Spanish Illinois
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Spanish Illinois was a colonial-era territory in the Mississippi Valley administered by Spain after the Seven Years’ War, encompassing parts of what is now the Midwestern United States.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial possession
ⓘ
former territory ⓘ historical region ⓘ |
| acquiredFrom | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| acquisitionTreaty | Treaty of Paris (1763) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| afterConflict | Seven Years' War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borders |
Mississippi River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ohio River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | St. Louis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cededBy | Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cededTo | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cessionTreaty | Treaty of San Ildefonso (1800) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialPowerPredecessor | Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
agriculture
ⓘ
fur trade ⓘ lead mining ⓘ |
| governedAsPartOf | Spanish Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesPartsOfPresentDay |
Arkansas
GENERATED
ⓘ
Illinois GENERATED ⓘ Iowa GENERATED ⓘ Minnesota GENERATED ⓘ Missouri GENERATED ⓘ Wisconsin GENERATED ⓘ |
| languageUsedInAdministration |
French
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| laterTransferredTo | United States via Louisiana Purchase ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mississippi Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North America ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
Midwestern United States
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorSettlement |
Cahokia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kaskaskia NERFINISHED ⓘ Prairie du Rocher NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Louis NERFINISHED ⓘ Ste. Genevieve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Upper Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfColonialSystem | Spanish borderlands ⓘ |
| populationIncluded |
French settlers
ⓘ
Indigenous peoples ⓘ Spanish officials ⓘ enslaved Africans ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Illinois Country NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| strategicRole | control of Mississippi River trade ⓘ |
| successorTerritory | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 18th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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