Treaty of Zaragoza
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The Treaty of Zaragoza was a 1529 agreement between Spain and Portugal that defined their spheres of influence in Asia and the Pacific by establishing an antimeridian to the earlier Treaty of Tordesillas.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Treaty of Zaragoza canonical | 3 |
| Treaty of Saragossa | 1 |
| Treaty of Tordesillas demarcation line | 1 |
| Treaty of Zaragoza (1529) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T206646 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Treaty of Zaragoza Context triple: [Treaty of Tordesillas, followedBy, Treaty of Zaragoza]
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A.
Treaty of Tordesillas
The Treaty of Tordesillas was a 1494 agreement between Spain and Portugal, brokered by the papacy, that divided newly discovered lands outside Europe between the two powers and shaped the colonial map of the Americas and beyond.
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B.
Treaty of Utrecht
The Treaty of Utrecht was a series of peace agreements signed in 1713 that ended major hostilities in the War of the Spanish Succession and reshaped the balance of power in Europe and its colonial empires.
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C.
Treaty of Cateau-Cambrésis
The Treaty of Cateau-Cambrésis was a 1559 peace agreement that ended the Italian Wars between France and Spain, reshaping control of territories in Italy and Western Europe.
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D.
Treaty of Münster between Spain and the Dutch Republic
The Treaty of Münster between Spain and the Dutch Republic was the 1648 agreement that ended the Eighty Years' War and formally recognized Dutch independence from Spanish rule.
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E.
Treaty of Ryswick
The Treaty of Ryswick was a series of peace agreements signed in 1697 that ended the Nine Years' War between France and the Grand Alliance, reshaping the balance of power in late 17th-century Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Treaty of Zaragoza Target entity description: The Treaty of Zaragoza was a 1529 agreement between Spain and Portugal that defined their spheres of influence in Asia and the Pacific by establishing an antimeridian to the earlier Treaty of Tordesillas.
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A.
Treaty of Tordesillas
The Treaty of Tordesillas was a 1494 agreement between Spain and Portugal, brokered by the papacy, that divided newly discovered lands outside Europe between the two powers and shaped the colonial map of the Americas and beyond.
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B.
Treaty of Utrecht
The Treaty of Utrecht was a series of peace agreements signed in 1713 that ended major hostilities in the War of the Spanish Succession and reshaped the balance of power in Europe and its colonial empires.
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C.
Treaty of Cateau-Cambrésis
The Treaty of Cateau-Cambrésis was a 1559 peace agreement that ended the Italian Wars between France and Spain, reshaping control of territories in Italy and Western Europe.
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D.
Treaty of Münster between Spain and the Dutch Republic
The Treaty of Münster between Spain and the Dutch Republic was the 1648 agreement that ended the Eighty Years' War and formally recognized Dutch independence from Spanish rule.
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E.
Treaty of Ryswick
The Treaty of Ryswick was a series of peace agreements signed in 1697 that ended the Nine Years' War between France and the Grand Alliance, reshaping the balance of power in late 17th-century Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bilateral treaty
ⓘ
historical document ⓘ international treaty ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Capitulation of Zaragoza
ⓘ
Treaty of Zaragoza ⓘ
surface form:
Treaty of Saragossa
|
| category |
1529 in law
ⓘ
16th-century treaties ⓘ Treaties of Portugal ⓘ Treaties of Spain ⓘ |
| citySigned | Zaragoza ⓘ |
| concernedTerritory |
Maluku Islands
ⓘ
surface form:
Moluccas
Banda Islands ⓘ
surface form:
Spice Islands
|
| continentConcerned | Asia ⓘ |
| countrySignatory |
Portugal
ⓘ
Spain ⓘ |
| dateSigned | 1529-04-22 ⓘ |
| definedRegion |
Asia
ⓘ
Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| definedSpheresOfInfluenceFor |
Portuguese Empire
ⓘ
Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| effectOnPortugal | confirmed Portuguese control over the Moluccas ⓘ |
| effectOnSpain | recognized Portuguese rights to the Moluccas ⓘ |
| establishedLineType | antimeridian ⓘ |
| establishedMeridianDistance | 297.5 leagues east of the Moluccas ⓘ |
| follows | Treaty of Tordesillas ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Age of Exploration
ⓘ
surface form:
Age of Discovery
European overseas expansion ⓘ |
| kingdomSignedIn | Kingdom of Aragon ⓘ |
| language |
Latin
ⓘ
Portuguese ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| legalStatus | in force at time of Iberian Union ⓘ |
| longTermImpact | helped delineate Spanish and Portuguese colonial domains in the Eastern Hemisphere ⓘ |
| monarchOfPortugalAtSigning |
King John III of Portugal
ⓘ
surface form:
John III of Portugal
|
| monarchOfSpainAtSigning |
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
ⓘ
surface form:
Charles V
|
| oceanConcerned | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| paymentAmount | 350000 ducats ⓘ |
| placeSigned | Zaragoza ⓘ |
| precedes | Iberian Union ⓘ |
| purpose |
to define Spanish and Portuguese spheres of influence in Asia and the Pacific
ⓘ
to establish an antimeridian to the Treaty of Tordesillas ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Treaty of Tordesillas ⓘ |
| resolvedDisputeOver | control of the Moluccas ⓘ |
| resultedInPaymentBy | Spain ⓘ |
| resultedInPaymentTo | Portugal ⓘ |
| signedByRepresentativeOf |
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
ⓘ
King John III of Portugal ⓘ
surface form:
John III of Portugal
|
| yearSigned | 1529 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Treaty of Zaragoza Description of subject: The Treaty of Zaragoza was a 1529 agreement between Spain and Portugal that defined their spheres of influence in Asia and the Pacific by establishing an antimeridian to the earlier Treaty of Tordesillas.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Inter caetera
this entity surface form:
Treaty of Tordesillas demarcation line
this entity surface form:
Treaty of Saragossa
this entity surface form:
Treaty of Zaragoza (1529)