Dieciséis de Septiembre
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Dieciséis de Septiembre is the Spanish name for Mexico’s Independence Day, commemorating the 1810 uprising that began the country’s struggle for independence from Spain.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dieciséis de Septiembre canonical | 1 |
| El Grito | 1 |
| Grito de Dolores | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1702589 — 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: Dieciséis de Septiembre Context triple: [Mexican Independence Day, alsoKnownAs, Dieciséis de Septiembre]
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A.
Altar a la Patria
Altar a la Patria is a monumental memorial in Mexico City honoring the Niños Héroes, cadets who died defending Chapultepec Castle during the Mexican–American War.
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B.
La Candelaria
La Candelaria is Bogotá’s historic downtown neighborhood, known for its colonial architecture, cobblestone streets, and many of the city’s main cultural and political landmarks.
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C.
Tula de Allende
Tula de Allende is an important archaeological city in central Mexico known as a principal urban and ceremonial center of the Toltec civilization, featuring monumental pyramids and iconic stone warrior statues.
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D.
Diez de Octubre
Diez de Octubre is a populous municipality in Havana, Cuba, known for its historic neighborhoods and vibrant urban life.
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E.
Revuelta
Revuelta is the youth wing of the Spanish right-wing political party Vox, organizing and representing its younger supporters.
- 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: Dieciséis de Septiembre Target entity description: Dieciséis de Septiembre is the Spanish name for Mexico’s Independence Day, commemorating the 1810 uprising that began the country’s struggle for independence from Spain.
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A.
Altar a la Patria
Altar a la Patria is a monumental memorial in Mexico City honoring the Niños Héroes, cadets who died defending Chapultepec Castle during the Mexican–American War.
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B.
La Candelaria
La Candelaria is Bogotá’s historic downtown neighborhood, known for its colonial architecture, cobblestone streets, and many of the city’s main cultural and political landmarks.
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C.
Tula de Allende
Tula de Allende is an important archaeological city in central Mexico known as a principal urban and ceremonial center of the Toltec civilization, featuring monumental pyramids and iconic stone warrior statues.
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D.
Diez de Octubre
Diez de Octubre is a populous municipality in Havana, Cuba, known for its historic neighborhoods and vibrant urban life.
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E.
Revuelta
Revuelta is the youth wing of the Spanish right-wing political party Vox, organizing and representing its younger supporters.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mexican Independence Day
ⓘ
commemorative event ⓘ national holiday ⓘ public holiday ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Mexican Independence Day
ⓘ
surface form:
Día de la Independencia de México
Mexican Independence Day ⓘ |
| associatedCeremony |
Dieciséis de Septiembre
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
El Grito
|
| belongsToCategory |
Independence days
ⓘ
Mexican culture ⓘ September observances ⓘ |
| commemoratesEvent |
Grito de Independencia
ⓘ
surface form:
Grito de Dolores
start of the Mexican War of Independence ⓘ |
| commemoratesLocation |
Dolores Hidalgo
ⓘ
surface form:
Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato
|
| commemoratesPerson | Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| dateObserved | September 16 ⓘ |
| eveCeremonyDate | night of September 15 ⓘ |
| flagUsage | mandatory display on public buildings in Mexico ⓘ |
| governmentOrganizer | Government of Mexico ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificanceIn | Mexican diaspora communities ⓘ |
| headOfStateRole | President of Mexico gives the Grito ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Mexican War of Independence ⓘ |
| inspiredByEvent | Grito de Independencia ⓘ |
| isOftenConfusedWith | Cinco de Mayo ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Spanish ⓘ |
| legalStatusInMexico | federal public holiday ⓘ |
| mainCeremonyLocation |
Zócalo
ⓘ
surface form:
Zócalo of Mexico City
|
| opponentInHistoricalConflict | Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| primaryColorsDisplayed |
green
ⓘ
red ⓘ white ⓘ |
| recurrence | annual ⓘ |
| relatedHoliday | Cinco de Mayo ⓘ |
| religiousOriginContext | call to arms issued by Catholic priest Miguel Hidalgo ⓘ |
| startYearOfObservance | 1812 ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Mexican national identity
ⓘ
struggle for independence ⓘ |
| timeSpanOfWarCommemorated | 1810–1821 ⓘ |
| typeOfCelebration | patriotic celebration ⓘ |
| typicalActivities |
civic ceremonies
ⓘ
display of Mexican flags ⓘ fireworks ⓘ folk dances ⓘ military parade ⓘ public speeches ⓘ |
| workStatusInMexico | paid day off for most workers ⓘ |
| yearOfCommemoratedUprising | 1810 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dieciséis de Septiembre Description of subject: Dieciséis de Septiembre is the Spanish name for Mexico’s Independence Day, commemorating the 1810 uprising that began the country’s struggle for independence from Spain.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
El Grito
this entity surface form:
Grito de Dolores