Battle of San Juan del Monte
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The Battle of San Juan del Monte was the opening armed clash between Filipino revolutionaries and Spanish colonial forces in 1896, marking the start of the Philippine Revolution.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of San Juan del Monte canonical | 5 |
| Battle of Pinaglabanan | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2401924 — 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: Battle of San Juan del Monte Context triple: [Philippine Revolution, hasPart, Battle of San Juan del Monte]
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A.
Battle of San Lorenzo
The Battle of San Lorenzo was an 1813 engagement in the Argentine War of Independence where José de San Martín led his newly formed cavalry regiment to a decisive victory over Spanish royalist forces.
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B.
Battle of La Victoria
The Battle of La Victoria was a key 1814 engagement in the Venezuelan War of Independence in which republican forces, including many student volunteers, successfully defended the town of La Victoria against royalist troops.
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C.
Battle of Pantano de Vargas
The Battle of Pantano de Vargas was a decisive 1819 engagement in present-day Colombia in which patriot forces under Simón Bolívar and General José María Córdova secured a crucial victory that paved the way for independence from Spanish rule.
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D.
Battle of Las Mercedes
The Battle of Las Mercedes was a 1958 engagement in Cuba’s Sierra Maestra in which Fidel Castro’s rebel forces clashed with Batista’s army during the final phase of the Cuban Revolution.
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E.
Battle of El Roble
The Battle of El Roble was a significant 1813 engagement during the Chilean War of Independence in which patriot forces, led in part by Bernardo O'Higgins, helped solidify the emerging independence movement against Spanish royalist control.
- 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: Battle of San Juan del Monte Target entity description: The Battle of San Juan del Monte was the opening armed clash between Filipino revolutionaries and Spanish colonial forces in 1896, marking the start of the Philippine Revolution.
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A.
Battle of San Lorenzo
The Battle of San Lorenzo was an 1813 engagement in the Argentine War of Independence where José de San Martín led his newly formed cavalry regiment to a decisive victory over Spanish royalist forces.
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B.
Battle of La Victoria
The Battle of La Victoria was a key 1814 engagement in the Venezuelan War of Independence in which republican forces, including many student volunteers, successfully defended the town of La Victoria against royalist troops.
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C.
Battle of Pantano de Vargas
The Battle of Pantano de Vargas was a decisive 1819 engagement in present-day Colombia in which patriot forces under Simón Bolívar and General José María Córdova secured a crucial victory that paved the way for independence from Spanish rule.
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D.
Battle of Las Mercedes
The Battle of Las Mercedes was a 1958 engagement in Cuba’s Sierra Maestra in which Fidel Castro’s rebel forces clashed with Batista’s army during the final phase of the Cuban Revolution.
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E.
Battle of El Roble
The Battle of El Roble was a significant 1813 engagement during the Chilean War of Independence in which patriot forces, led in part by Bernardo O'Higgins, helped solidify the emerging independence movement against Spanish royalist control.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
historical event ⓘ |
| aftermath |
imposition of martial law in eight provinces of the Philippines
ⓘ
mass arrests of suspected Katipunan members ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of San Juan del Monte
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Pinaglabanan
Battle of San Juan ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Filipino revolutionaries
ⓘ
Katipunan ⓘ Spanish colonial forces ⓘ |
| casualties | heavy on Filipino side ⓘ |
| cause | Filipino struggle for independence from Spain ⓘ |
| chronology | early battle of the Philippine Revolution ⓘ |
| colonialPower | Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| combatant |
Katipunan forces
ⓘ
Spanish colonial troops ⓘ |
| commanderFilipinoSide |
Andrés Bonifacio
ⓘ
Emilio Jacinto ⓘ |
| commanderSpanishSide | Bernardo Echaluce y Jauregui ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | Pinaglabanan Shrine ⓘ |
| conflict | Philippine Revolution ⓘ |
| country | Philippines ⓘ |
| date | 1896-08-30 ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | symbol of Filipino resistance against Spanish rule ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Andrés Bonifacio
ⓘ
Emilio Jacinto ⓘ Spanish colonial troops in Manila ⓘ |
| hasSite | Pinaglabanan Shrine ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Spanish colonial period in the Philippines ⓘ |
| location |
Captaincy General of the Philippines
ⓘ
Sampaloc ⓘ
surface form:
San Juan del Monte
San Juan, Manila ⓘ |
| militaryTheater | Manila area ⓘ |
| notableFor |
attempt to seize Spanish munitions and water supply near Manila
ⓘ
being the first major battle of the Philippine Revolution ⓘ |
| objective |
capture of the San Juan del Monte powder magazine
ⓘ
seizure of the San Juan del Monte water reservoir ⓘ |
| opponentOf |
Captaincy General of the Philippines
ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish colonial government in the Philippines
|
| partOf | Philippine Revolution ⓘ |
| precededBy | Cry of Pugad Lawin ⓘ |
| region | Luzon ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Cry of Pugad Lawin
ⓘ
surface form:
Cry of Balintawak
|
| result | Spanish victory ⓘ |
| significance | opening armed clash between Filipino revolutionaries and Spanish colonial forces ⓘ |
| startOf | Philippine Revolution ⓘ |
| typeOfConflict | anti-colonial uprising ⓘ |
| year | 1896 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of San Juan del Monte Description of subject: The Battle of San Juan del Monte was the opening armed clash between Filipino revolutionaries and Spanish colonial forces in 1896, marking the start of the Philippine Revolution.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Battle of Pinaglabanan