓘ |
| language | Spanish ⓘ |
| location |
Castile
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Castile
Spain ⓘ |
| mainParticipants |
Crown of Castile
ⓘ
heirs of Christopher Columbus ⓘ |
| motivation |
defense of hereditary rights of Columbus family
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recovery of economic benefits from the Indies ⓘ |
| opponent |
Catholic Monarchs' successors
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Spanish monarchy ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Christopher Columbus
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Spanish colonization of the Americas ⓘ legal history of Spain ⓘ noble titles in the Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| startTime | 16th century ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
share of profits from trade and exploitation of the Indies
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titles of Admiral of the Ocean Sea ⓘ viceroyalty and governorship of territories discovered by Columbus ⓘ |
| temporalCoverage | 16th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Pleitos Colombinos against the Crown of Castile Description of subject: The Pleitos Colombinos against the Crown of Castile were a series of protracted legal disputes in the 16th century in which Christopher Columbus’s heirs sought to defend and reclaim the titles, privileges, and revenues originally granted to the admiral by the Spanish monarchy.
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