Treaty of Madrid
E812450
The Treaty of Madrid was an 18th-century agreement between Spain and Portugal that redefined their colonial borders in South America, largely replacing the earlier Treaty of Tordesillas.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tratado de Límites de Madrid | 1 |
| Treaty of Madrid canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9655207 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Treaty of Madrid Context triple: [Alexandre Gusmão, notableWork, Treaty of Madrid]
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A.
Pact of Madrid
The Pact of Madrid was a 1953 agreement between Spain and the United States that ended Spain’s postwar isolation by granting U.S. military bases in exchange for economic and military aid to Francisco Franco’s regime.
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B.
Treaty of Alcañiz
The Treaty of Alcañiz was a 14th-century agreement that helped end the War of the Two Peters between the crowns of Castile and Aragon.
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C.
Treaty of Zaragoza
The Treaty of Zaragoza was a 1529 agreement between Spain and Portugal that defined their spheres of influence in Asia and the Pacific by establishing an antimeridian to the earlier Treaty of Tordesillas.
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D.
Ebro Treaty
The Ebro Treaty was a pre-Second Punic War agreement between Rome and Carthage that set the Ebro River in northeastern Spain as the boundary limiting Carthaginian expansion.
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E.
Treaty of the Bulls of Guisando
The Treaty of the Bulls of Guisando was a 1468 agreement in Castile that recognized Isabella (later Isabella I of Castile) as the legitimate heir to the throne, reshaping the kingdom’s succession and politics.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Treaty of Madrid Target entity description: The Treaty of Madrid was an 18th-century agreement between Spain and Portugal that redefined their colonial borders in South America, largely replacing the earlier Treaty of Tordesillas.
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A.
Pact of Madrid
The Pact of Madrid was a 1953 agreement between Spain and the United States that ended Spain’s postwar isolation by granting U.S. military bases in exchange for economic and military aid to Francisco Franco’s regime.
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B.
Treaty of Alcañiz
The Treaty of Alcañiz was a 14th-century agreement that helped end the War of the Two Peters between the crowns of Castile and Aragon.
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C.
Treaty of Zaragoza
The Treaty of Zaragoza was a 1529 agreement between Spain and Portugal that defined their spheres of influence in Asia and the Pacific by establishing an antimeridian to the earlier Treaty of Tordesillas.
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D.
Ebro Treaty
The Ebro Treaty was a pre-Second Punic War agreement between Rome and Carthage that set the Ebro River in northeastern Spain as the boundary limiting Carthaginian expansion.
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E.
Treaty of the Bulls of Guisando
The Treaty of the Bulls of Guisando was a 1468 agreement in Castile that recognized Isabella (later Isabella I of Castile) as the legitimate heir to the throne, reshaping the kingdom’s succession and politics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
international agreement
ⓘ
peace treaty ⓘ |
| aimedToResolve |
disputes over the Amazon basin
ⓘ
disputes over the Río de la Plata region ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Treaty of Madrid between Spain and Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| annulledBy | Treaty of El Pardo (1761) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory |
Portuguese America
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South America NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOf | Guaraní War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countrySignatory |
Kingdom of Portugal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateSigned | 1750-01-13 ⓘ |
| determinedBorder |
border between Brazil and Amazon basin Spanish territories
ⓘ
border between Brazil and Spanish territories in the Río de la Plata region ⓘ |
| documentType | boundary treaty ⓘ |
| effect |
ceded Colonia del Sacramento to Spain
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ceded the Seven Missions (Misiones Orientales) to Portugal ⓘ recognized Portuguese expansion west of the Tordesillas line ⓘ redefined borders between Spanish and Portuguese colonies in South America ⓘ triggered Guaraní War ⓘ |
| followedBy | Treaty of El Pardo (1761) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
boundary demarcation clauses
ⓘ
provisions on population transfers ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Age of Enlightenment
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iberian colonial rivalry ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Portuguese colonial administration
ⓘ
Spanish colonial administration ⓘ |
| language |
Portuguese
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| legalPrincipleUsed | uti possidetis ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Iberian colonial territorial disputes
ⓘ
colonial borders in South America ⓘ |
| negotiatedBy |
Alexandre de Gusmão
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
José de Carvajal y Lancaster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeSigned |
Madrid
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Portuguese Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spanish Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ history of Brazil ⓘ history of Paraguay ⓘ history of Uruguay ⓘ |
| replaced |
Treaty of Tordesillas
NERFINISHED
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Treaty of Zaragoza NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signatory |
Ferdinand VI of Spain
NERFINISHED
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John V of Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | annulled ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Treaty of Madrid Description of subject: The Treaty of Madrid was an 18th-century agreement between Spain and Portugal that redefined their colonial borders in South America, largely replacing the earlier Treaty of Tordesillas.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tratado de Límites de Madrid