Battle of Madrid
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The Battle of Madrid was a major early engagement of the Spanish Civil War in 1936–1937, in which Republican forces successfully defended Spain’s capital against Nationalist troops, turning the city into a symbol of anti-fascist resistance.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Madrid canonical | 8 |
| Defense of Madrid | 4 |
| Battle for Madrid | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3635232 — 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: Battle of Madrid Context triple: [Republican Army of the Centre, notableBattle, Battle of Madrid]
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Battle of Molino del Rey
The Battle of Molino del Rey was a major engagement during the Mexican–American War in 1847, in which U.S. forces attacked Mexican positions near Mexico City as part of the campaign to capture the capital.
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Battle of Belchite
The Battle of Belchite was a major 1937 Spanish Civil War offensive in Aragon, where Republican forces, including the International Brigades, unsuccessfully attempted to capture the Nationalist-held town of Belchite.
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Battle of Vélez-Málaga
The Battle of Vélez-Málaga was a major 1704 naval engagement of the War of the Spanish Succession between an Anglo-Dutch fleet and a French fleet off the coast of southern Spain.
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Battle of Montijo
The Battle of Montijo was a 1644 engagement in the Portuguese Restoration War in which Portuguese forces fought Spanish troops near Montijo, Spain, helping to affirm Portugal’s renewed independence from Spanish rule.
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Battle of Jarama
The Battle of Jarama was a major 1937 engagement of the Spanish Civil War near Madrid, in which Republican forces, including many International Brigades, fought to halt a Nationalist attempt to cut the capital off from Valencia.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Madrid Target entity description: The Battle of Madrid was a major early engagement of the Spanish Civil War in 1936–1937, in which Republican forces successfully defended Spain’s capital against Nationalist troops, turning the city into a symbol of anti-fascist resistance.
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A.
Battle of Molino del Rey
The Battle of Molino del Rey was a major engagement during the Mexican–American War in 1847, in which U.S. forces attacked Mexican positions near Mexico City as part of the campaign to capture the capital.
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B.
Battle of Belchite
The Battle of Belchite was a major 1937 Spanish Civil War offensive in Aragon, where Republican forces, including the International Brigades, unsuccessfully attempted to capture the Nationalist-held town of Belchite.
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C.
Battle of Vélez-Málaga
The Battle of Vélez-Málaga was a major 1704 naval engagement of the War of the Spanish Succession between an Anglo-Dutch fleet and a French fleet off the coast of southern Spain.
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Battle of Montijo
The Battle of Montijo was a 1644 engagement in the Portuguese Restoration War in which Portuguese forces fought Spanish troops near Montijo, Spain, helping to affirm Portugal’s renewed independence from Spanish rule.
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Battle of Jarama
The Battle of Jarama was a major 1937 engagement of the Spanish Civil War near Madrid, in which Republican forces, including many International Brigades, fought to halt a Nationalist attempt to cut the capital off from Valencia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Nationalist forces
ⓘ
Republican forces ⓘ |
| cause | Nationalist attempt to capture the Spanish capital ⓘ |
| commander |
Emilio Mola
ⓘ
Francisco Franco ⓘ José Miaja ⓘ Vicente Rojo Lluch ⓘ |
| conflictOf | Spanish Civil War ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| endTime | 1937-03 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Guadalajara
ⓘ
Battle of Jarama ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Nationalist bombing of Madrid
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defence of Casa de Campo ⓘ fighting at University City of Madrid ⓘ Siege of Madrid ⓘ
surface form:
siege of Madrid
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| hasParticipant |
Confederación Nacional del Trabajo
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Condor Legion ⓘ
surface form:
German Condor Legion
International Brigades ⓘ Corpo Truppe Volontarie ⓘ
surface form:
Italian Corpo Truppe Volontarie
Spanish Nationalists ⓘ
surface form:
Nationalist Spain
Nationalist faction (Spain) ⓘ
surface form:
Nationalist faction
Republican faction ⓘ Communist Party of Spain ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish Communist Party
Second Spanish Republic ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish Republic
General Union of Workers ⓘ
surface form:
Unión General de Trabajadores
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| ideologicalContext |
anti-fascist resistance
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struggle between Republicanism and Nationalism in Spain ⓘ |
| location |
Community of Madrid
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Madrid ⓘ central Spain ⓘ |
| notableFor |
civilian bombardment
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urban warfare ⓘ use of foreign volunteers in International Brigades ⓘ |
| opponent |
Second Spanish Republic
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surface form:
Republican government of Spain
forces of Francisco Franco ⓘ |
| partOf | Spanish Civil War ⓘ |
| precededBy | Nationalist advance on Madrid ⓘ |
| result |
Nationalist offensive halted at Madrid
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Republican defensive victory ⓘ |
| significance |
attracted international attention and volunteers
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boosted Republican morale ⓘ major early engagement of the Spanish Civil War ⓘ prevented rapid Nationalist capture of the capital ⓘ turned Madrid into a symbol of anti-fascist resistance ⓘ |
| startTime | 1936-11 ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1936
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1937 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Madrid Description of subject: The Battle of Madrid was a major early engagement of the Spanish Civil War in 1936–1937, in which Republican forces successfully defended Spain’s capital against Nationalist troops, turning the city into a symbol of anti-fascist resistance.
Referenced by (14)
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