Battle of Yaguajay
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The Battle of Yaguajay was a key engagement during the Cuban Revolution in late 1958, where rebel forces led by Camilo Cienfuegos captured a strategic garrison, contributing significantly to the collapse of Fulgencio Batista’s regime.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Yaguajay canonical | 2 |
| Batalla de Yaguajay | 1 |
| Battle of Yaguajay victory | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1911640 — 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: Battle of Yaguajay Context triple: [Camilo Cienfuegos, notableBattle, Battle of Yaguajay]
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Battle of Pantano de Vargas
The Battle of Pantano de Vargas was a decisive 1819 engagement in present-day Colombia in which patriot forces under Simón Bolívar and General José María Córdova secured a crucial victory that paved the way for independence from Spanish rule.
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Battle of Cetate
The Battle of Cetate was an 1854 engagement of the Crimean War in which Ottoman and Russian forces clashed near the village of Cetate in Wallachia as part of the struggle for control along the Danube frontier.
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Battle of Yaguachi
The Battle of Yaguachi was a significant 1821 military engagement in present-day Ecuador in which patriot forces fought Spanish royalists, contributing to the region’s eventual independence from Spanish rule.
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Battle of Suipacha
The Battle of Suipacha was an early 1810 patriot victory over Spanish royalist forces in present-day Bolivia that boosted the independence movement in the Río de la Plata region.
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Battle of San Lorenzo
The Battle of San Lorenzo was an 1813 engagement in the Argentine War of Independence where José de San Martín led his newly formed cavalry regiment to a decisive victory over Spanish royalist forces.
- 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: Battle of Yaguajay Target entity description: The Battle of Yaguajay was a key engagement during the Cuban Revolution in late 1958, where rebel forces led by Camilo Cienfuegos captured a strategic garrison, contributing significantly to the collapse of Fulgencio Batista’s regime.
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A.
Battle of Pantano de Vargas
The Battle of Pantano de Vargas was a decisive 1819 engagement in present-day Colombia in which patriot forces under Simón Bolívar and General José María Córdova secured a crucial victory that paved the way for independence from Spanish rule.
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B.
Battle of Cetate
The Battle of Cetate was an 1854 engagement of the Crimean War in which Ottoman and Russian forces clashed near the village of Cetate in Wallachia as part of the struggle for control along the Danube frontier.
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C.
Battle of Yaguachi
The Battle of Yaguachi was a significant 1821 military engagement in present-day Ecuador in which patriot forces fought Spanish royalists, contributing to the region’s eventual independence from Spanish rule.
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D.
Battle of Suipacha
The Battle of Suipacha was an early 1810 patriot victory over Spanish royalist forces in present-day Bolivia that boosted the independence movement in the Río de la Plata region.
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E.
Battle of San Lorenzo
The Battle of San Lorenzo was an 1813 engagement in the Argentine War of Independence where José de San Martín led his newly formed cavalry regiment to a decisive victory over Spanish royalist forces.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Yaguajay
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surface form:
Batalla de Yaguajay
|
| associatedWith | Camilo Cienfuegos column ⓘ |
| belligerentSide |
Batista government forces
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rebel forces ⓘ |
| category |
1958 in Cuba
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Battles of the Cuban Revolution ⓘ |
| chronologyPosition | late stage of Cuban Revolution ⓘ |
| combatant |
26th of July Movement
ⓘ
Batista government forces ⓘ
surface form:
Forces of Fulgencio Batista
|
| commander |
Camilo Cienfuegos
ⓘ
Captain Alfredo Abon Lee ⓘ |
| conflict | Cuban Revolution ⓘ |
| country | Cuba ⓘ |
| date |
1958-12-19
ⓘ
1958-12-30 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1958-12-30 ⓘ |
| followedBy | rebel advance toward Santa Clara ⓘ |
| governmentSide |
Batista's Cuban Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Cuban Army under Fulgencio Batista
|
| historicalPeriod | Cold War era ⓘ |
| impact |
boosted prestige of Camilo Cienfuegos
ⓘ
helped trigger Batista’s flight from Cuba ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity |
Sancti Spíritus
ⓘ
surface form:
Sancti Spíritus Province
|
| militaryObjective |
cutting government communications in central Cuba
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seizure of Yaguajay barracks ⓘ |
| notableFor |
persistence of rebel siege despite shortages
ⓘ
use of improvised armored tractor ⓘ |
| outcome | surrender of government garrison ⓘ |
| partOf |
Cuban Revolution
ⓘ
Las Villas campaign ⓘ |
| place | Yaguajay ⓘ |
| precededBy | rebel advance through Las Villas province ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Battle of Santa Clara ⓘ |
| relatedPerson | Fidel Castro ⓘ |
| relatedRegime |
Batista dictatorship
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surface form:
Fulgencio Batista regime
|
| result |
capture of Yaguajay garrison
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rebel victory ⓘ |
| sideCommandedBy | Camilo Cienfuegos ⓘ |
| startDate | 1958-12-19 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
capture of a key garrison in central Cuba
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contributed to collapse of Batista regime ⓘ |
| year | 1958 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Yaguajay Description of subject: The Battle of Yaguajay was a key engagement during the Cuban Revolution in late 1958, where rebel forces led by Camilo Cienfuegos captured a strategic garrison, contributing significantly to the collapse of Fulgencio Batista’s regime.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Battle of Yaguajay victory
this entity surface form:
Batalla de Yaguajay