Spanish royalists

E253770

monarchist faction political group

Spanish royalists were supporters of the Spanish Crown who fought to maintain imperial rule and oppose independence movements in Spain’s American colonies and elsewhere.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Spanish royalist forces	2
Spanish royalists canonical	2
royalist forces in Venezuela	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	monarchist faction ⓘ political group ⓘ
activeIn	Peninsular War ⓘ Latin American independence movements ⓘ surface form: Spanish American wars of independence Viceroyalty of New Granada ⓘ Viceroyalty of New Spain ⓘ Viceroyalty of Peru ⓘ Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	Spanish Empire ⓘ
composedOf	Spanish colonial officials ⓘ loyalist criollos ⓘ peninsulares ⓘ regular Spanish army units ⓘ royalist militias ⓘ
country	Spain ⓘ
goal	defense of traditional monarchical authority ⓘ maintenance of imperial rule in the Americas ⓘ preservation of the Spanish Empire ⓘ
hasCause	defense of colonial privileges ⓘ fear of social upheaval ⓘ loyalty to the Spanish monarch ⓘ
hasPart	Royalist forces of the Viceroyalty of New Granada ⓘ surface form: Royalist forces in New Granada Royalist forces in New Spain ⓘ Royalist forces in Peru ⓘ Royalist forces in the Río de la Plata ⓘ
ideology	absolutism ⓘ monarchism ⓘ royalism ⓘ
notableCommander	Félix María Calleja ⓘ José Tomás Boves ⓘ José de la Serna e Hinojosa ⓘ surface form: José de la Serna Juan Manuel de Rosas ⓘ Pablo Morillo ⓘ Pedro Antonio Olañeta ⓘ surface form: Pedro Antonio de Olañeta Vicente Emparan ⓘ
opposedBy	Spanish American revolutionaries ⓘ independence movements in Spanish America ⓘ liberal constitutionalists in Spain ⓘ
opposes	Spanish American independence ⓘ liberal reforms that weakened royal authority ⓘ republicanism in Spanish America ⓘ separatist movements in Spanish colonies ⓘ
outcome	defeat in most Spanish American territories by the 1820s ⓘ
partOf	Spanish counterrevolutionary forces ⓘ
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ
supported	Bourbon monarchy ⓘ surface form: Bourbon monarchy in Spain Crown of Spain ⓘ surface form: Spanish Crown
timePeriod	early 19th century ⓘ late 18th century ⓘ
usedSymbol	Flags of Spain ⓘ surface form: Bourbon flag of Spain Spanish royal arms ⓘ surface form: royal coat of arms of Spain

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Input

Subject: Spanish royalists
Description of subject: Spanish royalists were supporters of the Spanish Crown who fought to maintain imperial rule and oppose independence movements in Spain’s American colonies and elsewhere.

Referenced by (5)

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

Battle of Calderón Bridge → combatant → Spanish royalists ⓘ

llanero cavalry → foughtAgainst → Spanish royalists ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish royalist forces

Juan Bautista Arismendi → enemy → Spanish royalists ⓘ

this entity surface form: royalist forces in Venezuela

Battle of Las Tres Acequias → combatantSide → Spanish royalists ⓘ

Mariano Abasolo → opponent → Spanish royalists ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish royalist forces