Treaty of Madrid (1670)
E370959
The Treaty of Madrid (1670) was an agreement between England and Spain that helped define their colonial possessions in the Americas and ease tensions over piracy and territorial claims.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Treaty of Madrid (1670) canonical | 3 |
| Tratado de Madrid de 1670 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3562629 — 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 Madrid (1670) Context triple: [Treaties of the Kingdom of France, hasPart, Treaty of Madrid (1670)]
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A.
Treaty of Madrid (1526)
The Treaty of Madrid (1526) was a peace agreement imposed by Emperor Charles V on the captive French king Francis I after his defeat at Pavia, forcing major territorial concessions in Italy and Burgundy that France later refused to honor.
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B.
Treaty of Lisbon (1668)
The Treaty of Lisbon (1668) was the peace agreement by which Spain formally recognized Portugal’s independence, ending the Portuguese Restoration War and reestablishing stable relations between the two kingdoms.
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C.
Treaty of Zaragoza
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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D.
Treaty of Alcañiz
The Treaty of Alcañiz was a 14th-century agreement that helped end the War of the Two Peters between the crowns of Castile and Aragon.
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E.
Treaty of the Bulls of Guisando
The Treaty of the Bulls of Guisando was a 1468 agreement in Castile that recognized Isabella (later Isabella I of Castile) as the legitimate heir to the throne, reshaping the kingdom’s succession and politics.
- 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 Madrid (1670) Target entity description: The Treaty of Madrid (1670) was an agreement between England and Spain that helped define their colonial possessions in the Americas and ease tensions over piracy and territorial claims.
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A.
Treaty of Madrid (1526)
The Treaty of Madrid (1526) was a peace agreement imposed by Emperor Charles V on the captive French king Francis I after his defeat at Pavia, forcing major territorial concessions in Italy and Burgundy that France later refused to honor.
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B.
Treaty of Lisbon (1668)
The Treaty of Lisbon (1668) was the peace agreement by which Spain formally recognized Portugal’s independence, ending the Portuguese Restoration War and reestablishing stable relations between the two kingdoms.
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C.
Treaty of Zaragoza
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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D.
Treaty of Alcañiz
The Treaty of Alcañiz was a 14th-century agreement that helped end the War of the Two Peters between the crowns of Castile and Aragon.
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E.
Treaty of the Bulls of Guisando
The Treaty of the Bulls of Guisando was a 1468 agreement in Castile that recognized Isabella (later Isabella I of Castile) as the legitimate heir to the throne, reshaping the kingdom’s succession and politics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bilateral treaty
ⓘ
international agreement ⓘ peace treaty ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Caribbean Sea
ⓘ
English North America ⓘ
surface form:
English America
Spanish America ⓘ West Indies ⓘ |
| countrySignatory |
Kingdom of England
ⓘ
Spanish monarchy ⓘ
surface form:
Monarchy of Spain
|
| dateSigned | 1670-07-08 ⓘ |
| diplomaticContext |
competition for dominance in the Caribbean
ⓘ
post–Anglo-Spanish War realignments ⓘ |
| effect |
easing of Anglo-Spanish hostilities in the New World
ⓘ
formal Spanish recognition of English Jamaica ⓘ formal Spanish recognition of English possessions in the Cayman Islands ⓘ recognition of English possessions in the Caribbean by Spain ⓘ regulation of English privateers operating in the Caribbean ⓘ strengthening of English legal claims to Caribbean colonies ⓘ weakening of Spain’s exclusive claims to the Americas ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Treaty of Utrecht
ⓘ
surface form:
Treaty of Utrecht (1713)
|
| follows |
Treaty of London (1604)
ⓘ
Treaty of Madrid (1667) ⓘ
surface form:
Treaty of Madrid (1630)
|
| historicalPeriod |
Age of Sail
ⓘ
European colonization of the Americas ⓘ Restoration era ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| legalStatus | binding international treaty ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Anglo-Spanish relations
ⓘ
Caribbean piracy ⓘ colonial possessions in the Americas ⓘ territorial disputes ⓘ |
| placeSigned |
Madrid
ⓘ
Spain ⓘ |
| purpose |
to reduce tensions between England and Spain
ⓘ
to regulate privateering and piracy ⓘ to settle disputes over colonial possessions in the Americas ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Caribbean colonies
ⓘ
Cayman Islands ⓘ European colonial empires ⓘ
surface form:
English colonial empire
Jamaica ⓘ Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| signatory |
Charles II of England
ⓘ
Charles II of Spain ⓘ |
| signedUnderMonarch |
Charles II of England
ⓘ
Charles II of Spain ⓘ |
| topic |
navigation and trade in the Americas
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recognition of territorial status quo in the Caribbean ⓘ suppression of unauthorized privateering ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Treaty of Madrid (1670) Description of subject: The Treaty of Madrid (1670) was an agreement between England and Spain that helped define their colonial possessions in the Americas and ease tensions over piracy and territorial claims.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tratado de Madrid de 1670