Legión Española
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Legión Española is an elite Spanish Army infantry unit renowned for its rapid deployment capabilities, distinctive traditions, and prominent role in Spain’s modern military history.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Legión Española canonical | 2 |
| Brigada de la Legión "Rey Alfonso XIII" | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T282610 — 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.
Target entity: Legión Española Context triple: [Spanish Army, hasUnit, Legión Española]
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Condor Legion
The Condor Legion was a unit of German air and ground forces sent by Nazi Germany to support Francisco Franco during the Spanish Civil War, notorious for its bombing of civilian targets such as Guernica and for testing tactics later used in World War II.
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Italian Fasces of Combat
The Italian Fasces of Combat was the nationalist paramilitary political movement that served as the precursor to Benito Mussolini’s Fascist Party and the rise of fascism in Italy.
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National Revolutionary Army
The National Revolutionary Army was the military arm of China’s Kuomintang government, serving as the main Chinese force in major conflicts such as the Second Sino-Japanese War.
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La Mesa
La Mesa is a municipality in the Cundinamarca Department of Colombia, known for its mild climate and agricultural production.
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Spanish Army
The Spanish Army is the land warfare branch of Spain's Armed Forces, historically known for its role in maintaining the Spanish Empire and participating in major conflicts from the early modern period through contemporary international missions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Legión Española Target entity description: Legión Española is an elite Spanish Army infantry unit renowned for its rapid deployment capabilities, distinctive traditions, and prominent role in Spain’s modern military history.
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A.
Condor Legion
The Condor Legion was a unit of German air and ground forces sent by Nazi Germany to support Francisco Franco during the Spanish Civil War, notorious for its bombing of civilian targets such as Guernica and for testing tactics later used in World War II.
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B.
Italian Fasces of Combat
The Italian Fasces of Combat was the nationalist paramilitary political movement that served as the precursor to Benito Mussolini’s Fascist Party and the rise of fascism in Italy.
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C.
National Revolutionary Army
The National Revolutionary Army was the military arm of China’s Kuomintang government, serving as the main Chinese force in major conflicts such as the Second Sino-Japanese War.
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D.
La Mesa
La Mesa is a municipality in the Cundinamarca Department of Colombia, known for its mild climate and agricultural production.
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E.
Spanish Army
The Spanish Army is the land warfare branch of Spain's Armed Forces, historically known for its role in maintaining the Spanish Empire and participating in major conflicts from the early modern period through contemporary international missions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
elite military formation
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infantry unit ⓘ military unit ⓘ |
| allegiance | Kingdom of Spain ⓘ |
| branch | Land forces ⓘ |
| conflict |
Bosnian War
ⓘ
Ifni War ⓘ Iraq War ⓘ Kosovo War ⓘ Tuareg rebellions in Mali ⓘ
surface form:
Mali War
Rif War ⓘ Spanish Civil War ⓘ War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ
surface form:
War in Afghanistan
Spanish Sahara ⓘ
surface form:
Western Sahara conflict
|
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| doctrine | shock infantry tactics ⓘ |
| founder | José Millán-Astray ⓘ |
| garrison |
Almería
ⓘ
Ceuta ⓘ Melilla ⓘ Ronda ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Almería
ⓘ
surface form:
Almería, Spain
|
| historicalNote | originally modeled on the French Foreign Legion ⓘ |
| inception | 1920 ⓘ |
| language | Spanish ⓘ |
| motto | ¡Legionarios a luchar, legionarios a morir! ⓘ |
| nativeName |
La Legión
ⓘ
Tercio de Extranjeros ⓘ |
| nickname | La Legión ⓘ |
| notableCommander | Francisco Franco ⓘ |
| notableFor |
distinctive traditions
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prominent role in Spain’s modern military history ⓘ rapid deployment capabilities ⓘ |
| oath | sworn to the Spanish flag and the King of Spain ⓘ |
| partOf | Spanish Army ⓘ |
| recruitment | primarily Spanish citizens ⓘ |
| role |
light infantry
ⓘ
rapid deployment force ⓘ |
| serviceBranch |
Spanish Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Ejército de Tierra de España
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| subunit |
Legión Española
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Brigada de la Legión "Rey Alfonso XIII"
Tercios (regimental-level units) ⓘ |
| tradition |
Semana Santa processions
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surface form:
Semana Santa processions in Málaga
cult of comradeship ⓘ highly ceremonial parades ⓘ |
| typeOf | professional volunteer force ⓘ |
| uniformFeature |
distinctive beard regulations
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green garrison cap (chapiri) ⓘ open-collar shirt ⓘ |
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Subject: Legión Española Description of subject: Legión Española is an elite Spanish Army infantry unit renowned for its rapid deployment capabilities, distinctive traditions, and prominent role in Spain’s modern military history.
Referenced by (3)
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