Spanish conquest of northern New Spain
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The Spanish conquest of northern New Spain was a series of late 16th- and early 17th-century military and colonizing campaigns through which Spanish forces subdued Indigenous peoples and established settlements across what is now northern Mexico and the U.S. Southwest.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Spanish colonization of northern Mexico | 1 |
| Spanish conquest of northern New Spain canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2362741 — 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: Spanish conquest of northern New Spain Context triple: [Diego de Montemayor, participantIn, Spanish conquest of northern New Spain]
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A.
Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire
The Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire was the early 16th-century military and political campaign led by Hernán Cortés that toppled the powerful Aztec civilization and brought central Mexico under Spanish colonial rule.
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B.
Spanish conquest of Yucatán
The Spanish conquest of Yucatán was a protracted 16th-century campaign in which Spanish forces and their indigenous allies subdued the Maya polities of the Yucatán Peninsula, integrating the region into the Spanish colonial empire.
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C.
Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire
The Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire was the 16th-century military campaign led primarily by Francisco Pizarro that overthrew the powerful Inca civilization in the Andes and brought its vast territories under Spanish colonial rule.
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D.
Spanish conquest of New Granada
The Spanish conquest of New Granada was the 16th-century military and colonial campaign through which Spanish forces subdued indigenous polities in the region of present-day Colombia and surrounding areas, establishing Spanish rule there.
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E.
Spanish conquest of Guatemala
The Spanish conquest of Guatemala was the 16th-century campaign in which Spanish forces and their indigenous allies subjugated the Maya and other native peoples in the region that is now Guatemala, bringing it under colonial rule.
- 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 conquest of northern New Spain Target entity description: The Spanish conquest of northern New Spain was a series of late 16th- and early 17th-century military and colonizing campaigns through which Spanish forces subdued Indigenous peoples and established settlements across what is now northern Mexico and the U.S. Southwest.
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A.
Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire
The Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire was the early 16th-century military and political campaign led by Hernán Cortés that toppled the powerful Aztec civilization and brought central Mexico under Spanish colonial rule.
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B.
Spanish conquest of Yucatán
The Spanish conquest of Yucatán was a protracted 16th-century campaign in which Spanish forces and their indigenous allies subdued the Maya polities of the Yucatán Peninsula, integrating the region into the Spanish colonial empire.
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C.
Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire
The Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire was the 16th-century military campaign led primarily by Francisco Pizarro that overthrew the powerful Inca civilization in the Andes and brought its vast territories under Spanish colonial rule.
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D.
Spanish conquest of New Granada
The Spanish conquest of New Granada was the 16th-century military and colonial campaign through which Spanish forces subdued indigenous polities in the region of present-day Colombia and surrounding areas, establishing Spanish rule there.
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E.
Spanish conquest of Guatemala
The Spanish conquest of Guatemala was the 16th-century campaign in which Spanish forces and their indigenous allies subjugated the Maya and other native peoples in the region that is now Guatemala, bringing it under colonial rule.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial conquest
ⓘ
historical event ⓘ military campaign ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Indigenous peoples of the Southwest
ⓘ
surface form:
Indigenous peoples of northern Mexico
Indigenous peoples of the Southwest ⓘ
surface form:
Indigenous peoples of the U.S. Southwest
Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| endTime | early 17th century ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Chichimeca War
ⓘ
colonization of New Mexico ⓘ expeditions into Nueva Vizcaya ⓘ expeditions into Sonora and Sinaloa ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early modern period ⓘ |
| languageOfRecord | Spanish ⓘ |
| location |
Chihuahua
ⓘ
Coahuila ⓘ New Mexico ⓘ Nueva Vizcaya ⓘ Sonora ⓘ Texas ⓘ southwestern United States ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Southwest
Northern Mexico ⓘ
surface form:
northern Mexico
northern New Spain ⓘ |
| mainPurpose |
establishment of Spanish settlements
ⓘ
expansion of Spanish imperial control ⓘ exploitation of mineral resources ⓘ spread of Christianity ⓘ subjugation of Indigenous peoples ⓘ |
| opponent |
Chichimeca peoples
ⓘ
Pueblo peoples ⓘ various nomadic and semi-nomadic groups of the northern frontier ⓘ |
| partOf |
Spanish colonization of the Americas
ⓘ
Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish conquest of New Spain
|
| religionInvolved | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| result |
demographic decline among Indigenous peoples
ⓘ
displacement of Indigenous populations ⓘ expansion of mission-presidio system ⓘ extension of Spanish rule over northern frontier regions ⓘ integration of northern territories into the Viceroyalty of New Spain ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
establishment of missions among Indigenous groups
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founding of Spanish presidios in northern frontier ⓘ founding of mining towns in northern New Spain ⓘ |
| startTime | late 16th century ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Crown of Spain
ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish Crown
|
| usedMilitaryUnit |
Spanish colonial militias
ⓘ
indigenous auxiliaries ⓘ |
| usedTactic |
alliance with some Indigenous groups against others
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establishment of fortified settlements ⓘ missionization of Indigenous communities ⓘ |
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Subject: Spanish conquest of northern New Spain Description of subject: The Spanish conquest of northern New Spain was a series of late 16th- and early 17th-century military and colonizing campaigns through which Spanish forces subdued Indigenous peoples and established settlements across what is now northern Mexico and the U.S. Southwest.
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this entity surface form:
Spanish colonization of northern Mexico