Inter caetera
papal bull by Alexander VI (4 May 1493) which granted to the Catholic Kings Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile all lands to the "west and south" of a line 100 leagues west and south of any of the islands of the Azores or of Cape Verde
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Inter caetera
Summary
Inter caetera is a papal bull[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of papal_bull entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (414 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Inter caetera authored Vatican City[3].
- Inter caetera authored Alexander VI[4].
- Inter caetera's instance of is recorded as papal bull[5].
- Inter caetera's follows is recorded as Eximiae devotionis[6].
- Inter caetera's follows is recorded as Brief Inter caetera[7].
- Inter caetera's followed by is recorded as Dudum siquidem[8].
- Inter caetera's followed by is recorded as Treaty of Tordesillas[9].
- Inter caetera's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 7414157704218544440006[10].
- Inter caetera's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 2159474046127660282[11].
- Inter caetera's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 5082174228447411670007[12].
- Inter caetera's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 14167802703917770632[13].
- Inter caetera's GND ID is recorded as 1359007156[14].
- Inter caetera's place of publication is recorded as Rome[15].
- Inter caetera's publication date is recorded as +1493-05-04T00:00:00Z[16].
- Inter caetera's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04kk2c[17].
- Inter caetera's main subject is recorded as New World[18].
- Inter caetera's work available at URL is recorded as http://mjp.univ-perp.fr/traites/1493bulle.htm[19].
- Inter caetera's title is recorded as {'lang': 'la', 'text': 'Inter caetera'}[20].
- Inter caetera's copyright status is recorded as public domain[21].
- Inter caetera's copyright status is recorded as public domain[22].
- Inter caetera's National Library of Poland MMS ID is recorded as 9811281936305606[23].
- Inter caetera's Vatican Library VcBA ID is recorded as 492/26773[24].
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Works and Contributions
Authored works include Vatican City[3], a sovereign state[25], in Vatican City[26], founded in 1929[27] and Alexander VI[4], a Catholic priest[28], 1431–1503[29], of Crown of Aragon[30].
Why It Matters
Inter caetera ranks in the top 1% of papal_bull entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (414 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]