Battle of Rio Salado

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battle military conflict

The Battle of Rio Salado was a major 1340 clash in the Reconquista in which the combined forces of Castile and Portugal decisively defeated the Marinid-led Muslim army, halting further Marinid expansion into the Iberian Peninsula.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Battle of Rio Salado canonical	2
Battle of Salado	2
Battle of Río Salado	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4109732 — 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 Rio Salado
Context triple: [Marinid dynasty, militaryConflict, Battle of Rio Salado]

A. Battle of Apache Pass
The Battle of Apache Pass was a key 1862 engagement in Arizona Territory between U.S. forces and Apache warriors that marked a turning point in the Apache Wars of the American Southwest.
B. Battle of Huaqui
The Battle of Huaqui was a major 1811 royalist victory over revolutionary forces that halted the early advance of the Argentine-led independence movement into Upper Peru (modern Bolivia).
C. Battle of Cerro Gordo
The Battle of Cerro Gordo was a pivotal 1847 engagement in which U.S. forces under General Winfield Scott outflanked and decisively defeated Mexican troops defending the road to Mexico City.
D. Battle of Aculco
The Battle of Aculco was a key 1810 royalist victory during the early Mexican War of Independence, where Spanish forces decisively defeated Miguel Hidalgo’s insurgent army and temporarily halted the rebel advance.
E. Battle of La Mesa
The Battle of La Mesa was the final major land engagement of the Mexican–American War in California, securing U.S. control over the Los Angeles area in January 1847.
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 Rio Salado
Target entity description: The Battle of Rio Salado was a major 1340 clash in the Reconquista in which the combined forces of Castile and Portugal decisively defeated the Marinid-led Muslim army, halting further Marinid expansion into the Iberian Peninsula.

A. Battle of Apache Pass
The Battle of Apache Pass was a key 1862 engagement in Arizona Territory between U.S. forces and Apache warriors that marked a turning point in the Apache Wars of the American Southwest.
B. Battle of Huaqui
The Battle of Huaqui was a major 1811 royalist victory over revolutionary forces that halted the early advance of the Argentine-led independence movement into Upper Peru (modern Bolivia).
C. Battle of Cerro Gordo
The Battle of Cerro Gordo was a pivotal 1847 engagement in which U.S. forces under General Winfield Scott outflanked and decisively defeated Mexican troops defending the road to Mexico City.
D. Battle of Aculco
The Battle of Aculco was a key 1810 royalist victory during the early Mexican War of Independence, where Spanish forces decisively defeated Miguel Hidalgo’s insurgent army and temporarily halted the rebel advance.
E. Battle of La Mesa
The Battle of La Mesa was the final major land engagement of the Mexican–American War in California, securing U.S. control over the Los Angeles area in January 1847.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ military conflict ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Rio Salado ⓘ surface form: Battle of Salado Battle of Tarifa ⓘ surface form: Battle of Tarifa (1340)
belligerent	Crown of Castile ⓘ Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ Marinid dynasty ⓘ surface form: Marinid Sultanate Taifa of Granada ⓘ surface form: Nasrid Emirate of Granada
cause	Marinid intervention in support of Granada ⓘ
combatantSide	Castile–Portugal alliance ⓘ Marinid–Nasrid alliance ⓘ surface form: Marinid–Granadan alliance
commander	Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn Othman ⓘ Afonso IV of Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ Alfonso XI of Castile NERFINISHED ⓘ Yusuf I of Granada ⓘ
conflict	Christian–Muslim wars in Iberia ⓘ
countryAtTime	Crown of Castile ⓘ Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ
date	1340-10-30 ⓘ
effect	strengthened Christian control in southern Iberia ⓘ weakened Marinid power in the western Mediterranean ⓘ
followedBy	siege of Algeciras (1342–1344) ⓘ
historicalPeriod	14th century ⓘ
involved	naval support from Castile and Portugal ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay	Spain ⓘ
location	Andalusia ⓘ Crown of Castile ⓘ near Tarifa ⓘ
monarchOnChristianSide	Afonso IV of Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ Alfonso XI of Castile NERFINISHED ⓘ
monarchOnMuslimSide	Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn Othman ⓘ Yusuf I of Granada ⓘ
near	Tarifa ⓘ
notable	large-scale crossing of Strait of Gibraltar by Marinid army ⓘ
opposingForce	Marinid dynasty ⓘ surface form: Marinid Sultanate of Morocco Taifa of Granada ⓘ surface form: Nasrid Emirate of Granada
outcome	end of large North African invasions of Iberia ⓘ
partOf	Castilian–Marinid wars ⓘ Reconquista ⓘ
precededBy	Battle of Teba ⓘ
religiousContext	Christian–Muslim conflict ⓘ
result	decisive Christian victory ⓘ defeat of Marinid forces ⓘ halt of Marinid expansion into Iberian Peninsula ⓘ
river	Río Salado NERFINISHED ⓘ
significance	last major Marinid attempt to invade Iberia ⓘ turning point in late Reconquista ⓘ
year	1340 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Marinid dynasty → militaryConflict → Battle of Rio Salado ⓘ

Afonso IV of Portugal → conflict → Battle of Rio Salado ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Río Salado

Portuguese–Marinid conflicts → hasPart → Battle of Rio Salado ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Salado

Battle of Rio Salado → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Rio Salado ⓘ