Spanish–American War

E1219

military conflict war

The Spanish–American War was an 1898 conflict between the United States and Spain that marked the emergence of the U.S. as a global power and led to American control over former Spanish colonies in the Caribbean and Pacific.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Spanish–American War canonical	268
Cuban campaign	1
Puerto Rican campaign	1
Spanish–American War (diplomatic settlement)	1
Spanish–American conflicts	1
U.S. declaration of war on Spain (1898)	1
United States in the Spanish–American War	1
WAR WITH SPAIN	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17065 — 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.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Spanish–American War
Context triple: [Puerto Rico, acquiredByUnitedStates, Spanish–American War]

A. American Civil War
The American Civil War was a major 19th-century conflict fought from 1861 to 1865 between the Northern Union states and the Southern Confederate states, primarily over slavery and states’ rights, that reshaped the political and social landscape of the United States.
B. Second Boer War
The Second Boer War was a late 19th–early 20th century conflict in South Africa between the British Empire and the Boer republics, notable for its guerrilla warfare, concentration camps, and role in shaping modern South African and British imperial history.
C. Seven Years' War
The Seven Years' War (1756–1763) was a major global conflict involving most of the great powers of the time, often considered the first "world war" due to its battles across Europe, the Americas, Africa, and Asia.
D. Korean War
The Korean War was a major Cold War conflict fought from 1950 to 1953 between North and South Korea, involving large-scale military intervention by the United States and other United Nations forces on one side and China (with Soviet support) on the other.
E. American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War was an 18th-century conflict in which the thirteen American colonies fought for and won independence from Great Britain, leading to the founding of the United States.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Spanish–American War
Target entity description: The Spanish–American War was an 1898 conflict between the United States and Spain that marked the emergence of the U.S. as a global power and led to American control over former Spanish colonies in the Caribbean and Pacific.

A. American Civil War
The American Civil War was a major 19th-century conflict fought from 1861 to 1865 between the Northern Union states and the Southern Confederate states, primarily over slavery and states’ rights, that reshaped the political and social landscape of the United States.
B. Second Boer War
The Second Boer War was a late 19th–early 20th century conflict in South Africa between the British Empire and the Boer republics, notable for its guerrilla warfare, concentration camps, and role in shaping modern South African and British imperial history.
C. Seven Years' War
The Seven Years' War (1756–1763) was a major global conflict involving most of the great powers of the time, often considered the first "world war" due to its battles across Europe, the Americas, Africa, and Asia.
D. Korean War
The Korean War was a major Cold War conflict fought from 1950 to 1953 between North and South Korea, involving large-scale military intervention by the United States and other United Nations forces on one side and China (with Soviet support) on the other.
E. American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War was an 18th-century conflict in which the thirteen American colonies fought for and won independence from Great Britain, leading to the founding of the United States.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (62)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military conflict ⓘ war ⓘ
allyOfUnitedStates	Cuban rebels ⓘ Philippine revolutionaries ⓘ
belligerent	Spain ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
cause	American expansionism ⓘ U.S. intervention in the Cuban War of Independence ⓘ U.S. support for Cuban independence ⓘ explosion of USS Maine in Havana Harbor ⓘ yellow journalism in the United States ⓘ
combatant	Spanish Army ⓘ Spanish Navy ⓘ United States Army ⓘ United States Marine Corps ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ
commanderForSpain	Arsenio Linares y Pombo ⓘ Basilio Augustín ⓘ Pascual Cervera y Topete ⓘ
commanderForUnitedStates	George Dewey ⓘ William R. Shafter ⓘ William T. Sampson ⓘ
conflictBetween	Spain ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
endDate	1898-12-10 ⓘ
followedBy	Philippine–American War ⓘ U.S. colonial rule in the Philippines ⓘ U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay ⓘ U.S. occupation of Cuba ⓘ Puerto Rico ⓘ surface form: U.S. territorial administration of Puerto Rico
hasPart	Spanish–American War self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Cuban campaign Philippine–American War ⓘ surface form: Philippine campaign Spanish–American War self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Puerto Rican campaign naval operations in the Caribbean ⓘ naval operations in the Pacific ⓘ
location	Atlantic Ocean ⓘ Caribbean Sea ⓘ Cuba ⓘ Guam ⓘ Pacific Ocean ⓘ Philippines ⓘ Puerto Rico ⓘ
majorBattle	Battle of Manila Bay ⓘ Battle of San Juan Hill ⓘ Siege of Santiago ⓘ surface form: Battle of Santiago de Cuba Siege of Santiago ⓘ
partOf	history of Spain ⓘ history of United States imperialism ⓘ
precededBy	Cuban War of Independence ⓘ
result	Treaty of Paris (1898) ⓘ U.S. victory ⓘ dissolution of the Spanish Empire in the Americas and Pacific ⓘ
significance	ended Spain’s role as a colonial power in the Americas ⓘ expanded U.S. influence in the Caribbean and Pacific ⓘ marked the emergence of the United States as a global power ⓘ
significantEvent	sinking of USS Maine ⓘ
startDate	1898-04-21 ⓘ
territorialChange	Guam ⓘ surface form: United States acquired Guam Puerto Rico ⓘ surface form: United States acquired Puerto Rico Treaty of Paris (1898) ⓘ surface form: United States acquired the Philippines Treaty of Paris (1898) ⓘ surface form: United States established a protectorate over Cuba
year	1898 ⓘ

