Anglo-Spanish maritime disputes

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18th-century historical event international conflict maritime dispute

Anglo-Spanish maritime disputes were a series of 18th-century conflicts and tensions between Britain and Spain over trade, colonial boundaries, and naval dominance, particularly in the Caribbean and Atlantic.

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Anglo-Spanish conflicts	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	18th-century historical event ⓘ international conflict ⓘ maritime dispute ⓘ
endTime	late 18th century ⓘ
hasCause	British smuggling in Spanish America ⓘ Spanish attempts to enforce trade monopolies ⓘ border tensions in North America ⓘ competition for colonial trade ⓘ conflict over access to Spanish American markets ⓘ conflicting interpretations of navigation rights ⓘ disputes over colonial boundaries ⓘ disputes over the Navio de Permiso ⓘ disputes over the asiento de negros ⓘ naval rivalry ⓘ privateering and piracy ⓘ
hasConsequence	adjustments to international maritime law practices ⓘ changes in Atlantic trade patterns ⓘ development of British Caribbean colonies ⓘ expansion of British naval power ⓘ increased militarization of Atlantic shipping routes ⓘ redefinition of colonial spheres of influence ⓘ weakening of Spanish maritime dominance ⓘ
hasLocation	Americas NERFINISHED ⓘ Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ Caribbean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Caribbean colonial waters ⓘ Florida coast NERFINISHED ⓘ Georgia coast ⓘ Gulf of Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific approaches to Spanish America ⓘ South Atlantic NERFINISHED ⓘ West Indies NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPeriod	18th century ⓘ
involvesIssue	access to Spanish colonial ports ⓘ colonial boundary demarcation in North America ⓘ colonial boundary demarcation in the Caribbean ⓘ control of Caribbean sea lanes ⓘ definition of territorial waters ⓘ protection of merchant shipping ⓘ rights of search and seizure at sea ⓘ smuggling regulation ⓘ treatment of neutral and enemy shipping ⓘ use of privateers ⓘ
mainParticipants	Kingdom of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedEvent	Anglo-Spanish War (1727–1729) NERFINISHED ⓘ Convention of Pardo NERFINISHED ⓘ Nootka Crisis NERFINISHED ⓘ Seven Years' War NERFINISHED ⓘ Treaty of Madrid (1750) NERFINISHED ⓘ Treaty of Paris (1763) NERFINISHED ⓘ Treaty of Seville (1729) NERFINISHED ⓘ Treaty of Utrecht NERFINISHED ⓘ War of Jenkins' Ear NERFINISHED ⓘ War of the Austrian Succession NERFINISHED ⓘ War of the Spanish Succession NERFINISHED ⓘ
startTime	early 18th century ⓘ

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Battle of Jenkins' Ear (incident) → partOf → Anglo-Spanish maritime disputes ⓘ

Anglo-Spanish War (1727–1729) → partOf → Anglo-Spanish maritime disputes ⓘ

this entity surface form: Anglo-Spanish conflicts