Spanish Mozambique
E945498
Spanish Mozambique was a short-lived 16th-century Spanish colonial possession on the southeastern coast of Africa, centered around the port of Mozambique Island.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former colony
ⓘ
historical political entity ⓘ overseas territory ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Portuguese Estado da Índia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy | Indian Ocean maritime routes ⓘ |
| capital | Mozambique Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialPower | Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialType | trading colony ⓘ |
| conflictContext | competition with Portuguese influence in East Africa ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Cape Route to India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
East African coast trade network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demography | mixed European and African population ⓘ |
| duration | short-lived ⓘ |
| endDate | late 16th century ⓘ |
| followedBy | Portuguese Mozambique ⓘ |
| governedFrom | Mozambique Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasColonialAdministration | Spanish colonial officials ⓘ |
| hasHeritageSiteToday | Island of Mozambique NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalRegion | Mozambique Channel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPort | Mozambique Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Iberian Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Spanish ⓘ |
| legacy |
Catholic missions in Mozambique Island
ⓘ
Iberian architectural influence on Mozambique Island ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Spanish colonial law ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Indian Ocean
ⓘ
Mozambique Island NERFINISHED ⓘ southeastern Africa ⓘ |
| mainEconomicActivity |
Indian Ocean trade
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
gold trade ⓘ slave trade ⓘ |
| partOf |
Spanish Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spanish colonial empire in Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | Spanish colonial possession ⓘ |
| precededBy | Portuguese Mozambique NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentInModernCountry | Mozambique NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionIntroduced | Roman Catholicism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sovereignDuringPeriod |
Philip II of Spain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Philip III of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | late 16th century ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
naval base on route to India
ⓘ
stopover for fleets between Europe and Asia ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 16th century ⓘ |
| usedCurrency |
Portuguese currency
ⓘ
Spanish currency ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.