Mixtón War
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The Mixtón War was a major 16th-century indigenous uprising in western New Spain (present-day Mexico) against Spanish colonial rule, notable for its scale and fierce resistance.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mixtón War canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6016071 — 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: Mixtón War Context triple: [Nueva Galicia, significantEvent, Mixtón War]
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A.
Tepanec War
The Tepanec War was a pivotal early 15th-century conflict in central Mexico in which subject city-states, led by Tenochtitlan and its allies, overthrew Tepanec dominance and cleared the way for the rise of the Aztec Triple Alliance empire.
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B.
Caste War of Yucatán
The Caste War of Yucatán was a long and violent 19th-century indigenous Maya uprising against Mexican and local elite rule on the Yucatán Peninsula.
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C.
Aztec–Tarascan War
The Aztec–Tarascan War was a late 15th-century conflict between the expanding Aztec Empire and the Tarascan (Purépecha) state of western Mexico, notable for halting Aztec expansion after a major defeat.
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D.
Battle of Acajutla
The Battle of Acajutla was a key 16th-century clash in which Spanish conquistadors defeated Indigenous forces on the Pacific coast of present-day El Salvador, helping secure Spanish control over the region.
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E.
Hualapai War
The Hualapai War was a mid-19th-century conflict between the Hualapai people and the United States in what is now Arizona, driven largely by tensions over land, resources, and encroaching settlement.
- 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: Mixtón War Target entity description: The Mixtón War was a major 16th-century indigenous uprising in western New Spain (present-day Mexico) against Spanish colonial rule, notable for its scale and fierce resistance.
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A.
Tepanec War
The Tepanec War was a pivotal early 15th-century conflict in central Mexico in which subject city-states, led by Tenochtitlan and its allies, overthrew Tepanec dominance and cleared the way for the rise of the Aztec Triple Alliance empire.
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B.
Caste War of Yucatán
The Caste War of Yucatán was a long and violent 19th-century indigenous Maya uprising against Mexican and local elite rule on the Yucatán Peninsula.
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C.
Aztec–Tarascan War
The Aztec–Tarascan War was a late 15th-century conflict between the expanding Aztec Empire and the Tarascan (Purépecha) state of western Mexico, notable for halting Aztec expansion after a major defeat.
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D.
Battle of Acajutla
The Battle of Acajutla was a key 16th-century clash in which Spanish conquistadors defeated Indigenous forces on the Pacific coast of present-day El Salvador, helping secure Spanish control over the region.
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E.
Hualapai War
The Hualapai War was a mid-19th-century conflict between the Hualapai people and the United States in what is now Arizona, driven largely by tensions over land, resources, and encroaching settlement.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
indigenous uprising
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war ⓘ |
| combatant |
Caxcan people
NERFINISHED
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Guachichil people NERFINISHED ⓘ Tecuexe people NERFINISHED ⓘ Zacateco people NERFINISHED ⓘ other Chichimeca groups ⓘ |
| commander |
Cristóbal de Oñate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pedro de Alvarado NERFINISHED ⓘ Viceroy Antonio de Mendoza NERFINISHED ⓘ indigenous leader Don Diego the Caxcan NERFINISHED ⓘ indigenous leader Tenamaxtli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | colonial war ⓘ |
| endTime | 1542 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Chichimeca War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCause |
abuses by Spanish encomenderos
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forced labor ⓘ religious imposition ⓘ resistance to Spanish colonial rule ⓘ tribute demands ⓘ |
| languageOfParticipants |
Caxcan language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nahuatl ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Aguascalientes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jalisco NERFINISHED ⓘ Nayarit NERFINISHED ⓘ New Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ Nueva Galicia NERFINISHED ⓘ Zacatecas NERFINISHED ⓘ present-day Mexico ⓘ western New Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Cerro del Mixtón NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
coalition of multiple indigenous groups
ⓘ
scale of indigenous resistance ⓘ use of fortified hilltop strongholds ⓘ |
| opponent |
Spanish Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spanish colonial forces in New Spain ⓘ indigenous allies of the Spanish ⓘ |
| partOf |
Spanish colonization of the Americas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
history of Jalisco ⓘ history of Mexico ⓘ |
| religionOfParticipants |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
indigenous Mesoamerican religions ⓘ |
| result |
Spanish victory
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enslavement and forced relocation of many indigenous people ⓘ severe reprisals against indigenous rebels ⓘ strengthening of Spanish control in Nueva Galicia ⓘ suppression of the uprising ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
death of Pedro de Alvarado
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siege of Mixtón Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1540 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 16th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mixtón War Description of subject: The Mixtón War was a major 16th-century indigenous uprising in western New Spain (present-day Mexico) against Spanish colonial rule, notable for its scale and fierce resistance.
Referenced by (2)
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