Treaty of Alcáçovas

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The Treaty of Alcáçovas was a 1479 peace agreement between Portugal and Castile that helped end the War of the Castilian Succession and divided Atlantic spheres of influence, confirming Portuguese control over most Atlantic islands and West African territories.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Treaty of Alcáçovas canonical 6
Treaty of Alcáçovas-Toledo 2
Peace of Alcáçovas 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf international treaty ⓘ
peace treaty ⓘ
allocatedTo Atlantic islands south of the Canaries – Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ
Canary Islands – Crown of Castile ⓘ
West African trade – Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Peace of Alcáçovas ⓘ
Treaty of Alcáçovas-Toledo ⓘ
category 15th-century treaties ⓘ
Treaties of Portugal ⓘ
Treaties of the Crown of Castile ⓘ
linked to: Treaties of Spain
confirmedControlOf Azores ⓘ
Cape Verde Islands ⓘ
Guinea coast ⓘ
linked to: Guinea Coast

Madeira ⓘ
West African territories south of the Canary Islands ⓘ
dateSigned 1479-09-04 ⓘ
endedConflict War of the Castilian Succession ⓘ
followedEvent Battle of Toro ⓘ
granted Portuguese monopoly over navigation and trade in Guinea ⓘ
Portuguese monopoly over navigation and trade in lands south of the Canary Islands ⓘ
historicalPeriod Age of Discovery ⓘ
linked to: Age of Exploration
impact limited Castilian expansion in the Atlantic before Columbus ⓘ
strengthened Portuguese maritime empire in the Atlantic ⓘ
includedClause Portuguese renunciation of claims to the Castilian throne ⓘ
marriage arrangements between the houses of Trastámara and Avis ⓘ
renunciation of Castilian claims to Portuguese Atlantic possessions ⓘ
involvedDynasticClaim Isabella I of Castile ⓘ
Joanna la Beltraneja ⓘ
language Castilian ⓘ
Portuguese ⓘ
limitedRightsOf Castilian navigation in the Atlantic south of the Canary Islands ⓘ
partOf War of the Castilian Succession ⓘ
predecessorOf Treaty of Tordesillas ⓘ
recognizedAs Castilian sovereignty over the Canary Islands ⓘ
Portuguese sphere of influence in the Atlantic ⓘ
result division of Atlantic spheres of influence ⓘ
peace between Portugal and Castile ⓘ
signatory Crown of Castile ⓘ
Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ
signedIn Alcáçovas ⓘ
Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ
subject Atlantic islands sovereignty ⓘ
West African trade ⓘ
colonial expansion ⓘ
maritime navigation rights ⓘ
yearSigned 1479 ⓘ

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Referenced by (10)

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

John II of Portugal → notableEvent → Treaty of Alcáçovas ⓘ
Kingdom of Granada → significantTreaty → Treaty of Granada (1491) ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of Alcáçovas
War of the Castilian Succession → treaty → Treaty of Alcáçovas ⓘ
War of the Castilian Succession → endCause → Treaty of Alcáçovas ⓘ
Treaty of Alcáçovas → alsoKnownAs → Treaty of Alcáçovas-Toledo ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of Alcáçovas
Treaty of Alcáçovas → alsoKnownAs → Peace of Alcáçovas ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of Alcáçovas
Battle of Toro → followedBy → Treaty of Alcáçovas ⓘ
Aeterni regis → confirmedTreaty → Treaty of Alcáçovas ⓘ
subject linked to: papal bull Aeterni regis
Alcáçovas → treatySignedHere → Treaty of Alcáçovas ⓘ
Alcáçovas → treatySignedHere → Treaty of Alcáçovas-Toledo ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of Alcáçovas