Pleitos Colombinos

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Pleitos Colombinos were a series of protracted legal battles in the Spanish courts in the 16th century in which Christopher Columbus’s heirs sought to claim and defend the privileges and titles originally granted to him by the Catholic Monarchs.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 16th-century event
historical event
lawsuit series
legal dispute
alsoKnownAs Columbian lawsuits
Columbus family lawsuits
appliesToJurisdiction Crown of Castile NERFINISHED
chronology early 16th century
concerns jurisdiction over newly discovered territories
share of profits from the Indies
title Admiral of the Ocean Sea
title Governor of the Indies
title Viceroy of the Indies NERFINISHED
country Spain
defendant Council of the Indies NERFINISHED
Crown of Castile NERFINISHED
describedBySource Spanish archival records
historiography of the Spanish Empire
endTime 1536
fieldOfWork colonial law
imperial administration
hasCause dispute over capitulations of Santa Fe
interpretation of Columbus’s capitulations
reduction of Columbus family privileges
hasEffect definition of legal status of Columbus family in the Indies
precedent for Crown control over colonial administration
languageOfWork Spanish
location Spanish courts
mainSubject hereditary rights of Christopher Columbus
privileges of Christopher Columbus
titles of Christopher Columbus
namedAfter Christopher Columbus NERFINISHED
opponent Catholic Monarchs' successors
Spanish Crown NERFINISHED
participant Council of the Indies NERFINISHED
Diego Colón NERFINISHED
Ferdinand Columbus NERFINISHED
House of Colón NERFINISHED
Royal Council of Castile NERFINISHED
plaintiff Diego Colón NERFINISHED
Ferdinand Columbus NERFINISHED
heirs of Christopher Columbus NERFINISHED
result confirmation of Crown sovereignty over the Indies
limitation of Columbus family jurisdictional powers
partial recognition of Columbus family titles
significantEvent arbitration award of La Coruña (1520s)
final royal judgment of 1536
startTime 1508

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Litigation over Columbus family privileges (Pleitos Colombinos) hasName Pleitos Colombinos
subject surface form: Litigation over Columbus family privileges
Litigation over Columbus family privileges (Pleitos Colombinos) hasNameInSpanish Pleitos Colombinos
subject surface form: Litigation over Columbus family privileges
Columbus family legalDisputes Pleitos Colombinos