conflict with Hernán Cortés
E121508
The conflict with Hernán Cortés refers to the 1520 military confrontation in Mexico in which Pánfilo de Narváez was sent by the Spanish governor of Cuba to arrest Cortés, leading to Narváez’s defeat and the defection of many of his men to Cortés’s side.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| conflict with Hernán Cortés canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1032186 — 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: conflict with Hernán Cortés Context triple: [Pánfilo de Narváez, notableFor, conflict with Hernán Cortés]
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A.
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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B.
Tepehuán Revolt of the early 17th century
The Tepehuán Revolt of the early 17th century was a major indigenous uprising in northern New Spain in which the Tepehuán people violently resisted Spanish colonial rule, missions, and exploitation.
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C.
Spanish conquest of Yucatán
The Spanish conquest of Yucatán was a protracted 16th-century campaign in which Spanish forces and their indigenous allies subdued the Maya polities of the Yucatán Peninsula, integrating the region into the Spanish colonial empire.
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D.
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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E.
Tepanec War
The Tepanec War was a pivotal early 15th-century conflict in central Mexico in which subject city-states, led by Tenochtitlan and its allies, overthrew Tepanec dominance and cleared the way for the rise of the Aztec Triple Alliance empire.
- 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: conflict with Hernán Cortés Target entity description: The conflict with Hernán Cortés refers to the 1520 military confrontation in Mexico in which Pánfilo de Narváez was sent by the Spanish governor of Cuba to arrest Cortés, leading to Narváez’s defeat and the defection of many of his men to Cortés’s side.
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A.
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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B.
Tepehuán Revolt of the early 17th century
The Tepehuán Revolt of the early 17th century was a major indigenous uprising in northern New Spain in which the Tepehuán people violently resisted Spanish colonial rule, missions, and exploitation.
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C.
Spanish conquest of Yucatán
The Spanish conquest of Yucatán was a protracted 16th-century campaign in which Spanish forces and their indigenous allies subdued the Maya polities of the Yucatán Peninsula, integrating the region into the Spanish colonial empire.
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D.
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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E.
Tepanec War
The Tepanec War was a pivotal early 15th-century conflict in central Mexico in which subject city-states, led by Tenochtitlan and its allies, overthrew Tepanec dominance and cleared the way for the rise of the Aztec Triple Alliance empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
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military conflict ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Pánfilo de Narváez expedition of 1528
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surface form:
Narváez expedition against Cortés
conflict between Hernán Cortés and Pánfilo de Narváez ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| authorizedBy | Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar ⓘ |
| belligerent |
expedition of Hernán Cortés
ⓘ
expedition of Pánfilo de Narváez ⓘ |
| chronologyWithinWork |
occurs after initial alliance with Tlaxcalans
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occurs before the Noche Triste ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Hernán Cortés
ⓘ
Pánfilo de Narváez ⓘ |
| conflictType | armed confrontation ⓘ |
| country |
Viceroyalty of New Spain
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surface form:
New Spain
|
| describedBySource | Spanish colonial chronicles ⓘ |
| endTime | May 1520 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Cortés’s return to Tenochtitlan in 1520 ⓘ |
| follows | landing of Pánfilo de Narváez at Veracruz ⓘ |
| hasCause |
dispute over authority in New Spain
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order to arrest Hernán Cortés ⓘ rivalry between Hernán Cortés and Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
increase of Hernán Cortés’s manpower
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weakening of Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar’s influence in New Spain ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Siege of Tenochtitlan
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surface form:
Battle of Cempoala
|
| languageOfWorkOrName | Spanish ⓘ |
| location |
Cempoala
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Mexico ⓘ |
| natureOfConflict | intra-Spanish military confrontation ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Hernán Cortés
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Pánfilo de Narváez ⓘ |
| objective |
arrest of Hernán Cortés
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replacement of Cortés’s command in New Spain ⓘ |
| opponent |
Hernán Cortés
ⓘ
Pánfilo de Narváez ⓘ |
| participant |
Hernán Cortés
ⓘ
Pánfilo de Narváez ⓘ Spanish conquistadors ⓘ forces loyal to Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar ⓘ |
| partOf | Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 1520 ⓘ |
| result |
capture of Pánfilo de Narváez
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consolidation of Cortés’s control in central Mexico ⓘ reinforcement of Cortés’s army ⓘ victory of Hernán Cortés ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
defeat of Pánfilo de Narváez
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defection of Narváez’s men to Hernán Cortés ⓘ |
| startTime | May 1520 ⓘ |
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Subject: conflict with Hernán Cortés Description of subject: The conflict with Hernán Cortés refers to the 1520 military confrontation in Mexico in which Pánfilo de Narváez was sent by the Spanish governor of Cuba to arrest Cortés, leading to Narváez’s defeat and the defection of many of his men to Cortés’s side.
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