Spanish conquest of Chile
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The Spanish conquest of Chile was the 16th-century military and colonial campaign by Spanish forces to subjugate indigenous peoples and establish Spanish rule in the territory of present-day Chile.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Spanish conquest of Chile canonical | 18 |
| Arauco War | 1 |
| Conquest of Chile | 1 |
| Spanish colonization of Chile | 1 |
| Spanish conquest of central Chile | 1 |
| expedition to Chile (1535–1537) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T720813 — 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: Spanish conquest of Chile Context triple: [Spanish colonization of the Americas, hasPart, Spanish conquest of Chile]
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A.
Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire
The Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire was the 16th-century military campaign led primarily by Francisco Pizarro that overthrew the powerful Inca civilization in the Andes and brought its vast territories under Spanish colonial rule.
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B.
Spanish conquest of New Granada
The Spanish conquest of New Granada was the 16th-century military and colonial campaign through which Spanish forces subdued indigenous polities in the region of present-day Colombia and surrounding areas, establishing Spanish rule there.
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C.
Spanish conquest of Guatemala
The Spanish conquest of Guatemala was the 16th-century campaign in which Spanish forces and their indigenous allies subjugated the Maya and other native peoples in the region that is now Guatemala, bringing it under colonial rule.
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D.
Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire
The Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire was the early 16th-century military and political campaign led by Hernán Cortés that toppled the powerful Aztec civilization and brought central Mexico under Spanish colonial rule.
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E.
Chilean War of Independence
The Chilean War of Independence was an early 19th-century conflict in which Chilean patriots fought to end Spanish colonial rule and establish an independent republic.
- 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: Spanish conquest of Chile Target entity description: The Spanish conquest of Chile was the 16th-century military and colonial campaign by Spanish forces to subjugate indigenous peoples and establish Spanish rule in the territory of present-day Chile.
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A.
Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire
The Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire was the 16th-century military campaign led primarily by Francisco Pizarro that overthrew the powerful Inca civilization in the Andes and brought its vast territories under Spanish colonial rule.
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B.
Spanish conquest of New Granada
The Spanish conquest of New Granada was the 16th-century military and colonial campaign through which Spanish forces subdued indigenous polities in the region of present-day Colombia and surrounding areas, establishing Spanish rule there.
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C.
Spanish conquest of Guatemala
The Spanish conquest of Guatemala was the 16th-century campaign in which Spanish forces and their indigenous allies subjugated the Maya and other native peoples in the region that is now Guatemala, bringing it under colonial rule.
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D.
Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire
The Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire was the early 16th-century military and political campaign led by Hernán Cortés that toppled the powerful Aztec civilization and brought central Mexico under Spanish colonial rule.
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E.
Chilean War of Independence
The Chilean War of Independence was an early 19th-century conflict in which Chilean patriots fought to end Spanish colonial rule and establish an independent republic.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (57)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Spanish conquest of Chile Description of subject: The Spanish conquest of Chile was the 16th-century military and colonial campaign by Spanish forces to subjugate indigenous peoples and establish Spanish rule in the territory of present-day Chile.
Referenced by (23)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Arauco War
this entity surface form:
expedition to Chile (1535–1537)
this entity surface form:
Spanish conquest of central Chile
this entity surface form:
Spanish colonization of Chile
this entity surface form:
Conquest of Chile