Tercio de Extranjeros
E192336
Tercio de Extranjeros is the original name of the Spanish Legion, an elite unit of the Spanish Army historically known for its foreign volunteers and rapid-deployment role.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tercio de Extranjeros canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1706952 — 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: Tercio de Extranjeros Context triple: [Legión Española, nativeName, Tercio de Extranjeros]
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A.
Patria Vieja
Patria Vieja was the initial period of Chile’s early independence movement (1810–1814), marked by the first autonomous governments and constitutional experiments before Spanish reconquest.
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B.
La de Bringas
La de Bringas is a realist novel by Spanish author Benito Pérez Galdós that satirically portrays Madrid’s bourgeois society and courtly intrigues during the reign of Queen Isabella II.
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C.
Rentería
Rentería (Errenteria) is a town in the Basque province of Gipuzkoa in northern Spain, known for its industrial history and proximity to San Sebastián.
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D.
El Centro
El Centro is a city in Southern California’s Imperial Valley that serves as the county seat and a regional commercial and agricultural hub near the U.S.–Mexico border.
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E.
Captain from Castile
Captain from Castile is a 1947 historical adventure film set during the Spanish Inquisition and Hernán Cortés’s conquest of Mexico, starring Tyrone Power in one of his signature swashbuckling roles.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Tercio de Extranjeros Target entity description: Tercio de Extranjeros is the original name of the Spanish Legion, an elite unit of the Spanish Army historically known for its foreign volunteers and rapid-deployment role.
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A.
Patria Vieja
Patria Vieja was the initial period of Chile’s early independence movement (1810–1814), marked by the first autonomous governments and constitutional experiments before Spanish reconquest.
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B.
La de Bringas
La de Bringas is a realist novel by Spanish author Benito Pérez Galdós that satirically portrays Madrid’s bourgeois society and courtly intrigues during the reign of Queen Isabella II.
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C.
Rentería
Rentería (Errenteria) is a town in the Basque province of Gipuzkoa in northern Spain, known for its industrial history and proximity to San Sebastián.
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D.
El Centro
El Centro is a city in Southern California’s Imperial Valley that serves as the county seat and a regional commercial and agricultural hub near the U.S.–Mexico border.
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E.
Captain from Castile
Captain from Castile is a 1947 historical adventure film set during the Spanish Inquisition and Hernán Cortés’s conquest of Mexico, starring Tyrone Power in one of his signature swashbuckling roles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
elite military formation
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infantry regiment ⓘ military unit ⓘ |
| allegiance | Kingdom of Spain ⓘ |
| branch | land forces ⓘ |
| ceremonialMusic |
La Novia de la Muerte
ⓘ
surface form:
El novio de la muerte
|
| ceremonialRole | state military ceremonies in Spain ⓘ |
| conflict |
Ifni War
ⓘ
Rif War ⓘ Spanish Civil War ⓘ Spanish colonial campaigns in North Africa ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| doctrine |
offensive spirit
ⓘ
rapid assault ⓘ |
| equipment | light infantry weapons ⓘ |
| founder | José Millán-Astray ⓘ |
| garrisonLocation | Spanish Protectorate in Morocco ⓘ |
| hasNickname | La Legión ⓘ |
| hasOriginalName | Tercio de Extranjeros self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| hasSubunit |
bandera (battalion-sized unit)
ⓘ
compañía (company) ⓘ sección (platoon) ⓘ |
| ideology | Spanish nationalism ⓘ |
| inception | 1920 ⓘ |
| language | Spanish ⓘ |
| motto |
Legionarios a luchar, legionarios a morir
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¡Viva la muerte! ⓘ |
| notableFor |
distinctive uniform
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foreign volunteers ⓘ high esprit de corps ⓘ |
| originalNameOf |
Spanish Foreign Legion
ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish Legion
|
| partOf |
Spanish Armed Forces
ⓘ
Spanish Army ⓘ |
| recruitment |
initially open to foreign volunteers
ⓘ
professional soldiers ⓘ |
| role |
light infantry
ⓘ
rapid deployment ⓘ shock troops ⓘ |
| tradition |
La Legión
ⓘ
surface form:
Legionary Creed
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| trainingFocus |
close-quarters combat
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harsh physical conditioning ⓘ rapid deployment operations ⓘ |
| type | volunteer force ⓘ |
| uniformFeature |
chapiri side cap
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open-chested shirt ⓘ |
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Subject: Tercio de Extranjeros Description of subject: Tercio de Extranjeros is the original name of the Spanish Legion, an elite unit of the Spanish Army historically known for its foreign volunteers and rapid-deployment role.
Referenced by (2)
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