Captaincy General of Santo Domingo
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The Captaincy General of Santo Domingo was a major Spanish colonial administrative district in the Caribbean centered on the island of Hispaniola, serving as an early hub of Spanish governance and expansion in the Americas.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Captaincy General of Santo Domingo canonical | 3 |
| Santo Domingo, Captaincy General of Santo Domingo | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Spanish colonial administrative division
ⓘ
former political entity ⓘ |
| administrativeCenter | Santo Domingo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| administrativeHierarchy | under authority of the Council of the Indies ⓘ |
| administrativeLeaderTitle | governor and captain general ⓘ |
| borderedBy | French colonial possessions on Hispaniola (later period) ⓘ |
| capital | Santo Domingo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialPower | Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| currency | Spanish real ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
cattle ranching
ⓘ
gold mining (early period) ⓘ sugar production ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
Catholic Monarchs
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Crown of Castile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | colonial administration ⓘ |
| includedTerritory |
eastern Hispaniola
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
nearby Caribbean islands at various times ⓘ parts of western Hispaniola at various times ⓘ |
| judicialAuthority | Audiencia of Santo Domingo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Spanish ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Castilian law ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Caribbean ⓘ |
| locatedOn | island of Hispaniola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryLeaderTitle | captain general ⓘ |
| militaryRole | defense of Spanish Caribbean possessions ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Saint Dominic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
city of Santo Domingo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Spanish West Indies
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Viceroyalty of New Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| population |
Spanish colonists
ⓘ
enslaved Africans ⓘ indigenous Taíno (early period) ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Columbus’s governorship in Hispaniola
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Governorate of the Indies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| role |
base for Spanish expansion in the Caribbean
ⓘ
center of Spanish authority on Hispaniola ⓘ hub of early Spanish governance in the Americas ⓘ |
| sovereignState | Spanish Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of sea routes between Europe and the Americas
ⓘ
gateway to the American mainland for Spain ⓘ |
| successor |
Captaincy General of Cuba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French colony of Saint-Domingue NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish colony of Santo Domingo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early modern period ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Santo Domingo, Captaincy General of Santo Domingo