Battle of Guanajuato (1810)
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The Battle of Guanajuato (1810) was an early and pivotal clash in the Mexican War of Independence, in which insurgent forces led by Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla captured the city of Guanajuato from Spanish colonial authorities.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Guanajuato (1810) canonical | 1 |
| Siege of Guanajuato (1810) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10774126 — 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: Battle of Guanajuato (1810) Context triple: [royalist army under Félix María Calleja, notableBattle, Battle of Guanajuato (1810)]
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A.
Siege of Querétaro
The Siege of Querétaro was the decisive 1867 military engagement in which Mexican Republican forces defeated and captured Emperor Maximilian I, effectively ending the Second Mexican Empire and the French intervention in Mexico.
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B.
Battle of Guadalajara (1858)
The Battle of Guadalajara (1858) was a key engagement in Mexico’s War of the Reform, in which liberal and conservative forces clashed for control of the country’s political future.
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C.
Battle of Cerro Gordo
The Battle of Cerro Gordo was a pivotal 1847 engagement in which U.S. forces under General Winfield Scott outflanked and decisively defeated Mexican troops defending the road to Mexico City.
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D.
Siege of Cuautla
The Siege of Cuautla was a pivotal 1812 confrontation in the Mexican War of Independence, where insurgent forces led by José María Morelos withstood a prolonged royalist siege, boosting the rebel cause despite ultimately withdrawing.
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E.
Battle of Monterrey
The Battle of Monterrey was a key 1846 engagement in the Mexican–American War in which U.S. forces captured the strategically important city of Monterrey after intense urban combat and negotiations for surrender.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Guanajuato (1810) Target entity description: The Battle of Guanajuato (1810) was an early and pivotal clash in the Mexican War of Independence, in which insurgent forces led by Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla captured the city of Guanajuato from Spanish colonial authorities.
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A.
Siege of Querétaro
The Siege of Querétaro was the decisive 1867 military engagement in which Mexican Republican forces defeated and captured Emperor Maximilian I, effectively ending the Second Mexican Empire and the French intervention in Mexico.
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B.
Battle of Guadalajara (1858)
The Battle of Guadalajara (1858) was a key engagement in Mexico’s War of the Reform, in which liberal and conservative forces clashed for control of the country’s political future.
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C.
Battle of Cerro Gordo
The Battle of Cerro Gordo was a pivotal 1847 engagement in which U.S. forces under General Winfield Scott outflanked and decisively defeated Mexican troops defending the road to Mexico City.
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D.
Siege of Cuautla
The Siege of Cuautla was a pivotal 1812 confrontation in the Mexican War of Independence, where insurgent forces led by José María Morelos withstood a prolonged royalist siege, boosting the rebel cause despite ultimately withdrawing.
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E.
Battle of Monterrey
The Battle of Monterrey was a key 1846 engagement in the Mexican–American War in which U.S. forces captured the strategically important city of Monterrey after intense urban combat and negotiations for surrender.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military conflict ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Mexican independence movement
NERFINISHED
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New Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Mexican insurgents
NERFINISHED
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Spanish colonial authorities ⓘ royalist forces ⓘ |
| casualties |
high civilian casualties
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significant royalist losses ⓘ |
| chronologyPosition | one of the first major engagements of the Mexican War of Independence ⓘ |
| combatant |
colonial militia
ⓘ
popular insurgent army ⓘ |
| commander |
Ignacio Allende
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Juan Antonio Riaño NERFINISHED ⓘ Juan José de los Reyes Martínez Amaro NERFINISHED ⓘ Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Mexican War of Independence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Viceroyalty of New Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Monte de las Cruces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCause | uprising against Spanish colonial rule ⓘ |
| hasDate | September 28, 1810 ⓘ |
| hasEndDate | 1810-09-28 ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfName | Spanish ⓘ |
| hasMotivation | Mexican independence from Spain ⓘ |
| hasStartDate | 1810-09-28 ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Age of Revolutions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| isPartOf | early phase of the Mexican War of Independence ⓘ |
| location |
Guanajuato
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Guanajuato City NERFINISHED ⓘ Guanajuato state NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLabel | Batalla de Guanajuato NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | storming of the Alhóndiga de Granaditas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFigure | El Pípila NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outcome | capture of Guanajuato by insurgents ⓘ |
| partOf | Mexican War of Independence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Grito de Dolores NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentDayLocation | Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | insurgent victory ⓘ |
| side |
insurgent forces
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royalist garrison ⓘ |
| significance |
early major victory for Mexican insurgents
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pivotal early clash in the Mexican War of Independence ⓘ |
| tookPlaceInBuilding | Alhóndiga de Granaditas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfWarfare |
siege
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urban combat ⓘ |
| year | 1810 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Guanajuato (1810) Description of subject: The Battle of Guanajuato (1810) was an early and pivotal clash in the Mexican War of Independence, in which insurgent forces led by Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla captured the city of Guanajuato from Spanish colonial authorities.
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Siege of Guanajuato (1810)