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Referenced by (275)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Manila Bay → partOfConflict → Spanish–American War ⓘ

Frank Knox → conflict → Spanish–American War ⓘ

Castillo San Felipe del Morro → usedDuring → Spanish–American War ⓘ

Spanish East Indies → dissolvedFollowing → Spanish–American War ⓘ

William R. Day → participantIn → Spanish–American War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish–American War (diplomatic settlement)

Sampson → conflict → Spanish–American War ⓘ

subject surface form: William T. Sampson

Spanish West Indies → significantEvent → Spanish–American War ⓘ

Spanish West Indies → lostTerritoryIn → Spanish–American War ⓘ

U.S. Army forces in Cuba during the Spanish–American War → conflict → Spanish–American War ⓘ

Carl Sandburg → servedIn → Spanish–American War ⓘ

Revenue Marine Service → conflictParticipation → Spanish–American War ⓘ

Fermín Jáudenes → conflict → Spanish–American War ⓘ

Mauser → usedInConflict → Spanish–American War ⓘ

Admiral of the Navy → conflictContext → Spanish–American War ⓘ

Admiral of the Navy → associatedWar → Spanish–American War ⓘ

Commander of the Asiatic Squadron → conflict → Spanish–American War ⓘ

Philippine Revolutionary Army → activeInConflict → Spanish–American War ⓘ

Dewey → conflict → Spanish–American War ⓘ

subject surface form: George Dewey

Dewey → partOf → Spanish–American War ⓘ

subject surface form: Battle of Manila Bay

Dewey Monument → commemorates → Spanish–American War ⓘ

Hero of Manila Bay → notableFor → Spanish–American War ⓘ

Hero of Manila Bay → associatedConflict → Spanish–American War ⓘ

Asiatic Squadron → war → Spanish–American War ⓘ

Asiatic Squadron → conflict → Spanish–American War ⓘ

Frederick Funston → conflict → Spanish–American War ⓘ

Caribbean theater of the Spanish–American War → partOf → Spanish–American War ⓘ

USS Dewey → honors → Spanish–American War ⓘ

Declaration of Philippine Independence → relatedConflict → Spanish–American War ⓘ

Spanish Caribbean Squadron → conflict → Spanish–American War ⓘ

Platt Amendment → relatedToEvent → Spanish–American War ⓘ

Laureate Cross of Saint Ferdinand → awardedDuring → Spanish–American War ⓘ

Cervera → conflict → Spanish–American War ⓘ

subject surface form: Pascual Cervera y Topete

John A. Lejeune → conflict → Spanish–American War ⓘ

Gatling guns → usedIn → Spanish–American War ⓘ

subject surface form: Gatling gun

Frederick Dent Grant → participantIn → Spanish–American War ⓘ

Battle of Santiago de Cuba → conflict → Spanish–American War ⓘ

Battle of Santiago de Cuba → partOf → Spanish–American War ⓘ

Wounds in the Rain → inspiredBy → Spanish–American War ⓘ

Wounds in the Rain → setting → Spanish–American War ⓘ

Long Island (Boston Harbor) → usedDuring → Spanish–American War ⓘ

Battle of Manila (1899) → relatedTo → Spanish–American War ⓘ

Buffalo Soldiers → activeInConflict → Spanish–American War ⓘ

Shafter → participatedIn → Spanish–American War ⓘ

subject surface form: William R. Shafter

Shafter → conflict → Spanish–American War ⓘ

subject surface form: William R. Shafter

Foraker Act → followedEvent → Spanish–American War ⓘ

U.S. 9th Infantry Regiment → conflictParticipated → Spanish–American War ⓘ

Edward Pearce Casey → participantIn → Spanish–American War ⓘ

Military Governor of the Philippines → establishedAsResultOf → Spanish–American War ⓘ

Spanish Campaign Medal → conflict → Spanish–American War ⓘ

Spanish Campaign Medal → obverseInscription → Spanish–American War ⓘ

this entity surface form: WAR WITH SPAIN

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