Castilla del Oro
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Castilla del Oro was an early 16th-century Spanish colonial territory in Central America, centered in present-day Panama and parts of neighboring regions, that served as a key base for exploration and conquest in the New World.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Castilla del Oro canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Spanish colonial territory
ⓘ
historical region ⓘ |
| adminCenterInitially | Santa María la Antigua del Darién ⓘ |
| adminCenterLater | Panama City ⓘ |
| administrativeChange |
incorporated into the Viceroyalty of Peru
ⓘ
superseded by the Real Audiencia of Panama ⓘ |
| associatedWithExplorer |
Francisco Pizarro
ⓘ
Hernán Ponce de León NERFINISHED ⓘ Rodrigo de Bastidas NERFINISHED ⓘ Vasco Núñez de Balboa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
New Andalusia
ⓘ
surface form:
Nueva Andalucía
Veragua ⓘ |
| capital |
Panama City
ⓘ
Santa María la Antigua del Darién ⓘ |
| colonialAdministration | Council of the Indies ⓘ |
| colonialPower | Crown of Castile ⓘ |
| country | Crown of Castile ⓘ |
| currency | Spanish real ⓘ |
| demographics |
Spanish settlers
ⓘ
enslaved Africans ⓘ Indigenous people of Panama ⓘ
surface form:
indigenous peoples of the Isthmus of Panama
|
| economy |
encomienda-based agriculture
ⓘ
gold extraction ⓘ |
| endTime | 1538 ⓘ |
| event |
crossing of the Isthmus of Panama
ⓘ
exploration of Pacific coast of the Americas ⓘ |
| firstGovernor | Diego de Nicuesa ⓘ |
| governorTitle | Governor of Castilla del Oro ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Age of Exploration
ⓘ
surface form:
Age of Discovery
Spanish colonization of the Americas ⓘ |
| language | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Central America ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
Colombia
ⓘ
Costa Rica NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicaragua NERFINISHED ⓘ Panama ⓘ |
| namedBy | Catholic Monarchs ⓘ |
| namedFor | gold ⓘ |
| notableGovernor |
Pedrarias Dávila
ⓘ
Vasco Núñez de Balboa ONNED1 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Indies
ⓘ
Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| servedAs |
base for Spanish exploration of the Pacific Ocean
ⓘ
staging area for conquest of the Inca Empire ⓘ |
| sovereignState | Spain ⓘ |
| startTime | 1510 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.