CO129-172 - Public Offices & Others - 1875 — Page 288

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"are based on the pretensions of Spain over the Caroline Archipelago, but I conclude they followed as a consequence of the Papal Bull of 1493, which granted to the King of Spain all lands west and south of a line drawn from the Arctic to the Antarctic poles, one hundred leagues west of the Azores.

This act, which in the present day could hardly be cited as a justification for a claim to territory, might also be seen as a proof of the validity of a claim to the Caroline Islands, as holding the Ladrones Group, which is tied to the Carolines.

It is thought advisable by the Spanish State to lay claim to all these islands to the south of the same, so as to prevent any other Power or Colony from seeking to establish itself in those parts.

On reference to the chart, it will be noticed that sailing vessels running between Australia and ...

... strong.

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"are based on the pretensions of Spain over the Caroline Archipelago, but I conclude they followed as a consequence of the Papal Bull of 1493, which granted to the King of Spain all lands west and south of a line drawn from the Arctic to the Antarctic poles, one hundred leagues west of the Azores. This act, which in the present day could hardly be cited as a justification for a claim to territory, might also be seen as a proof of the validity of a claim to the Caroline Islands, as holding the Ladrones Group, which is tied to the Carolines. It is thought advisable by the Spanish State to lay claim to all these islands to the south of the same, so as to prevent any other Power or Colony from seeking to establish itself in those parts. On reference to the chart, it will be noticed that sailing vessels running between Australia and ... ... strong.
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" are based the pretensions of Spain over the Caroline Archipelago but I conclude they followed ases consequence of the prepal the. 281 a proof of the validity of a claime to Territory It might also be that holding the Lachiones Group which ties to the d. of the Carolines, Bull of 1493 which Jave whole of the buds W and S. of a lands live drawn from the arctic to the Antarctic piles one hunted leagues W. of the agous to the King of Spain an act which in the precent day could could har hardly be cited a j a it is thought advisable by Spruch State: Uren to lay claim to all thwes islands to the S. of the same, so as to prevent any other Power Colony from seeking to establish a in those parts. Oh as reference to the chart it will be noticed that sailing Vessels running between 2. Australia and brong trong.
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are based the pretensions of Spain over the Caroline Archipelago

but I conclude they followed

ases consequence of

the prepal

the.

281

a proof of the validity of a claime

to Territory

It might also be

that holding the Lachiones Group

which ties to the d. of the Carolines,

Bull of 1493 which

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whole of the buds W and S.

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lands

live drawn from the arctic to the Antarctic piles

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an act which in the precent day could

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it is thought advisable by Spruch

State: Uren

to

lay claim to all thwes islands to the S. of the same,

so as

to prevent any

other Power

Colony

from seeking to establish a in those parts. Oh as reference to the chart it will be noticed that sailing Vessels running between 2. Australia and

brong

trong.

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