Conquest of Ceuta
E74718
The Conquest of Ceuta was the 1415 Portuguese capture of the North African city of Ceuta, marking the beginning of Portugal’s overseas expansion and the wider European Age of Discovery.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Conquest of Ceuta canonical | 4 |
| Portuguese conquest of Ceuta | 4 |
| Battle of Ceuta (1415) | 1 |
| Conquest of Ceuta (1415) | 1 |
| Conquista de Ceuta | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T599720 — 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: Conquest of Ceuta Context triple: [Portuguese Empire, inceptionEvent, Conquest of Ceuta]
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A.
Aragonese conquest of Sardinia
The Aragonese conquest of Sardinia was a 14th-century military campaign by the Crown of Aragon to seize control of Sardinia from local powers and integrate the island into its Mediterranean empire.
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B.
Aragonese Crusade
The Aragonese Crusade was a late 13th-century papally sanctioned military campaign led mainly by France against the Crown of Aragon, sparked by dynastic and political disputes following Aragon’s intervention in Sicily.
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C.
Umayyad conquest of Hispania
The Umayyad conquest of Hispania was the early 8th-century Muslim military campaign that brought most of the Iberian Peninsula under Islamic rule, laying the foundation for Al-Andalus.
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D.
Spanish invasion of Sardinia in 1717
The Spanish invasion of Sardinia in 1717 was a Bourbon Spain military campaign to seize the island from Habsburg control, helping trigger the wider War of the Quadruple Alliance.
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E.
Reconquista
The Reconquista was the centuries-long series of Christian campaigns to reclaim the Iberian Peninsula from Muslim rule, culminating in 1492 with the fall of Granada and the consolidation of Spanish Christian kingdoms.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Conquest of Ceuta Target entity description: The Conquest of Ceuta was the 1415 Portuguese capture of the North African city of Ceuta, marking the beginning of Portugal’s overseas expansion and the wider European Age of Discovery.
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A.
Aragonese conquest of Sardinia
The Aragonese conquest of Sardinia was a 14th-century military campaign by the Crown of Aragon to seize control of Sardinia from local powers and integrate the island into its Mediterranean empire.
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B.
Aragonese Crusade
The Aragonese Crusade was a late 13th-century papally sanctioned military campaign led mainly by France against the Crown of Aragon, sparked by dynastic and political disputes following Aragon’s intervention in Sicily.
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C.
Umayyad conquest of Hispania
The Umayyad conquest of Hispania was the early 8th-century Muslim military campaign that brought most of the Iberian Peninsula under Islamic rule, laying the foundation for Al-Andalus.
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D.
Spanish invasion of Sardinia in 1717
The Spanish invasion of Sardinia in 1717 was a Bourbon Spain military campaign to seize the island from Habsburg control, helping trigger the wider War of the Quadruple Alliance.
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E.
Reconquista
The Reconquista was the centuries-long series of Christian campaigns to reclaim the Iberian Peninsula from Muslim rule, culminating in 1492 with the fall of Granada and the consolidation of Spanish Christian kingdoms.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ siege ⓘ |
| chronology | early 15th century ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
John I of Portugal
ⓘ
surface form:
King John I of Portugal
Prince Duarte of Portugal ⓘ Henry the Navigator ⓘ
surface form:
Prince Henry the Navigator
Prince Duarte of Portugal ⓘ
surface form:
Prince Pedro of Portugal
|
| conflict |
Catholic–Ottoman conflicts
ⓘ
surface form:
Christian–Muslim wars in the western Mediterranean
Portuguese–Marinid conflicts ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ |
| date | 1415-08-21 ⓘ |
| describedAs | first major overseas conquest by a European power in the Age of Discovery ⓘ |
| endTime | 1415-08-22 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Portuguese capture of Tangier
ⓘ
Portuguese exploration of the West African coast ⓘ |
| hasCasualties |
heavy casualties on the Marinid side
ⓘ
limited casualties on the Portuguese side ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Portuguese crusading zeal against Islam
ⓘ
Portuguese desire to control trade routes ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
Portuguese control of Ceuta
ⓘ
beginning of Portuguese overseas expansion ⓘ decline of Marinid power ⓘ early milestone in the European Age of Discovery ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Ceuta
ⓘ
North Africa ⓘ |
| hasMainSubject | capture of Ceuta by Portugal in 1415 ⓘ |
| hasOriginalName |
Conquest of Ceuta
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Conquista de Ceuta
|
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| opponent |
Marinid dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
Marinid Sultanate
Taifa of Granada ⓘ
surface form:
Nasrid Granada
|
| originalLanguage | Portuguese ⓘ |
| participant |
Portuguese Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Portuguese army
Portuguese Navy ⓘ
surface form:
Portuguese navy
Portuguese nobility ⓘ |
| partOf |
Age of Exploration
ⓘ
surface form:
Age of Discovery
Portuguese expansion into North Africa ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Reconquista
ⓘ
surface form:
Portuguese Reconquista campaigns in Iberia
|
| result |
Portuguese victory
ⓘ
capture of Ceuta by Portugal ⓘ |
| significantFor |
control of trade between the Atlantic and the Mediterranean
ⓘ
control of trans-Saharan trade routes ⓘ |
| startTime | 1415-08-21 ⓘ |
| used |
Portuguese Navy
ⓘ
surface form:
Portuguese fleet
siege warfare ⓘ |
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Subject: Conquest of Ceuta Description of subject: The Conquest of Ceuta was the 1415 Portuguese capture of the North African city of Ceuta, marking the beginning of Portugal’s overseas expansion and the wider European Age of Discovery.
Referenced by (11)
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