Treaty of Paris (1898)

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historical event international treaty peace treaty

The Treaty of Paris (1898) was the agreement that ended the Spanish–American War, resulting in Spain ceding territories including Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines to the United States and marking a major expansion of U.S. influence overseas.

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Label	Occurrences
Treaty of Paris (1898) canonical	32
Treaty of Paris of 1898	8
Treaty of Paris 1898	2
1898 Treaty of Paris negotiations	1
Peace Treaty between the United States and Spain (1898)	1
Protocol of Peace between the United States and Spain (1898)	1
Treaty of Paris (1898) cession of the Philippines to the United States	1
Treaty of Paris (1898) negotiations	1
Treaty of Paris (1898) text	1
United States acquired the Philippines	1
United States established a protectorate over Cuba	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17066 — 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 Paris (1898)
Context triple: [Puerto Rico, treaty, Treaty of Paris (1898)]

A. Residence Act
The Residence Act was a 1790 law passed by the U.S. Congress that authorized the establishment of a permanent national capital along the Potomac River, leading to the creation of Washington, D.C.
B. Guam
Guam is an unincorporated U.S. island territory in the western Pacific Ocean known for its strategic military importance and Chamorro culture.
C. Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico is a Caribbean island and unincorporated U.S. territory known for its Spanish-Caribbean culture, tropical climate, and status as a popular tourist destination.
D. Headquarters Agreement between the United Nations and the United States
The Headquarters Agreement between the United Nations and the United States is the treaty that establishes the legal status, privileges, and obligations governing the UN’s presence and operations at its main headquarters in New York City.
E. San Juan
San Juan is the largest city and main cultural, economic, and tourism hub of Puerto Rico, known for its historic colonial architecture and vibrant coastal setting.
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 Paris (1898)
Target entity description: The Treaty of Paris (1898) was the agreement that ended the Spanish–American War, resulting in Spain ceding territories including Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines to the United States and marking a major expansion of U.S. influence overseas.

A. Residence Act
The Residence Act was a 1790 law passed by the U.S. Congress that authorized the establishment of a permanent national capital along the Potomac River, leading to the creation of Washington, D.C.
B. Guam
Guam is an unincorporated U.S. island territory in the western Pacific Ocean known for its strategic military importance and Chamorro culture.
C. Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico is a Caribbean island and unincorporated U.S. territory known for its Spanish-Caribbean culture, tropical climate, and status as a popular tourist destination.
D. Headquarters Agreement between the United Nations and the United States
The Headquarters Agreement between the United Nations and the United States is the treaty that establishes the legal status, privileges, and obligations governing the UN’s presence and operations at its main headquarters in New York City.
E. San Juan
San Juan is the largest city and main cultural, economic, and tourism hub of Puerto Rico, known for its historic colonial architecture and vibrant coastal setting.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical event ⓘ international treaty ⓘ peace treaty ⓘ
affectedTerritory	Cuba ⓘ Guam ⓘ Philippines ⓘ Puerto Rico ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Peace Treaty between the United States and Spain (1898) ⓘ linked to: Treaty of Paris (1898) Treaty of Paris of 1898 ⓘ linked to: Treaty of Paris (1898)
cameIntoForceOn	1899-04-11 ⓘ
endedConflict	Spanish–American War ⓘ
historicalSignificance	marked decline of the Spanish Empire ⓘ marked emergence of the United States as a colonial power ⓘ
influencedEvent	Philippine–American War ⓘ U.S. colonial administration in Puerto Rico ⓘ U.S. naval presence in the Pacific ⓘ
language	English ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
legalStatusOfCuba	Cuba became a United States protectorate de facto ⓘ
locationOfSigning	French Ministry of Foreign Affairs ⓘ
party	Spain ⓘ United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
precededBy	Protocol of Peace between the United States and Spain (1898) ⓘ linked to: Treaty of Paris (1898)
ratifiedBy	Cortes of Spain ⓘ United States Senate ⓘ
ratifiedOn	1899-02-06 ⓘ
resultedIn	cession of Guam to the United States ⓘ cession of Puerto Rico to the United States ⓘ cession of Spanish sovereignty over Cuba ⓘ cession of the Philippines to the United States ⓘ end of Spanish colonial rule in the Americas ⓘ expansion of United States overseas territories ⓘ
signedByRepresentative	Buenaventura de Abarzuza ⓘ Cushman K. Davis ⓘ Eugenio Montero Ríos ⓘ George Gray ⓘ José de Garnica ⓘ Rafael Cerero ⓘ Wenceslao Ramírez de Villa-Urrutia ⓘ Whitelaw Reid ⓘ William P. Frye ⓘ William R. Day ⓘ
signedIn	Paris ⓘ
signedInCountry	France ⓘ
signedOn	1898-12-10 ⓘ
stipulated	Spain relinquished claim of sovereignty over Cuba ⓘ United States to occupy Cuba temporarily ⓘ United States to pay Spain 20 million US dollars for the Philippines ⓘ

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Referenced by (50)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Puerto Rico → treaty → Treaty of Paris (1898) ⓘ

Spanish–American War → result → Treaty of Paris (1898) ⓘ

Spanish–American War → territorialChange → United States acquired the Philippines ⓘ

linked to: Treaty of Paris (1898)

