Spanish sovereignty lasted until 1708, when the city was conquered by the Ottomans.

The region remained under Spanish sovereignty, though in practice the Jesuits operated quite independently, up to the late 17th century.

Portugal does not recognize Spanish sovereignty over it.

In 1874, the Spanish sovereignty was recognized by the international community.

A decade before the end of the Spanish sovereignty, the place was dominantly a typical colonial community.

We no longer work to protect a non-existent Spanish sovereignty but to lay the foundations for a new empire.

Martínez, whose warships gave him de facto control, asserted Spanish sovereignty.

It was the creoles themselves who raised a citizen army to defend Spanish sovereignty.

The island was under nominal Spanish sovereignty since 1668, but it was not effectively occupied until 1885.

Having destroyed Spanish sovereignty in the Philippines, we must see to it that the people of those islands were protected.