Mutiny of Aranjuez
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The Mutiny of Aranjuez was a 1808 popular uprising and palace coup in Spain that forced King Charles IV to abdicate in favor of his son Ferdinand VII, marking a key prelude to the Peninsular War.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mutiny of Aranjuez canonical | 4 |
| Motín de Aranjuez | 1 |
| crisis de legitimidad de Fernando VII | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T534591 — 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: Mutiny of Aranjuez Context triple: [Charles IV of Spain, notableEvent, Mutiny of Aranjuez]
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Capture of the Alhóndiga de Granaditas
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Spanish invasion of Sardinia in 1717
The Spanish invasion of Sardinia in 1717 was a Bourbon Spain military campaign to seize the island from Habsburg control, helping trigger the wider War of the Quadruple Alliance.
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Siege of Toulon
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Catalan Revolt
The Catalan Revolt was a mid-17th-century uprising in Catalonia against the Spanish monarchy that formed part of the wider Reapers' War and the crisis of the Spanish Empire under Philip IV.
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Caucasian War
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Mutiny of Aranjuez Target entity description: The Mutiny of Aranjuez was a 1808 popular uprising and palace coup in Spain that forced King Charles IV to abdicate in favor of his son Ferdinand VII, marking a key prelude to the Peninsular War.
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A.
Capture of the Alhóndiga de Granaditas
The Capture of the Alhóndiga de Granaditas was an early and symbolically important insurgent victory in 1810, when Miguel Hidalgo’s rebel forces seized a fortified granary in Guanajuato during the opening phase of Mexico’s struggle for independence from Spain.
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B.
Spanish invasion of Sardinia in 1717
The Spanish invasion of Sardinia in 1717 was a Bourbon Spain military campaign to seize the island from Habsburg control, helping trigger the wider War of the Quadruple Alliance.
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C.
Siege of Toulon
The Siege of Toulon was a pivotal 1793 military engagement during the French Revolutionary Wars in which Republican forces recaptured the key Mediterranean port from Royalist and British control, launching Napoleon Bonaparte’s rise to prominence.
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D.
Catalan Revolt
The Catalan Revolt was a mid-17th-century uprising in Catalonia against the Spanish monarchy that formed part of the wider Reapers' War and the crisis of the Spanish Empire under Philip IV.
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E.
Caucasian War
The Caucasian War was a prolonged 19th-century military conflict in which the Russian Empire fought to conquer and pacify the peoples of the North Caucasus, notably including resistance led by figures such as Imam Shamil.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
ⓘ
palace coup ⓘ popular uprising ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Mutiny of Aranjuez
ⓘ
surface form:
Motín de Aranjuez
|
| chronology | occurred before the Dos de Mayo Uprising ⓘ |
| conflict |
Napoleonic invasion of Spain
ⓘ
surface form:
Peninsular War
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| country | Spain ⓘ |
| describedAs | key prelude to the Peninsular War ⓘ |
| endTime | 1808-03-19 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Bourbon abdications at Bayonne
ⓘ
The Second of May 1808 ⓘ
surface form:
Dos de Mayo Uprising
Napoleonic invasion of Spain ⓘ
surface form:
French occupation of Spain
|
| follows | Treaty of Fontainebleau (1807) ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Spanish defeat in the War of the Oranges and other conflicts
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economic hardship in Spain ⓘ opposition to alliance with Napoleonic France ⓘ popular discontent with Manuel Godoy ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
Bourbon abdications at Bayonne
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abdication of Charles IV of Spain ⓘ accession of Ferdinand VII of Spain ⓘ crisis of the Spanish monarchy in 1808 ⓘ fall of Manuel Godoy ⓘ increased French influence in Spain ⓘ Napoleonic invasion of Spain ⓘ
surface form:
outbreak of the Peninsular War
weakening of Spanish Bourbon monarchy ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Kingdom of Spain ⓘ |
| languageOfContext | Spanish ⓘ |
| location |
Aranjuez
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Palace of Aranjuez ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Palace of Aranjuez
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| opposedBy |
loyalists to Charles IV
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supporters of Manuel Godoy ⓘ |
| participant |
Charles IV of Spain
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Ferdinand VII of Spain ⓘ Manuel Godoy ⓘ Spanish royal guard ⓘ inhabitants of Aranjuez ⓘ supporters of Ferdinand VII ⓘ |
| partOf |
Napoleonic invasion of Spain
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surface form:
Napoleonic era in Spain
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| pointInTime | March 1808 ⓘ |
| result |
Charles IV placed under pressure to abdicate
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Ferdinand VII proclaimed king of Spain ⓘ Manuel Godoy arrested ⓘ |
| significantEventFor |
Charles IV of Spain
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surface form:
reign of Charles IV of Spain
reign of Ferdinand VII of Spain ⓘ |
| startTime | 1808-03-17 ⓘ |
| year | 1808 ⓘ |
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Subject: Mutiny of Aranjuez Description of subject: The Mutiny of Aranjuez was a 1808 popular uprising and palace coup in Spain that forced King Charles IV to abdicate in favor of his son Ferdinand VII, marking a key prelude to the Peninsular War.
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