La Noche Triste
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La Noche Triste was a pivotal 1520 episode during the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire, when Hernán Cortés’s forces suffered a devastating nighttime retreat from Tenochtitlan.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| La Noche Triste canonical | 8 |
| Noche Triste | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T156483 — 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: La Noche Triste Context triple: [Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire, hasPart, La Noche Triste]
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A.
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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B.
The Curse of Capistrano
The Curse of Capistrano is the 1919 Johnston McCulley pulp story that introduced the masked vigilante character Zorro.
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C.
El Rio de Luz
El Rio de Luz is a luminous 19th-century landscape painting by American artist Frederic Edwin Church, celebrated for its dramatic depiction of a tropical river bathed in radiant light.
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D.
Chronicle of a Death Foretold
Chronicle of a Death Foretold is a short novel by Gabriel García Márquez that blends journalism and fiction to reconstruct a foretold murder in a small Latin American town, exploring themes of honor, fate, and collective guilt.
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E.
The True History of the Conquest of New Spain
The True History of the Conquest of New Spain is a 16th-century chronicle by conquistador Bernal Díaz del Castillo that offers a detailed eyewitness account of Hernán Cortés’s campaign and the fall of the Aztec Empire.
- 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: La Noche Triste Target entity description: La Noche Triste was a pivotal 1520 episode during the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire, when Hernán Cortés’s forces suffered a devastating nighttime retreat from Tenochtitlan.
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A.
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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B.
The Curse of Capistrano
The Curse of Capistrano is the 1919 Johnston McCulley pulp story that introduced the masked vigilante character Zorro.
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C.
El Rio de Luz
El Rio de Luz is a luminous 19th-century landscape painting by American artist Frederic Edwin Church, celebrated for its dramatic depiction of a tropical river bathed in radiant light.
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D.
Chronicle of a Death Foretold
Chronicle of a Death Foretold is a short novel by Gabriel García Márquez that blends journalism and fiction to reconstruct a foretold murder in a small Latin American town, exploring themes of honor, fate, and collective guilt.
-
E.
The True History of the Conquest of New Spain
The True History of the Conquest of New Spain is a 16th-century chronicle by conquistador Bernal Díaz del Castillo that offers a detailed eyewitness account of Hernán Cortés’s campaign and the fall of the Aztec Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
episode of the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire ⓘ historical event ⓘ |
| approximateIndigenousAllyCasualties | thousands killed ⓘ |
| approximateSpanishCasualties | hundreds killed ⓘ |
| associatedPerson |
Cuitláhuac
ⓘ
Hernán Cortés ⓘ Moctezuma II ⓘ |
| associatedPlace | Mexico City ⓘ |
| cause |
attempted Spanish withdrawal from Tenochtitlan with treasure
ⓘ
massacre at the Templo Mayor ordered by Pedro de Alvarado ⓘ uprising in Tenochtitlan against Spanish occupation ⓘ |
| combatant |
Mexica
ⓘ
surface form:
Mexica warriors of Tenochtitlan
Spanish conquistadors ⓘ Tlaxcalan allies of the Spanish ⓘ other indigenous allies of the Spanish ⓘ |
| commander |
Cuitláhuac
ⓘ
Hernán Cortés ⓘ Mexica military leaders of Tenochtitlan ⓘ Pedro de Alvarado ⓘ |
| countryAtTheTime | Aztec Empire ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Otumba
ⓘ
Spanish regrouping in Tlaxcala ⓘ |
| hasDate |
1520-06-30
ⓘ
1520-07-01 ⓘ |
| hasTimeOfDay | night ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
led to reorganization of Spanish and indigenous ally forces
ⓘ
preceded the eventual siege and fall of Tenochtitlan in 1521 ⓘ turning point that temporarily halted the Spanish advance ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Spanish ⓘ |
| literalMeaningOfName | The Sad Night ⓘ |
| location |
Lake Texcoco
ⓘ
Tenochtitlan ⓘ Tenochtitlan ⓘ
surface form:
causeways of Tenochtitlan
|
| mainBelligerent |
Mexica
ⓘ
surface form:
Mexica (Aztec) forces of Tenochtitlan
Spanish forces of Hernán Cortés ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
Spanish attempted escape along the western causeway from Tenochtitlan
ⓘ
many Spaniards drowned under the weight of gold and treasure ⓘ use of canoes and causeway breaches by Mexica forces ⓘ |
| partOf | Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire ⓘ |
| precededBy | massacre during the festival of Tóxcatl ⓘ |
| result |
Spanish retreat from Tenochtitlan
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decisive Aztec victory ⓘ heavy Spanish and Tlaxcalan casualties ⓘ loss of much of the Spanish treasure taken from Tenochtitlan ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: La Noche Triste Description of subject: La Noche Triste was a pivotal 1520 episode during the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire, when Hernán Cortés’s forces suffered a devastating nighttime retreat from Tenochtitlan.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Noche Triste