Indies

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geographical term historical region

The Indies is a historical term used by Europeans to refer collectively to the lands of South and Southeast Asia, especially the regions rich in spices and other valuable trade goods.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
India (in Christian tradition)	1
Las Indias	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geographical term ⓘ historical region ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	East Indies NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith	British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Dutch Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ European colonialism ⓘ French colonial empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian Ocean trade ⓘ Portuguese Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
contrastedWith	West Indies NERFINISHED ⓘ
culturalImpactOn	European cartography ⓘ European cuisine ⓘ European literature ⓘ
economicImportance	key node in global trade networks ⓘ major source of spices for Europe ⓘ
etymology	derived from the River Indus and the name India ⓘ
historicalPeriodOfUse	Age of Discovery NERFINISHED ⓘ Early modern period NERFINISHED ⓘ
includesRegion	Bay of Bengal region NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian subcontinent NERFINISHED ⓘ Indonesian archipelago NERFINISHED ⓘ Malay Archipelago NERFINISHED ⓘ Malay Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ Philippine archipelago NERFINISHED ⓘ Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ
majorProducts	cardamom ⓘ cinnamon ⓘ cloves ⓘ cotton textiles ⓘ mace (spice) ⓘ nutmeg ⓘ pepper ⓘ precious stones ⓘ silk ⓘ
navigationGoalFor	Christopher Columbus NERFINISHED ⓘ Ferdinand Magellan NERFINISHED ⓘ Vasco da Gama NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor	spice trade ⓘ valuable trade goods ⓘ
refersTo	South Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ Southeast Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ maritime Southeast Asia ⓘ
relatedConcept	Age of Exploration NERFINISHED ⓘ Silk Road NERFINISHED ⓘ Spice Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ
termUsageStatus	largely archaic ⓘ
tradeRouteType	maritime trade route ⓘ overland trade route ⓘ
usedBy	Europeans NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

East Indies → alsoKnownAs → Indies ⓘ

Admiral of the Indies → associatedWith → Indies ⓘ

Fuencaliente de La Palma → hasSettlement → Indies ⓘ

this entity surface form: Las Indias

Real y Supremo Consejo de Indias → namedAfter → Indies ⓘ

Captaincy General of Cuba → partOf → Indies ⓘ

Castilla del Oro → partOf → Indies ⓘ

Thomas → patronage → Indies ⓘ

subject surface form: Thomas the Apostle

this entity surface form: India (in Christian tradition)