Battle of Boyacá
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The Battle of Boyacá was a decisive 1819 military engagement in the Colombian War of Independence that secured New Granada’s liberation from Spanish rule and paved the way for the creation of Gran Colombia.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Boyacá canonical | 17 |
| Batalla de Boyacá | 1 |
| Battle of Boyacá (via Order of Boyacá) | 1 |
| Battle of Boyacá Day | 1 |
| Boyacá campaign | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T863481 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Battle of Boyacá Context triple: [Order of Boyacá, namedAfter, Battle of Boyacá]
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Battle of Ayacucho
The Battle of Ayacucho was a decisive 1824 military engagement in Peru that effectively secured South American independence from Spanish colonial rule.
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Battle of Santa Clara
The Battle of Santa Clara was a decisive late-1958 engagement in the Cuban Revolution, led in part by Che Guevara, whose victory helped precipitate the collapse of Fulgencio Batista’s regime.
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Battle of Monte de las Cruces
The Battle of Monte de las Cruces was a major early victory for Miguel Hidalgo’s insurgent forces over Spanish royalists in 1810, marking a pivotal moment in the Mexican War of Independence.
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Battle of Resaca de la Palma
The Battle of Resaca de la Palma was a key 1846 engagement in the Mexican–American War in which U.S. forces under General Zachary Taylor defeated Mexican troops near the Rio Grande, helping secure American control of northern Mexico.
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E.
Battle of Otumba
The Battle of Otumba was a pivotal 1520 engagement in central Mexico where Hernán Cortés’s outnumbered Spanish and allied Indigenous forces defeated a large Aztec army, helping to secure the eventual fall of the Aztec Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Boyacá Target entity description: The Battle of Boyacá was a decisive 1819 military engagement in the Colombian War of Independence that secured New Granada’s liberation from Spanish rule and paved the way for the creation of Gran Colombia.
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A.
Battle of Ayacucho
The Battle of Ayacucho was a decisive 1824 military engagement in Peru that effectively secured South American independence from Spanish colonial rule.
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B.
Battle of Santa Clara
The Battle of Santa Clara was a decisive late-1958 engagement in the Cuban Revolution, led in part by Che Guevara, whose victory helped precipitate the collapse of Fulgencio Batista’s regime.
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C.
Battle of Monte de las Cruces
The Battle of Monte de las Cruces was a major early victory for Miguel Hidalgo’s insurgent forces over Spanish royalists in 1810, marking a pivotal moment in the Mexican War of Independence.
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D.
Battle of Resaca de la Palma
The Battle of Resaca de la Palma was a key 1846 engagement in the Mexican–American War in which U.S. forces under General Zachary Taylor defeated Mexican troops near the Rio Grande, helping secure American control of northern Mexico.
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E.
Battle of Otumba
The Battle of Otumba was a pivotal 1520 engagement in central Mexico where Hernán Cortés’s outnumbered Spanish and allied Indigenous forces defeated a large Aztec army, helping to secure the eventual fall of the Aztec Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Boyacá
ⓘ
surface form:
Batalla de Boyacá
|
| belligerent |
army of Gran Colombia
ⓘ
surface form:
Patriot forces of New Granada
Spanish royalist forces ⓘ |
| category |
1819 in South America
ⓘ
Battles involving Spain ⓘ Battles of the Colombian War of Independence ⓘ |
| combatantStrength |
patriot army of several thousand soldiers
ⓘ
royalist army of several thousand soldiers ⓘ |
| commander |
Francisco de Paula Santander
ⓘ
José Antonio Anzoátegui ⓘ Simón Bolívar ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Boyacá Bridge
ⓘ
surface form:
Boyacá Bridge monument
|
| commemoratedOn |
Battle of Boyacá
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Boyacá Day
|
| conflict | Colombian War of Independence ⓘ |
| consequence |
collapse of Spanish royalist control in central New Granada
ⓘ
opening of the road to Bogotá for patriot forces ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Viceroyalty of New Granada ⓘ |
| date | 1819-08-07 ⓘ |
| decisiveFor |
formation of the Republic of Colombia
ⓘ
independence of New Granada ⓘ |
| followedBy | patriot capture of Bogotá ⓘ |
| geographicalFeature | Boyacá Bridge ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
New Granadan patriots
ⓘ
Venezuelan patriots ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | paved the way for the creation of Gran Colombia ⓘ |
| location |
Boyacá Department
ⓘ
near Tunja, New Granada ⓘ present-day Colombia ⓘ |
| nationalHolidayIn | Colombia ⓘ |
| near |
Teatinos River
ⓘ
Tunja–Bogotá road ⓘ |
| opposingCommander | José María Barreiro ⓘ |
| partOf |
Colombian War of Independence
ⓘ
Latin American independence movements ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish American wars of independence
|
| partOfCampaign | Bolívar’s 1819 liberation campaign in New Granada ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Francisco de Paula Santander
ⓘ
Gran Colombia ⓘ Simón Bolívar ⓘ Viceroyalty of New Granada ⓘ |
| result | decisive patriot victory ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance | secured liberation of New Granada from Spanish rule ⓘ |
| theater |
Peruvian War of Independence
ⓘ
surface form:
South American wars of independence
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| typeOfWarfare | land battle ⓘ |
| year | 1819 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Boyacá Description of subject: The Battle of Boyacá was a decisive 1819 military engagement in the Colombian War of Independence that secured New Granada’s liberation from Spanish rule and paved the way for the creation of Gran Colombia.
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