Prince of Peru

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Prince of Peru was the grandiose and self-bestowed title adopted by the 16th-century Spanish conquistador and rebel Lope de Aguirre during his infamous Amazon expedition and revolt against the Spanish Crown.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical title
noble title
self-bestowed title
adoptedBy Lope de Aguirre NERFINISHED
assertedJurisdictionOver Peru and surrounding provinces NERFINISHED
assertedRank prince
associatedWith Lope de Aguirre NERFINISHED
characterizedAs grandiose title
rebellious title
countryOfOrigin Spanish Empire NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod Age of Conquest in the Americas NERFINISHED
languageOfTitle Spanish
linkedToEvent Aguirre expedition on the Amazon River NERFINISHED
Aguirre rebellion in Venezuela NERFINISHED
notHereditaryTitleOf Spanish nobility
notOfficiallyRecognizedBy Spanish Crown NERFINISHED
opposedAuthority King Philip II of Spain NERFINISHED
Spanish Crown NERFINISHED
politicalContext revolt against the Spanish Crown
regionClaimed Peru NERFINISHED
relatedConcept conquistador rebellion
personal monarchy claim in the Americas
selfBestowedBy Lope de Aguirre NERFINISHED
symbolized Aguirre's claim to sovereignty in the New World
titleScope Peru and its territories in the Indies NERFINISHED
usedAs symbol of defiance against royal authority
usedBy Lope de Aguirre NERFINISHED
usedDuring Lope de Aguirre Amazon expedition NERFINISHED
Lope de Aguirre revolt against the Spanish Crown
usedInCentury 16th century

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Lope de Aguirre proclaimedTitle Prince of Peru