Tepehuán Revolt of the early 17th century
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The Tepehuán Revolt of the early 17th century was a major indigenous uprising in northern New Spain in which the Tepehuán people violently resisted Spanish colonial rule, missions, and exploitation.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tepehuán Revolt | 4 |
| Tepehuan Revolt | 1 |
| Tepehuán Revolt of the early 17th century canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T998676 — 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: Tepehuán Revolt of the early 17th century Context triple: [Tepehuán, historicalEvent, Tepehuán Revolt of the early 17th century]
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Túpac Amaru II rebellion
The Túpac Amaru II rebellion was a major late-18th-century indigenous uprising in the Spanish Viceroyalty of Peru that challenged colonial rule and symbolized resistance against imperial oppression in the Andes.
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B.
Quechan uprising of 1781
The Quechan uprising of 1781 was a major Native American revolt in the lower Colorado River region in which the Quechan (Yuma) people destroyed Spanish missions and settlements, effectively halting Spain’s overland route between Sonora and Alta California.
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C.
Comunero Revolt in New Granada
The Comunero Revolt in New Granada was a major 1781 popular uprising in present-day Colombia against Spanish colonial authorities, sparked by new taxes and economic controls and often seen as a precursor to Latin American independence movements.
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Tepanec War
The Tepanec War was a pivotal early 15th-century conflict in central Mexico in which subject city-states, led by Tenochtitlan and its allies, overthrew Tepanec dominance and cleared the way for the rise of the Aztec Triple Alliance empire.
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E.
Ciompi Revolt
The Ciompi Revolt was a 1378 uprising of wool workers and lower-class artisans in Florence that briefly seized political power and exposed deep social and economic tensions in the city-state.
- 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: Tepehuán Revolt of the early 17th century Target entity description: The Tepehuán Revolt of the early 17th century was a major indigenous uprising in northern New Spain in which the Tepehuán people violently resisted Spanish colonial rule, missions, and exploitation.
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A.
Túpac Amaru II rebellion
The Túpac Amaru II rebellion was a major late-18th-century indigenous uprising in the Spanish Viceroyalty of Peru that challenged colonial rule and symbolized resistance against imperial oppression in the Andes.
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B.
Quechan uprising of 1781
The Quechan uprising of 1781 was a major Native American revolt in the lower Colorado River region in which the Quechan (Yuma) people destroyed Spanish missions and settlements, effectively halting Spain’s overland route between Sonora and Alta California.
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C.
Comunero Revolt in New Granada
The Comunero Revolt in New Granada was a major 1781 popular uprising in present-day Colombia against Spanish colonial authorities, sparked by new taxes and economic controls and often seen as a precursor to Latin American independence movements.
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D.
Tepanec War
The Tepanec War was a pivotal early 15th-century conflict in central Mexico in which subject city-states, led by Tenochtitlan and its allies, overthrew Tepanec dominance and cleared the way for the rise of the Aztec Triple Alliance empire.
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E.
Ciompi Revolt
The Ciompi Revolt was a 1378 uprising of wool workers and lower-class artisans in Florence that briefly seized political power and exposed deep social and economic tensions in the city-state.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
conflict in New Spain
ⓘ
indigenous uprising ⓘ rebellion ⓘ |
| chronologicalPosition | one of the earliest large-scale uprisings in northern New Spain ⓘ |
| combatant |
Spanish colonial militia
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Tepehuán warriors ⓘ indigenous allies of the Spanish ⓘ |
| conflictType | anti-colonial revolt ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
colonial Spanish chronicles
ⓘ
modern ethnohistorical studies ⓘ |
| endTime | circa 1620 ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
destruction of Spanish missions in Tepehuán territory
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further marginalization of indigenous groups in northern New Spain ⓘ increased militarization of frontier missions ⓘ killing of Spanish missionaries and settlers ⓘ long-term disruption of Tepehuán communities ⓘ population decline among the Tepehuán ⓘ reorganization of mission policy in the region ⓘ severe Spanish military reprisals ⓘ tightening of Spanish colonial control in northern New Spain ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Spanish colonization of the Americas ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Viceroyalty of New Spain ⓘ |
| location |
Sierra Madre Occidental
ⓘ
surface form:
Sierra Madre Occidental region
Viceroyalty of New Spain ⓘ
surface form:
northern New Spain
present-day Durango ⓘ |
| mainCause |
resistance to Catholic missions
ⓘ
resistance to Spanish colonial rule ⓘ resistance to forced labor and exploitation ⓘ |
| opponent |
Franciscan missionaries
ⓘ
Jesuit missionaries ⓘ Spanish settlers ⓘ Spanish soldiers ⓘ |
| participant |
Catholic missionaries
ⓘ
Spanish colonial authorities ⓘ Tepehuan people ⓘ
surface form:
Tepehuán people
|
| partOf | indigenous resistance to Spanish rule in northern Mexico ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup | Tepehuán ⓘ |
| relatedReligion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
indigenous Tepehuán beliefs ⓘ |
| result |
Spanish victory
ⓘ
suppression of the Tepehuán uprising ⓘ |
| startTime | 1616 ⓘ |
| temporalContext | early 17th century ⓘ |
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Tepehuán Revolt
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Tepehuán Revolt
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Tepehuán Revolt
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Tepehuán Revolt