Battle of La Guaira
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The Battle of La Guaira was a 1743 naval engagement off the Venezuelan port of La Guaira in which Spanish colonial forces repelled a British attack during the War of Jenkins' Ear.
All labels observed (1)
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| Battle of La Guaira canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T884108 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of La Guaira Context triple: [War of Jenkins' Ear, hasPart, Battle of La Guaira]
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Battle of Boyacá
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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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 Cartagena de Indias
The Battle of Cartagena de Indias was a major 1741 amphibious assault in present-day Colombia where Spanish forces decisively repelled a large British fleet, shaping the balance of colonial power in the Caribbean.
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D.
Battle of Nassau
The Battle of Nassau was a 1776 American Revolutionary War amphibious assault in the Bahamas, notable as one of the first major naval operations of the fledgling United States.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of La Guaira Target entity description: The Battle of La Guaira was a 1743 naval engagement off the Venezuelan port of La Guaira in which Spanish colonial forces repelled a British attack during the War of Jenkins' Ear.
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A.
Battle of Boyacá
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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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 Cartagena de Indias
The Battle of Cartagena de Indias was a major 1741 amphibious assault in present-day Colombia where Spanish forces decisively repelled a large British fleet, shaping the balance of colonial power in the Caribbean.
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D.
Battle of Nassau
The Battle of Nassau was a 1776 American Revolutionary War amphibious assault in the Bahamas, notable as one of the first major naval operations of the fledgling United States.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military engagement
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naval battle ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Royal Navy
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surface form:
British Royal Navy
Great Britain ⓘ Spain ⓘ Spanish colonial forces ⓘ |
| combatant |
British forces
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Spanish forces ⓘ |
| conflict |
Anglo-Spanish War (1739–1748)
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War of Jenkins' Ear ⓘ |
| country | Viceroyalty of New Granada ⓘ |
| date | 1743 ⓘ |
| era |
18th century
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Age of Sail ⓘ |
| location |
Caribbean Sea
ⓘ
coast of Venezuela ⓘ off La Guaira ⓘ |
| namedAfter | La Guaira ⓘ |
| objective | capture of La Guaira ⓘ |
| opponent | British forces vs Spanish colonial forces ⓘ |
| partOf |
Anglo-Spanish War (1739–1748)
ⓘ
War of Jenkins' Ear ⓘ |
| place | La Guaira ⓘ |
| region | Venezuela ⓘ |
| result | Spanish victory ⓘ |
| strategicContext |
British attempts to disrupt Spanish American trade
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defence of Spanish colonial ports ⓘ |
| theatre |
War of Jenkins' Ear
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surface form:
Caribbean theatre of the War of Jenkins' Ear
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| typeOfEngagement |
amphibious assault
ⓘ
naval bombardment ⓘ |
| year | 1743 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battle of La Guaira Description of subject: The Battle of La Guaira was a 1743 naval engagement off the Venezuelan port of La Guaira in which Spanish colonial forces repelled a British attack during the War of Jenkins' Ear.
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