Battle of Santa Clara
E47240
The Battle of Santa Clara was a decisive late-1958 engagement in the Cuban Revolution, led in part by Che Guevara, whose victory helped precipitate the collapse of Fulgencio Batista’s regime.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Santa Clara canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Battle of Santa Clara Context triple: [Cuban Revolution, hasPart, Battle of Santa Clara]
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Siege of Santiago
The Siege of Santiago was a decisive 1898 U.S. campaign in Cuba that trapped and forced the surrender of Spanish forces, effectively ending major combat in the Spanish–American War.
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Battle of Otumba
The Battle of Otumba was a pivotal 1520 engagement in central Mexico where Hernán Cortés’s outnumbered Spanish and allied Indigenous forces defeated a large Aztec army, helping to secure the eventual fall of the Aztec Empire.
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Battle of Guadalajara
The Battle of Guadalajara was a key 1937 Spanish Civil War engagement in which Republican forces, aided by international volunteers, repelled an Italian-led offensive supporting the Nationalists, marking a significant setback for fascist intervention.
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D.
Battle of San Jacinto
The Battle of San Jacinto was the decisive 1836 clash in the Texas Revolution in which Texian forces under Sam Houston defeated the Mexican army, securing Texas’s independence from Mexico.
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E.
Battle of Mystic Fort
The Battle of Mystic Fort was a pivotal and devastating 1637 attack during the Pequot War in which English colonists and their Native allies destroyed a major Pequot stronghold in present-day Connecticut.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Santa Clara Target entity description: The Battle of Santa Clara was a decisive late-1958 engagement in the Cuban Revolution, led in part by Che Guevara, whose victory helped precipitate the collapse of Fulgencio Batista’s regime.
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A.
Siege of Santiago
The Siege of Santiago was a decisive 1898 U.S. campaign in Cuba that trapped and forced the surrender of Spanish forces, effectively ending major combat in the Spanish–American War.
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B.
Battle of Otumba
The Battle of Otumba was a pivotal 1520 engagement in central Mexico where Hernán Cortés’s outnumbered Spanish and allied Indigenous forces defeated a large Aztec army, helping to secure the eventual fall of the Aztec Empire.
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C.
Battle of Guadalajara
The Battle of Guadalajara was a key 1937 Spanish Civil War engagement in which Republican forces, aided by international volunteers, repelled an Italian-led offensive supporting the Nationalists, marking a significant setback for fascist intervention.
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D.
Battle of San Jacinto
The Battle of San Jacinto was the decisive 1836 clash in the Texas Revolution in which Texian forces under Sam Houston defeated the Mexican army, securing Texas’s independence from Mexico.
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E.
Battle of Mystic Fort
The Battle of Mystic Fort was a pivotal and devastating 1637 attack during the Pequot War in which English colonists and their Native allies destroyed a major Pequot stronghold in present-day Connecticut.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| aftermath |
fall of Batista government
ⓘ
flight of Fulgencio Batista from Cuba ⓘ rebel advance toward Havana ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Batista government forces
ⓘ
Cuban revolutionary forces ⓘ |
| combatant |
26th of July Movement
ⓘ
Batista government forces ⓘ
surface form:
Forces of Fulgencio Batista
|
| commander |
Camilo Cienfuegos
ⓘ
surface form:
Camilio Cienfuegos
Che Guevara ⓘ Che Guevara ⓘ
surface form:
Ernesto "Che" Guevara
Fulgencio Batista ⓘ
surface form:
Fulgencio Batista (as head of government forces)
Roberto Rodríguez Fernández "El Vaquerito" ⓘ |
| conflict | Cuban Revolution ⓘ |
| country | Cuba ⓘ |
| date | December 1958 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1958-12-31 ⓘ |
| followedBy | capture of Havana by revolutionary forces ⓘ |
| hasPart | derailment of an armored train ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Batista government forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Batista’s armored train troops
Cuban revolutionary fighters ⓘ Che Guevara ⓘ
surface form:
Ernesto "Che" Guevara
|
| historicalContext | overthrow of Fulgencio Batista ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Cold War
ⓘ
surface form:
Cold War era
|
| location |
Santa Clara, Cuba
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Villa Clara Province ⓘ |
| militaryTactic |
sabotage of rail infrastructure
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urban guerrilla warfare ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Santa Clara, California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
city of Santa Clara
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| notableEvent | capture of Batista’s armored train ⓘ |
| opponent | Cuban Army units loyal to Batista ⓘ |
| partOf | Cuban Revolution ⓘ |
| precededBy | rebel offensives in Las Villas Province ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
26th of July Movement
ⓘ
surface form:
26th of July Movement insurgency
Cuban Revolution ⓘ
surface form:
Cuban Revolution of 1953–1959
Fidel Castro ⓘ |
| result |
decisive victory for revolutionary forces
ⓘ
rebel victory ⓘ |
| significance |
contributed to victory of Fidel Castro’s movement
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turning point in Cuban Revolution ⓘ |
| startDate | 1958-12-28 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
opened road to Havana for rebel forces
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precipitated collapse of Batista regime ⓘ |
| theater | central Cuba ⓘ |
| typeOfConflict | revolutionary battle ⓘ |
| year | 1958 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Santa Clara Description of subject: The Battle of Santa Clara was a decisive late-1958 engagement in the Cuban Revolution, led in part by Che Guevara, whose victory helped precipitate the collapse of Fulgencio Batista’s regime.
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