Cry of Independence of Colombia

E263974

historical event independence movement milestone uprising

The Cry of Independence of Colombia was the 1810 uprising in Bogotá that marked the beginning of Colombia’s struggle to break free from Spanish colonial rule.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Grito de Independencia de Colombia	2
Colombian Declaration of Independence	1
Cry of Independence of Colombia canonical	1
Independence Day of Colombia	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2412030 — 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: Cry of Independence of Colombia
Context triple: [Casa del Florero, significantEvent, Cry of Independence of Colombia]

A. Grito de Independencia
Grito de Independencia is the traditional patriotic ceremony in Mexico, led by the president and local officials each September 15, that commemorates the start of the Mexican War of Independence with the reenactment of Miguel Hidalgo’s historic “cry of independence.”
B. Chilean Declaration of Independence
The Chilean Declaration of Independence is the formal document, proclaimed in 1818, by which Chile asserted its complete political separation and sovereignty from Spanish colonial rule.
C. Declaration of Independence of the United Provinces of South America
The Declaration of Independence of the United Provinces of South America was the 1816 proclamation by representatives in Tucumán that formally severed colonial ties with Spain and laid the foundation for the modern Argentine nation.
D. Proclamation of Independence of Peru
The Proclamation of Independence of Peru was the formal 1821 declaration in Lima that marked Peru’s break from Spanish colonial rule and the birth of the Peruvian republic.
E. Declaration of Independence of Venezuela
The Declaration of Independence of Venezuela is the 1811 document by which Venezuela formally broke from Spanish colonial rule, marking the birth of the first independent republic in Spanish America.
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: Cry of Independence of Colombia
Target entity description: The Cry of Independence of Colombia was the 1810 uprising in Bogotá that marked the beginning of Colombia’s struggle to break free from Spanish colonial rule.

A. Grito de Independencia
Grito de Independencia is the traditional patriotic ceremony in Mexico, led by the president and local officials each September 15, that commemorates the start of the Mexican War of Independence with the reenactment of Miguel Hidalgo’s historic “cry of independence.”
B. Chilean Declaration of Independence
The Chilean Declaration of Independence is the formal document, proclaimed in 1818, by which Chile asserted its complete political separation and sovereignty from Spanish colonial rule.
C. Declaration of Independence of the United Provinces of South America
The Declaration of Independence of the United Provinces of South America was the 1816 proclamation by representatives in Tucumán that formally severed colonial ties with Spain and laid the foundation for the modern Argentine nation.
D. Proclamation of Independence of Peru
The Proclamation of Independence of Peru was the formal 1821 declaration in Lima that marked Peru’s break from Spanish colonial rule and the birth of the Peruvian republic.
E. Declaration of Independence of Venezuela
The Declaration of Independence of Venezuela is the 1811 document by which Venezuela formally broke from Spanish colonial rule, marking the birth of the first independent republic in Spanish America.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical event ⓘ independence movement milestone ⓘ uprising ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Cry of Independence of Colombia ⓘ surface form: Grito de Independencia de Colombia Grito del 20 de Julio ⓘ
belongsToPeriod	Age of Revolutions ⓘ early 19th century ⓘ
chronology	followed earlier reformist and revolutionary ideas in New Granada ⓘ preceded the formal independence of Colombia ⓘ
colonialAdministration	Viceroyalty of New Granada ⓘ
commemoratedAs	Colombia’s Independence Day ⓘ surface form: Día de la Independencia de Colombia
commemoratedOn	July 20 ⓘ
commemorativeStatus	national holiday in Colombia ⓘ
country	Colombia ⓘ
date	1810-07-20 ⓘ
goal	independence from Spain ⓘ
hasCause	Napoleonic invasion of Spain ⓘ Spanish colonial rule in New Granada ⓘ creole discontent with colonial administration ⓘ political crisis in the Spanish monarchy ⓘ
hasEffect	emergence of independentist and federalist factions in New Granada ⓘ weakening of Spanish control in New Granada ⓘ
influencedBy	American Revolutionary era ⓘ surface form: American Revolution Enlightenment ideas ⓘ French Revolution ⓘ
language	Spanish ⓘ
location	Bogotá ⓘ Viceroyalty of New Granada ⓘ
mainCityInvolved	Bogotá ⓘ surface form: Santa Fe de Bogotá
opponent	Spanish Empire ⓘ colonial authorities of the Viceroyalty of New Granada ⓘ
partOf	Colombian War of Independence ⓘ Latin American independence movements ⓘ surface form: Spanish American wars of independence
politicalContext	crisis of legitimacy of Spanish authorities after abdications of Bayonne ⓘ
region	Viceroyalty of New Granada ⓘ surface form: New Granada
relatedTo	Antonio Nariño ⓘ Camilo Torres Tenorio ⓘ Cry of Independence of Colombia self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Colombian Declaration of Independence Colombian War of Independence ⓘ Simón Bolívar ⓘ
result	formation of a local governing junta in Bogotá ⓘ start of armed conflicts for independence in New Granada ⓘ
significance	is commemorated as Colombia’s Independence Day ⓘ led to the establishment of local juntas in New Granada ⓘ marked the beginning of Colombia’s struggle for independence ⓘ triggered the process of separation of New Granada from Spanish rule ⓘ
typeOfConflict	anti-colonial revolt ⓘ political uprising ⓘ
year	1810 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

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

Casa del Florero → significantEvent → Cry of Independence of Colombia ⓘ

Himno Nacional de la República de Colombia → associatedWith → Cry of Independence of Colombia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Independence Day of Colombia

Revolution of July 20, 1810 → alsoKnownAs → Cry of Independence of Colombia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Grito de Independencia de Colombia

Cry of Independence of Colombia → relatedTo → Cry of Independence of Colombia self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Colombian Declaration of Independence

Cry of Independence of Colombia → alsoKnownAs → Cry of Independence of Colombia ⓘ