Spanish defeat at Cartagena led them to cede western Hispaniola to France

Evidence

It was thowght good by owr generall and lieveteau[nt generall to leave the same/ and to fortifye owr selves in a certayne priorye very near the Citie … The forte by the watarsy[de was] kept by owr sowldiours tyll the Spaniards had performed suche furthar co[mpounding] as by owr generall was layde vpon them/ The ordinaunce which was from the towne, forte, and Galleys were in all three score and two brasse pieces. — Mary Frear Keeler, Sir Francis Drake’s West Indian Voyage,…, 529 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: The Treaty of Bâle ended Spanish fighting and set Louverture’s future expansion; Drake captured sixty-two brass artillery pieces at Cartagena — Mary Frear Keeler, Sir Francis Drake’s West Indian Voyage,…, 529; Spain’s exclusion from Africa redirected it toward the western route

Related

• Drake captured sixty-two brass artillery pieces at Cartagena (similarity 0.88)

Broader Connections

• The Treaty of Bâle ended Spanish fighting and set Louverture’s future expansion #expands (0.50)
• Drake captured sixty-two brass artillery pieces at Cartagena #expands (0.40) — Mary Frear Keeler, Sir Francis Drake’s West Indian Voyage,…, 529