Battle of Calpulalpan
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The Battle of Calpulalpan was the decisive 1860 engagement in Mexico’s Reform War in which liberal forces defeated conservatives, effectively ending the conflict and consolidating liberal control of the country.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Calpulalpan canonical | 2 |
| Battle of San Miguel Calpulalpan | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9138529 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Calpulalpan Context triple: [War of the Reform, hasPart, Battle of Calpulalpan]
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Battle of Tacuzcalco
The Battle of Tacuzcalco was a key early 16th-century clash between Spanish conquistadors and Indigenous forces in what is now El Salvador, contributing significantly to the consolidation of Spanish colonial control in the region.
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Battle of Zepita
The Battle of Zepita was an 1823 engagement in the Peruvian War of Independence in which patriot forces fought Spanish royalist troops near Lake Titicaca in southern Peru.
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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.
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Battle of Cholula
The Battle of Cholula was a pivotal 1519 confrontation during Hernán Cortés’s conquest of the Aztec Empire, marked by a massacre in the city of Cholula carried out with crucial support from the Tlaxcalans.
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Battle of Queseras del Medio
The Battle of Queseras del Medio was a notable 1819 engagement in the Venezuelan War of Independence, where llanero cavalry under José Antonio Páez used daring hit-and-run tactics to defeat a larger Spanish royalist force.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Calpulalpan Target entity description: The Battle of Calpulalpan was the decisive 1860 engagement in Mexico’s Reform War in which liberal forces defeated conservatives, effectively ending the conflict and consolidating liberal control of the country.
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A.
Battle of Tacuzcalco
The Battle of Tacuzcalco was a key early 16th-century clash between Spanish conquistadors and Indigenous forces in what is now El Salvador, contributing significantly to the consolidation of Spanish colonial control in the region.
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B.
Battle of Zepita
The Battle of Zepita was an 1823 engagement in the Peruvian War of Independence in which patriot forces fought Spanish royalist troops near Lake Titicaca in southern Peru.
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C.
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.
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D.
Battle of Cholula
The Battle of Cholula was a pivotal 1519 confrontation during Hernán Cortés’s conquest of the Aztec Empire, marked by a massacre in the city of Cholula carried out with crucial support from the Tlaxcalans.
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E.
Battle of Queseras del Medio
The Battle of Queseras del Medio was a notable 1819 engagement in the Venezuelan War of Independence, where llanero cavalry under José Antonio Páez used daring hit-and-run tactics to defeat a larger Spanish royalist force.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| aftermath |
flight of conservative leaders from Mexico City
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occupation of Mexico City by liberal forces ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Batalla de Calpulalpan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Mexican conservatives
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Mexican liberals ⓘ |
| category |
Battles involving Mexico
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Battles of the Reform War ⓘ Conflicts in 1860 ⓘ |
| cause | conflict between liberal and conservative factions in Mexico ⓘ |
| chronologicalOrder | late battle of the Reform War ⓘ |
| combatant |
Conservative army
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Liberal army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Benito Juárez
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jesús González Ortega NERFINISHED ⓘ Miguel Miramón NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Reform War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| date | 1860-12-22 ⓘ |
| endedConflict | Reform War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
19th century
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Mexican Reform era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | post-independence Mexico ⓘ |
| location |
Calpulalpan
NERFINISHED
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State of Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryTheater | Mexican central highlands ⓘ |
| outcome |
defeat of conservative President Miguel Miramón
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strengthening of the liberal Constitutionalist government ⓘ |
| partOf | Reform War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
Mexican liberal reform movement
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struggle over the Constitution of 1857 ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Silao NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | War of the Reform NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedPerson |
Benito Juárez
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Miguel Miramón NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
decisive victory for liberal forces
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end of the Reform War ⓘ liberal victory ⓘ |
| significance |
collapse of the conservative government in Mexico
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consolidation of liberal control of Mexico ⓘ paved the way for Benito Juárez to assume full presidential authority ⓘ |
| territorialContext | central Mexico ⓘ |
| year | 1860 ⓘ |
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Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Battle of San Miguel Calpulalpan