Sucre’s Quito campaign
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Sucre’s Quito campaign was the 1821–1822 military offensive led by Antonio José de Sucre that liberated Quito and secured the independence of what is now Ecuador from Spanish colonial rule.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Liberation of Quito | 1 |
| Sucre’s Quito campaign canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sucre’s Quito campaign Context triple: [Battle of Pichincha, campaign, Sucre’s Quito campaign]
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A.
First Upper Peru campaign
The First Upper Peru campaign was an early military expedition by revolutionary forces from the Río de la Plata to liberate the Upper Peru region (modern Bolivia) from Spanish royalist control during the Argentine War of Independence.
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B.
Apure campaign
The Apure campaign was a key military offensive during the Venezuelan War of Independence, led by Simón Bolívar’s forces across the Apure plains as part of the broader Llanero campaigns against Spanish royalist control.
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C.
Casanare campaign
The Casanare campaign was a key military offensive in the Colombian and Venezuelan Llanos during the Spanish American wars of independence, led largely by llanero forces fighting against Spanish royalist control.
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D.
Upper Peru campaigns
The Upper Peru campaigns were a series of early 19th-century military expeditions during the Argentine War of Independence aimed at liberating the region of Upper Peru (modern-day Bolivia) from Spanish colonial rule.
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E.
Third Upper Peru campaign
The Third Upper Peru campaign was a major Argentine military expedition during the War of Independence aimed at liberating the Upper Peru region (modern-day Bolivia) from 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: Sucre’s Quito campaign Target entity description: Sucre’s Quito campaign was the 1821–1822 military offensive led by Antonio José de Sucre that liberated Quito and secured the independence of what is now Ecuador from Spanish colonial rule.
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A.
First Upper Peru campaign
The First Upper Peru campaign was an early military expedition by revolutionary forces from the Río de la Plata to liberate the Upper Peru region (modern Bolivia) from Spanish royalist control during the Argentine War of Independence.
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B.
Apure campaign
The Apure campaign was a key military offensive during the Venezuelan War of Independence, led by Simón Bolívar’s forces across the Apure plains as part of the broader Llanero campaigns against Spanish royalist control.
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C.
Casanare campaign
The Casanare campaign was a key military offensive in the Colombian and Venezuelan Llanos during the Spanish American wars of independence, led largely by llanero forces fighting against Spanish royalist control.
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D.
Upper Peru campaigns
The Upper Peru campaigns were a series of early 19th-century military expeditions during the Argentine War of Independence aimed at liberating the region of Upper Peru (modern-day Bolivia) from Spanish colonial rule.
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E.
Third Upper Peru campaign
The Third Upper Peru campaign was a major Argentine military expedition during the War of Independence aimed at liberating the Upper Peru region (modern-day Bolivia) from Spanish royalist control.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military campaign
ⓘ
war of independence campaign ⓘ |
| aftermath |
decline of Spanish colonial authority in northern Andes
ⓘ
integration of Quito into Gran Colombia ⓘ |
| aim |
to expel Spanish royalist forces from Quito
ⓘ
to secure independence of the Quito region ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Patriot forces of Gran Colombia
ⓘ
Royalist forces of the Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| commander | Antonio José de Sucre ⓘ |
| commandStructure |
Army of Gran Colombia
ⓘ
linked to:
army of Gran Colombia
|
| conflictType | anti-colonial war ⓘ |
| country | Gran Colombia ⓘ |
| culminatedIn | Battle of Pichincha ⓘ |
| endDate | 1822 ⓘ |
| finalRoyalistCapitulation | Quito ⓘ |
| finalRoyalistCapitulationDate | 1822-05-24 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Battle of Huachi
ⓘ
Battle of Pichincha ⓘ Battle of Yaguachi ⓘ |
| leader | Antonio José de Sucre ⓘ |
| location |
Quito
ⓘ
Real Audiencia of Quito ⓘ
linked to:
Audiencia of Quito
Viceroyalty of New Granada ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Antonio José de Sucre ⓘ |
| notableCommander | Melchor Aymerich ⓘ |
| opponent |
Royalist forces in Quito
ⓘ
Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ecuadorian War of Independence
ⓘ
Spanish American wars of independence ⓘ
linked to:
Latin American independence movements
|
| predecessor | earlier failed independence attempts in Quito ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Ecuadorian independence movement
ⓘ
Gran Colombia ⓘ |
| result |
Patriot victory
ⓘ
independence of territory of modern Ecuador ⓘ liberation of Quito ⓘ |
| significance |
consolidated Gran Colombia’s control over Quito
ⓘ
paved the way for the later formation of the Republic of Ecuador ⓘ |
| startDate | 1821 ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Patriot forces from Gran Colombia
ⓘ
Simón Bolívar ⓘ local Quito patriots ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
Andes Mountains
ⓘ
linked to:
Andes
Quito plateau ⓘ
linked to:
Quito basin
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| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
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