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Spanish West Indies

Spanish possession in the Caribbean between 1492-1898
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Summary

Spanish West Indies is a colony[1]. It draws 1,979 Wikipedia views per month (colony category, ranking #66 of 146).[2]

Key Facts

  • Inception: January 1, 1492[3]
  • Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: January 1, 1898[4]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Spanish West Indies[5]

Why It Matters

Spanish West Indies has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Ksn.kenny · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Dissolved, abolished or demolished date → +1898-01-01T00:00:00Z
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    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'cs', 'el', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'he', 'it', 'lt', 'mk', 'nl', '
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