Spanish–American War → territorialChange → United States established a protectorate over Cuba ⓘ

linked to: Treaty of Paris (1898)

Treaty of Paris (1898) → alsoKnownAs → Treaty of Paris of 1898 ⓘ

linked to: Treaty of Paris (1898)

Treaty of Paris (1898) → alsoKnownAs → Peace Treaty between the United States and Spain (1898) ⓘ

linked to: Treaty of Paris (1898)

Treaty of Paris (1898) → precededBy → Protocol of Peace between the United States and Spain (1898) ⓘ

linked to: Treaty of Paris (1898)

Cuban War of Independence → result → Treaty of Paris (1898) ⓘ

Cuban War of Independence → relatedDocument → Treaty of Paris (1898) ⓘ

United States–Cuba relations → relatedAgreement → Treaty of Paris (1898) ⓘ

Rafael Cerero → workedOn → Treaty of Paris of 1898 ⓘ

linked to: Treaty of Paris (1898)

Rafael Cerero → significantEvent → 1898 Treaty of Paris negotiations ⓘ

linked to: Treaty of Paris (1898)

United States territorial expansion → significantEvent → Treaty of Paris 1898 ⓘ

linked to: Treaty of Paris (1898)

Spanish peace commission of 1898 → legalDocumentSigned → Treaty of Paris (1898) ⓘ

U.S. Military Government in Cuba → legalBasis → Treaty of Paris (1898) ⓘ

George Gray → participatedIn → Treaty of Paris (1898) negotiations ⓘ

linked to: Treaty of Paris (1898)

Spanish East Indies → territoryCededBy → Treaty of Paris (1898) ⓘ

U.S. Army forces in Cuba during the Spanish–American War → treatyOutcome → Treaty of Paris (1898) ⓘ

Battle of Manila (1899) → relatedTo → Treaty of Paris (1898) ⓘ

United States Navy administration of Guam → legalBasis → Treaty of Paris (1898) ⓘ

Treaties of Spain → notableExample → Treaty of Paris (1898) ⓘ

Foraker Act → followedEvent → Treaty of Paris (1898) ⓘ

Military Governor of the Philippines → legalBasis → Treaty of Paris (1898) ⓘ

Military Governor of the Philippines → establishedAsResultOf → Treaty of Paris (1898) cession of the Philippines to the United States ⓘ

linked to: Treaty of Paris (1898)

Administration of the Philippines as military governor → followsEvent → Treaty of Paris (1898) ⓘ

Pacific theater of the Spanish–American War → consequence → Treaty of Paris (1898) ⓘ

United States–Puerto Rico relations → legalBasis → Treaty of Paris of 1898 ⓘ

linked to: Treaty of Paris (1898)

Capture of Manila (1898) → relatedTo → Treaty of Paris (1898) ⓘ

Captaincy General of the Philippines → dissolvedFollowing → Treaty of Paris (1898) ⓘ

Treaties of Portugal → hasPart → Treaty of Paris (1898) ⓘ

Captain General of Cuba → abolishedBy → Treaty of Paris (1898) ⓘ

United States–Spain relations → keyTreaty → Treaty of Paris of 1898 ⓘ

linked to: Treaty of Paris (1898)

U.S. Military Government of the Philippine Islands → establishedAsResultOf → Treaty of Paris (1898) ⓘ

American colonial period (Philippines) → significantEvent → Treaty of Paris (1898) ⓘ

subject linked to: American colonial period

American colonial period (Philippines) → legalBasis → Treaty of Paris (1898) ⓘ

subject linked to: American colonial period

German–Spanish Treaty (1899) → relatedTreaty → Treaty of Paris (1898) ⓘ

Spanish colonial period in the Philippines → significantEvent → Treaty of Paris (1898) ⓘ

American colonial period in the Philippines → significantEvent → Treaty of Paris of 1898 ⓘ

linked to: Treaty of Paris (1898)

American colonial period in the Philippines → legalBasis → Treaty of Paris of 1898 ⓘ

linked to: Treaty of Paris (1898)

United States occupation of Puerto Rico → legalBasis → Treaty of Paris (1898) ⓘ

United States occupation of Puerto Rico → describedBySource → Treaty of Paris (1898) text ⓘ

linked to: Treaty of Paris (1898)

Capture of Ponce → relatedTo → Treaty of Paris (1898) ⓘ

Dooley v. United States → relatesTo → Treaty of Paris (1898) ⓘ

Presidency of William McKinley → significantEvent → Treaty of Paris of 1898 ⓘ

linked to: Treaty of Paris (1898)

Capture of Guam → followedBy → Treaty of Paris (1898) ⓘ

Philippine naval operations → relatedEvent → Treaty of Paris (1898) ⓘ

Histories of the Spanish–American War → coversEvent → Treaty of Paris of 1898 ⓘ

linked to: Treaty of Paris (1898)

Cuban independence wars → significantEvent → Treaty of Paris (1898) ⓘ

Military Governor of Cuba → legalBasis → Treaty of Paris 1898 ⓘ

linked to: Treaty of Paris (1898)

Philippine–Spanish relations → endOfColonialRuleTreaty → Treaty of Paris (1898) ⓘ

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