Mexican War of Independence
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The Mexican War of Independence was an early 19th-century armed struggle in which Mexico broke free from Spanish colonial rule, ultimately establishing itself as an independent nation.
All labels observed (12)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T62111 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mexican War of Independence Context triple: [Independence Day (Mexico), relatedConflict, Mexican War of Independence]
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A.
Latin American independence movements
Latin American independence movements were a series of early 19th-century revolutionary struggles across Spanish and Portuguese colonies in the Americas that sought to overthrow European rule and establish sovereign nation-states.
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B.
Cuban War of Independence
The Cuban War of Independence (1895–1898) was the final and most significant Cuban uprising against Spanish colonial rule, ultimately leading to U.S. intervention and the end of Spain’s empire in the Americas.
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Mexican–American War
The Mexican–American War was a mid-19th-century conflict between the United States and Mexico that resulted in significant territorial gains for the U.S., including present-day California, Arizona, New Mexico, and other southwestern lands.
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Spanish–American War
The Spanish–American War was an 1898 conflict between the United States and Spain that marked the emergence of the U.S. as a global power and led to American control over former Spanish colonies in the Caribbean and Pacific.
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Cuban Revolution
The Cuban Revolution was a 1953–1959 armed uprising led by Fidel Castro that overthrew the U.S.-backed Batista regime and established a socialist state aligned with the Soviet Union, dramatically reshaping Cold War geopolitics in the Western Hemisphere.
- 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: Mexican War of Independence Target entity description: The Mexican War of Independence was an early 19th-century armed struggle in which Mexico broke free from Spanish colonial rule, ultimately establishing itself as an independent nation.
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A.
Latin American independence movements
Latin American independence movements were a series of early 19th-century revolutionary struggles across Spanish and Portuguese colonies in the Americas that sought to overthrow European rule and establish sovereign nation-states.
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B.
Cuban War of Independence
The Cuban War of Independence (1895–1898) was the final and most significant Cuban uprising against Spanish colonial rule, ultimately leading to U.S. intervention and the end of Spain’s empire in the Americas.
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C.
Mexican–American War
The Mexican–American War was a mid-19th-century conflict between the United States and Mexico that resulted in significant territorial gains for the U.S., including present-day California, Arizona, New Mexico, and other southwestern lands.
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D.
Spanish–American War
The Spanish–American War was an 1898 conflict between the United States and Spain that marked the emergence of the U.S. as a global power and led to American control over former Spanish colonies in the Caribbean and Pacific.
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E.
Cuban Revolution
The Cuban Revolution was a 1953–1959 armed uprising led by Fidel Castro that overthrew the U.S.-backed Batista regime and established a socialist state aligned with the Soviet Union, dramatically reshaping Cold War geopolitics in the Western Hemisphere.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armed conflict
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revolution ⓘ war of independence ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Mexican War of Independence
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Insurgent forces in New Spain
Spanish Army ⓘ
surface form:
Royalist forces of the Spanish Empire
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| cause |
discontent with Spanish colonial rule
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impact of the Napoleonic invasion of Spain ⓘ influence of Enlightenment ideas ⓘ political instability in Spain after 1808 ⓘ social and racial inequalities in New Spain ⓘ |
| commander |
Agustín de Iturbide
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Ignacio Allende ⓘ José María Morelos y Pavón ⓘ Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla ⓘ Vicente Guerrero ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| endDate | 1821-09-27 ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| ideologicalDocument |
Plan of Iguala
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Sentimientos de la Nación ⓘ |
| independenceDay | September 16 ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
American Revolutionary era
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surface form:
American Revolution
French Revolution ⓘ Haitian Revolution ⓘ |
| keyEvent |
Grito de Independencia
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surface form:
Grito de Dolores
|
| keyEventDate | 1810-09-16 ⓘ |
| languageOfBelligerents | Spanish ⓘ |
| legacy | commemorated annually on Mexican Independence Day ⓘ |
| location |
Viceroyalty of New Spain
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surface form:
New Spain
Viceroyalty of New Spain ⓘ |
| mainIdeology |
Catholicism as state religion
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Mexican nationalism ⓘ liberalism ⓘ |
| opponent | Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| partOf |
Latin American independence movements
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surface form:
Spanish American wars of independence
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| peaceAgreement | Plan of Iguala ⓘ |
| peaceAgreementDate | 1821-02-24 ⓘ |
| politicalOutcome | creation of the First Mexican Empire under Agustín de Iturbide ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Bourbon Reforms
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surface form:
Bourbon Reforms in New Spain
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| region | North America ⓘ |
| religionContext | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| result |
Mexican independence from Spain
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end of Spanish colonial rule in Mexico ⓘ establishment of the First Mexican Empire ⓘ |
| royalistCommander |
Francisco Javier Venegas
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Félix María Calleja ⓘ Juan Ruiz de Apodaca ⓘ |
| significantBattle |
Battle of Calderón Bridge
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Battle of Monte de las Cruces ⓘ Capture of the Alhóndiga de Granaditas ⓘ Siege of Cuautla ⓘ |
| socialGroupInvolved |
Afro-Mexicans
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criollos ⓘ indigenous peoples of New Spain ⓘ mestizos ⓘ |
| startDate | 1810-09-16 ⓘ |
| treaty |
Treaties of Córdoba
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surface form:
Treaty of Córdoba
|
| treatyDate | 1821-08-24 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mexican War of Independence Description of subject: The Mexican War of Independence was an early 19th-century armed struggle in which Mexico broke free from Spanish colonial rule, ultimately establishing itself as an independent nation.
Referenced by (176)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
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Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez
this entity surface form:
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this entity surface form:
Mexican independence movement
subject surface form:
Monument to Independence (El Ángel)
subject surface form:
Monument to Independence (El Ángel)
this entity surface form:
Mexican independence movement
this entity surface form:
Mexican independence movement
this entity surface form:
Mexican independence movement
subject surface form:
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
subject surface form:
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
this entity surface form:
Mexican War of Independence (political activity)
this entity surface form:
Mexican independence movement
subject surface form:
Grito de Dolores
subject surface form:
Querétaro conspiracy of 1810
this entity surface form:
Mexican independence movement
subject surface form:
José María Morelos y Pavón
subject surface form:
José María Morelos y Pavón
subject surface form:
José María Morelos y Pavón
this entity surface form:
Mexican independence movement
subject surface form:
Angel of Independence
this entity surface form:
Mexican independence movement
Decreto Constitucional para la Libertad de la América Mexicana
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Mexican War of Independence
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this entity surface form:
Guerra de Independencia de México
this entity surface form:
Mexican independence movement
this entity surface form:
Mexican War of Independence era