Jenkins ear incident
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The Jenkins ear incident refers to the 1731 maritime confrontation in which Spanish coast guards allegedly severed British captain Robert Jenkins’s ear, an episode later used by Britain as a pretext to declare the War of Jenkins’ Ear against Spain.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical incident
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maritime confrontation ⓘ |
| chronologicallyPrecedes | formal British declaration of war on Spain in 1739 ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Kingdom of Great Britain
NERFINISHED
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Kingdom of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
British parliamentary records
NERFINISHED
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contemporary British newspapers ⓘ later historical accounts of the War of Jenkins’ Ear ⓘ |
| followedBy | War of Jenkins’ Ear NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
alleged mutilation of a British captain
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example of using a minor incident as casus belli ⓘ symbol of Spanish cruelty in British propaganda ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Spanish efforts to enforce trade restrictions
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tensions over trade in the Caribbean ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
increased anti-Spanish sentiment in Britain
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parliamentary debates in Britain about war with Spain ⓘ used as pretext for the War of Jenkins’ Ear ⓘ |
| hasInterpretation | possibly exaggerated or mythologized in later retellings ⓘ |
| hasLegalAspect | dispute over rights of search and seizure at sea ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Atlantic Ocean
NERFINISHED
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Caribbean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ off the coast of Spanish Florida ⓘ |
| hasPart | severing of Robert Jenkins’s ear ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
British merchant sailors
NERFINISHED
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Robert Jenkins NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish coast guards ⓘ |
| hasSymbol | Robert Jenkins’s severed ear ⓘ |
| notableFor |
giving its name to the War of Jenkins’ Ear
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role in British war propaganda against Spain ⓘ |
| partOf | Anglo-Spanish conflicts in the 18th century ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 1731 ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
British colonial trade in the Caribbean
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Spanish guarda costa operations ⓘ asiento trade disputes ⓘ |
| significantPerson |
Robert Jenkins
NERFINISHED
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Spanish coast guard commander Julio León Fandiño NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs | casus belli for war with Spain ⓘ |
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