Guaraní War
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The Guaraní War was an 18th-century conflict in South America in which Guaraní Indigenous communities resisted forced relocation and control imposed by Spanish and Portuguese colonial powers following the Treaty of Madrid.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Guaraní War canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9783776 — 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: Guaraní War Context triple: [Spanish–Native American wars, hasPart, Guaraní War]
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Paraguayan War
The Paraguayan War was a major 19th-century South American conflict (1864–1870) in which Paraguay fought against the Triple Alliance of Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay, resulting in devastating losses for Paraguay.
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B.
Cisplatine War
The Cisplatine War was a 19th-century conflict between the Empire of Brazil and the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata (Argentina) over control of the Cisplatina region, which ultimately led to the independence of Uruguay.
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C.
Ragamuffin War
The Ragamuffin War was a 19th-century republican and separatist revolt in southern Brazil, centered in Rio Grande do Sul, against the imperial government of the Empire of Brazil.
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D.
Paquisha War
The Paquisha War was a brief 1981 border conflict between Ecuador and Peru over disputed territory in the Cordillera del Cóndor region of the Amazon.
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E.
Arauco War
The Arauco War was a prolonged series of conflicts between the Spanish Empire and the Mapuche people in colonial Chile, notable for the Mapuche’s fierce resistance and the war’s centuries-long duration.
- 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: Guaraní War Target entity description: The Guaraní War was an 18th-century conflict in South America in which Guaraní Indigenous communities resisted forced relocation and control imposed by Spanish and Portuguese colonial powers following the Treaty of Madrid.
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A.
Paraguayan War
The Paraguayan War was a major 19th-century South American conflict (1864–1870) in which Paraguay fought against the Triple Alliance of Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay, resulting in devastating losses for Paraguay.
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B.
Cisplatine War
The Cisplatine War was a 19th-century conflict between the Empire of Brazil and the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata (Argentina) over control of the Cisplatina region, which ultimately led to the independence of Uruguay.
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C.
Ragamuffin War
The Ragamuffin War was a 19th-century republican and separatist revolt in southern Brazil, centered in Rio Grande do Sul, against the imperial government of the Empire of Brazil.
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D.
Paquisha War
The Paquisha War was a brief 1981 border conflict between Ecuador and Peru over disputed territory in the Cordillera del Cóndor region of the Amazon.
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E.
Arauco War
The Arauco War was a prolonged series of conflicts between the Spanish Empire and the Mapuche people in colonial Chile, notable for the Mapuche’s fierce resistance and the war’s centuries-long duration.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
18th-century conflict
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war ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Guerra Guaraní
NERFINISHED
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Guerra Guaranítica NERFINISHED ⓘ War of the Seven Reductions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType |
Indigenous resistance
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anti-colonial conflict ⓘ |
| endTime | 1756 ⓘ |
| followedBy | suppression of some Jesuit missions in the region ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Guaraní resistance to ceding mission lands to Portugal
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Spanish-Portuguese efforts to dismantle certain Jesuit missions ⓘ Treaty of Madrid (1750) NERFINISHED ⓘ forced relocation of Guaraní communities ⓘ redrawing of colonial borders between Spain and Portugal ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
disruption of mission-based Guaraní society
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increased colonial control over mission territories ⓘ significant Guaraní casualties ⓘ weakening of Jesuit political influence in the borderlands ⓘ |
| location |
Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis
NERFINISHED
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Río de la Plata region NERFINISHED ⓘ South America NERFINISHED ⓘ border region between Spanish and Portuguese America ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Guaraní people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent |
Guaraní militias
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Portuguese colonial troops ⓘ Spanish colonial troops ⓘ |
| participant |
Guaraní Indigenous communities
ⓘ
Jesuit missionaries ⓘ Portuguese Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of Portuguese colonization of the Americas
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history of Spanish colonization of the Americas ⓘ history of the Guaraní people ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Jesuit reductions
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spanish–Portuguese border disputes in South America NERFINISHED ⓘ Treaty of Madrid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
consolidation of Treaty of Madrid border arrangements
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defeat of Guaraní forces ⓘ destruction of several Guaraní missions ⓘ forced displacement of Guaraní populations ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Battle of Caiboaté
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
military campaigns against the Seven Missions ⓘ |
| startTime | 1754 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Guaraní War Description of subject: The Guaraní War was an 18th-century conflict in South America in which Guaraní Indigenous communities resisted forced relocation and control imposed by Spanish and Portuguese colonial powers following the Treaty of Madrid.
Referenced by (2)
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