Treaty of Simulambuco

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The Treaty of Simulambuco was an 1885 agreement by which local rulers in Cabinda placed the territory under Portuguese protection, forming the legal basis for Portugal’s later claim over the enclave.

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Treaty of Simulambuco canonical 2

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf international agreement ⓘ
treaty ⓘ
aimedTo prevent rival European powers from claiming Cabinda ⓘ
secure Portuguese control of Cabinda coast ⓘ
appliesToTerritory Cabinda ⓘ
Portuguese Congo ⓘ
linked to: Cabinda
assertedBy Portuguese colonial administration ⓘ
category 1885 treaties ⓘ
History of Cabinda ⓘ
Portuguese colonial history ⓘ
Treaties establishing protectorates ⓘ
Treaties of Portugal ⓘ
colonialPower Portugal ⓘ
country Portugal ⓘ
dateSigned 1885-02-01 ⓘ
documentForm written treaty ⓘ
establishedRelationship protectorate over Cabinda ⓘ
establishedStatus Portuguese protectorate ⓘ
followedBy Portuguese administrative consolidation in Cabinda ⓘ
hasClause guarantee of respect for local authorities ⓘ
guarantee of respect for local customs ⓘ
recognition of Portuguese protection by Cabindan chiefs ⓘ
hasEffect integration of Cabinda into Portuguese colonial empire ⓘ
international recognition of Portuguese presence in Cabinda ⓘ
hasOriginalIn Portuguese National Archives ⓘ
historicalRegion Congo Basin ⓘ
linked to: Congo Rainforest

Kingdom of Ngoyo ⓘ
language Portuguese ⓘ
legalBasisFor Portuguese claim over Cabinda ⓘ
Portuguese sovereignty over Cabinda ⓘ
placeSigned Cabinda ⓘ
Simulambuco ⓘ
politicalContext European colonial expansion in Central Africa ⓘ
competition among European powers on the Congo coast ⓘ
recognizedBy local Cabindan chiefs ⓘ
relatedToEvent Berlin Conference ⓘ
Scramble for Africa ⓘ
signatory Portugal ⓘ
local rulers of Cabinda ⓘ
signedDuringReignOf Luís I of Portugal ⓘ
subject protection of Cabinda by Portugal ⓘ
sovereignty and protection arrangements ⓘ
typeOfProtection permanent protection by Portugal ⓘ
usedInArgument Angolan sovereignty claims over Cabinda ⓘ
Cabinda separatist legal arguments ⓘ
yearSigned 1885 ⓘ

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Cabinda → treatyRelated → Treaty of Simulambuco ⓘ