Capitulation of Toledo

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The Capitulation of Toledo was a royal agreement that granted Francisco Pizarro the authority and privileges to conquer and govern the lands that became the Governorate of New Castile in South America.

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Capitulation of Toledo canonical 1
Capitulation of Toledo of 1529 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf capitulation
historical document
royal agreement
appliesToContinent South America
appliesToTerritory New Castile
associatedEvent Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire
surface form: Spanish conquest of Peru
associatedPerson Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Francisco Pizarro
authorized conquest of territories in western South America
conquest of the Inca Empire
beneficiary Diego de Almagro
Hernando de Luque
category Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire
surface form: Conquest of Peru

Spanish imperial charters
continent Europe
country Crown of Castile
created Governorate of New Castile
governingLaw Castilian law
grantedPrivilege right to conquer New Castile
right to distribute encomiendas
right to govern New Castile
grantedTitle Adelantado mayor
surface form: Adelantado

Governor of New Castile
grantedTo Francisco Pizarro
historicalPeriod Age of Exploration
surface form: Age of Discovery

Spanish colonization period
issuer Charles I of Spain
jurisdiction Spanish Empire
language Spanish
legalStatus grant of conquest
royal charter
location Castile
Toledo
namedAfter Toledo
obligationImposed Christianization of indigenous peoples
payment of royal fifth to the Crown
politicalEntityCreated Governorate of New Castile
purpose to define rights and obligations of Francisco Pizarro
to regulate the conquest and governance of New Castile
relatedTo Spanish colonization of the Americas
Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire
religionContext Roman Catholicism
resultedIn Spanish sovereignty over New Castile
formal recognition of Pizarro’s expedition
signatory Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Francisco Pizarro

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Governorate of New Castile createdBy Capitulation of Toledo
Governorate of New Castile legalBasis Capitulation of Toledo
this entity surface form: Capitulation of Toledo of 1529