Adelantado mayor
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Adelantado mayor was a high-ranking Spanish colonial title granted by the Crown, typically conferring broad military, judicial, and administrative authority over a designated territory.
All labels observed (13)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T700025 — 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.
Target entity: Adelantado mayor Context triple: [Adelantado of Florida, relatedPosition, Adelantado mayor]
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Admiral Juan de Lángara
Admiral Juan de Lángara was a Spanish naval officer and fleet commander of the late 18th century, noted for his role in major Mediterranean operations during the French Revolutionary Wars.
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Captain General of New Spain
The Captain General of New Spain was the highest military and often de facto political authority in the early Spanish colonial administration of Mexico, a role famously held by conquistador Hernán Cortés.
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Duke of Alba (governor-general)
The Duke of Alba was a 16th-century Spanish noble and military commander who ruled the Habsburg Netherlands with harsh, repressive measures that helped spark the Dutch Revolt.
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Sebastián de Benalcázar
Sebastián de Benalcázar was a 16th-century Spanish conquistador best known for leading expeditions in northern South America and establishing several important colonial cities.
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Pedro de Mendoza
Pedro de Mendoza was a 16th-century Spanish conquistador and explorer who led the first Spanish expedition to the Río de la Plata region and established the initial settlement that became Buenos Aires.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Adelantado mayor Target entity description: Adelantado mayor was a high-ranking Spanish colonial title granted by the Crown, typically conferring broad military, judicial, and administrative authority over a designated territory.
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A.
Admiral Juan de Lángara
Admiral Juan de Lángara was a Spanish naval officer and fleet commander of the late 18th century, noted for his role in major Mediterranean operations during the French Revolutionary Wars.
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B.
Captain General of New Spain
The Captain General of New Spain was the highest military and often de facto political authority in the early Spanish colonial administration of Mexico, a role famously held by conquistador Hernán Cortés.
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C.
Duke of Alba (governor-general)
The Duke of Alba was a 16th-century Spanish noble and military commander who ruled the Habsburg Netherlands with harsh, repressive measures that helped spark the Dutch Revolt.
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D.
Sebastián de Benalcázar
Sebastián de Benalcázar was a 16th-century Spanish conquistador best known for leading expeditions in northern South America and establishing several important colonial cities.
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E.
Pedro de Mendoza
Pedro de Mendoza was a 16th-century Spanish conquistador and explorer who led the first Spanish expedition to the Río de la Plata region and established the initial settlement that became Buenos Aires.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Spanish colonial title
ⓘ
noble title ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
conquest of new territories
ⓘ
frontier administration ⓘ |
| authorizedBy |
royal capitulation
ⓘ
royal decree ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Spanish nobility system ⓘ |
| category | colonial governance title ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Crown of Castile ⓘ |
| exercisedOver |
designated territory
ⓘ
frontier regions ⓘ overseas colonies ⓘ |
| governanceModel | delegated royal authority ⓘ |
| governs | territorial jurisdiction ⓘ |
| grantedBy |
King of Castile
ⓘ
Crown of Spain ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish Crown
|
| hasAuthorityOver |
administration of justice
ⓘ
local military forces ⓘ settlement and conquest activities ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
administrative governance
ⓘ
judicial jurisdiction ⓘ military command ⓘ |
| hasPrivilege |
collection of certain revenues
ⓘ
granting of lands to settlers ⓘ |
| hasRank | high-ranking colonial office ⓘ |
| hasRole |
administrative authority
ⓘ
judicial authority ⓘ military authority ⓘ |
| historicalFunction |
extend royal control over distant lands
ⓘ
organize conquest and colonization ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Age of Exploration
ⓘ
surface form:
Age of Discovery
early modern period ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Spanish ⓘ |
| legalStatus | hereditary in some cases ⓘ |
| literalMeaning | chief adelantado ⓘ |
| oversightBy |
audiencias
ⓘ
royal inspectors ⓘ |
| partOf | Spanish colonial administration ⓘ |
| regulates |
colonial settlement
ⓘ
resource exploitation ⓘ |
| relatedTo | adelantado ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Council of the Indies
ⓘ
Spanish monarch ⓘ |
| superiorTo | local colonial officials ⓘ |
| typeOf | royal concession ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Spanish America
ⓘ
Spanish overseas territories ⓘ |
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Subject: Adelantado mayor Description of subject: Adelantado mayor was a high-ranking Spanish colonial title granted by the Crown, typically conferring broad military, judicial, and administrative authority over a designated territory.
Referenced by (14)
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