Assertion: empire's time | /r/HasProperty | spanish lake
Facets:
value: almost
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: The purpose of the expedition was to gain a foothold on the west coast of the Americas, an area that was almost entirely under the control of Spain (the Pacific Ocean, at least most of it to the east of the Philippines, being at the time almost a 'Spanish lake'), and to extract gold from nearby mines.