Juan Yagüe
E111624
Juan Yagüe was a prominent Spanish Nationalist general during the Spanish Civil War, notorious for his role in several key battles and brutal repression, earning him the nickname "the Butcher of Badajoz."
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Juan Yagüe canonical | 14 |
| Juan Yagüe Blanco | 1 |
| the Butcher of Badajoz | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T685059 — 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: Juan Yagüe Context triple: [Battle of the Ebro, commander, Juan Yagüe]
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Emilio Mola
Emilio Mola was a Spanish Nationalist general and key architect of the military uprising that triggered the Spanish Civil War.
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Francisco Javier de Elío
Francisco Javier de Elío was a Spanish military officer and colonial administrator best known for serving as the final viceroy of the Río de la Plata during the turbulent period of the Spanish American wars of independence.
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C.
José Sanjurjo
José Sanjurjo was a Spanish general and early leader of the Nationalist military uprising that helped spark the Spanish Civil War.
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D.
Fernando de Valdés
Fernando de Valdés was a 16th-century Spanish churchman and statesman who served as one of the most powerful and controversial Grand Inquisitors of the Spanish Inquisition.
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E.
Ignacio de la Carrera
Ignacio de la Carrera was a Chilean patriot and politician who played a key role in the country’s early independence movement as part of its first national governing body.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Juan Yagüe Target entity description: Juan Yagüe was a prominent Spanish Nationalist general during the Spanish Civil War, notorious for his role in several key battles and brutal repression, earning him the nickname "the Butcher of Badajoz."
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A.
Emilio Mola
Emilio Mola was a Spanish Nationalist general and key architect of the military uprising that triggered the Spanish Civil War.
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B.
Francisco Javier de Elío
Francisco Javier de Elío was a Spanish military officer and colonial administrator best known for serving as the final viceroy of the Río de la Plata during the turbulent period of the Spanish American wars of independence.
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C.
José Sanjurjo
José Sanjurjo was a Spanish general and early leader of the Nationalist military uprising that helped spark the Spanish Civil War.
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D.
Fernando de Valdés
Fernando de Valdés was a 16th-century Spanish churchman and statesman who served as one of the most powerful and controversial Grand Inquisitors of the Spanish Inquisition.
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E.
Ignacio de la Carrera
Ignacio de la Carrera was a Chilean patriot and politician who played a key role in the country’s early independence movement as part of its first national governing body.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Falange member
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Spanish Nationalist ⓘ Spanish military officer ⓘ general ⓘ human ⓘ |
| allegiance | Nationalist faction (Spain) ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Francoist Spain
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surface form:
Francoist regime
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| causeOfNotoriety |
harsh counterinsurgency tactics
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mass executions of prisoners and civilians in Badajoz ⓘ |
| closeAllyOf | Francisco Franco ⓘ |
| conflict | Spanish Civil War ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Spain ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Spain ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Spain ⓘ |
| employer |
Nationalist command in the Spanish Civil War
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surface form:
Nationalist faction in the Spanish Civil War
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| ethnicGroup | Spanish people ⓘ |
| familyName | Yagüe ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
military affairs
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warfare ⓘ |
| fullName |
Juan Yagüe
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Juan Yagüe Blanco
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| givenName | Juan ⓘ |
| hasRole |
Nationalist leader
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military commander ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | controversial figure due to war crimes and repression ⓘ |
| ideology |
Spanish nationalism
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far-right politics ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Spanish ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Falange Española Tradicionalista y de las Juntas de Ofensiva Nacional Sindicalista
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surface form:
Falange Española
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| militaryBranch | Spanish Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | general ⓘ |
| nickname |
Juan Yagüe
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
the Butcher of Badajoz
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| notableFor |
brutal repression of Republican supporters
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massacre in Badajoz ⓘ role in Nationalist victory in the Spanish Civil War ⓘ |
| notableWork | military campaigns for the Nationalist side ⓘ |
| participantIn | Spanish Civil War ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | San Leonardo de Yagüe ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Burgos ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Francoist Spain ⓘ |
| responsibleFor | large-scale political repression in areas under his control ⓘ |
| roleInEvent |
commanded forces in the repression following the Battle of Badajoz
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involved in operations in the Extremadura region ⓘ led Nationalist troops in the capture of Badajoz ⓘ participated in Nationalist advance from Seville toward Madrid ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
debates on Francoist repression
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historical studies on the Spanish Civil War ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Juan Yagüe Description of subject: Juan Yagüe was a prominent Spanish Nationalist general during the Spanish Civil War, notorious for his role in several key battles and brutal repression, earning him the nickname "the Butcher of Badajoz."
Referenced by (16)
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