▁few ▁islands ▁including ▁Kap ing amar ang i ▁in ▁P ohn pe i ▁State . ▁ ▁A ▁commission ▁of ▁card inals ▁under ▁Pope ▁Leo ▁XIII ▁arbitr ated ▁a ▁dispute ▁for ▁the ▁Caroline ▁Islands ▁and ▁others ▁extending ▁from ▁the ▁Equ ator ▁to ▁ 1 1 ° N ▁Lat itude ▁and ▁from ▁ 1 3 3 ° E ▁to ▁ 1 6 4 ° E ▁Long itude . ▁ ▁Germany ▁and ▁Spain ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁December ▁ 1 8 8 5 ▁agreed ▁in ▁a ▁treat y ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Spanish ▁East ▁Ind ies . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 9 , ▁Spain ▁sold ▁" las ▁ ▁Carol inas " ▁to ▁Germany . ▁▁ ▁Kap ing amar ang i ▁is ▁far ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁Carol ines ▁and ▁the ▁people ▁are ▁ra cially ▁and ▁cult ur ally ▁Pol yn esian , ▁not ▁Mic ron esian ▁or ▁Carol in ian . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁Em ilio ▁Past or ▁Santos ▁of ▁the ▁Spanish ▁National ▁Research ▁Council ▁found ▁that ▁the ▁charts ▁and ▁maps ▁up ▁to ▁ 1 8 9 9 ▁had ▁shown ▁that ▁Kap ing amar ang i ▁and ▁a ▁few ▁other ▁islands ▁had ▁never ▁been ▁considered ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Carol ines , ▁were ▁not ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁description ▁of ▁the ▁territory ▁transferred ▁to ▁Germany ▁and ▁were ▁never ▁c eded ▁by ▁Spain ; ▁therefore , ▁Spain ▁retained ▁so vere ig nt y . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁the ▁Cab inet ▁of ▁Diplom atic ▁Information ▁of