Royalist forces in New Spain
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Royalist forces in New Spain were the military units in colonial Mexico that fought to maintain loyalty to the Spanish Crown and suppress the independence movement during the early 19th century.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| royalist army of New Spain | 2 |
| Royalist Army (New Spain) | 1 |
| Royalist army of New Spain (earlier in career) | 1 |
| Royalist forces in New Spain canonical | 1 |
| Royalist forces of New Spain | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Royalist forces in New Spain Context triple: [Spanish royalists, hasPart, Royalist forces in New Spain]
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Spanish reconquest campaigns under Pablo Morillo
The Spanish reconquest campaigns under Pablo Morillo were a series of brutal military operations led by General Pablo Morillo in the 1810s to crush independence movements and restore Spanish royal authority in northern South America.
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B.
Rebellion of Zacatecas
The Rebellion of Zacatecas was an 1835 federalist uprising in the Mexican state of Zacatecas against President Antonio López de Santa Anna’s move toward centralist rule, marking one of the first major armed resistances to his regime.
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Spanish conquest of the Purépecha state
The Spanish conquest of the Purépecha state was the early 16th-century military and colonial campaign by Spanish forces that overthrew the powerful Purépecha (Tarascan) kingdom in western Mexico, leading to its political collapse and incorporation into New Spain.
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Bando de la Huerta
Bando de la Huerta is a traditional festival in Murcia, Spain, celebrating the region’s rural customs, folk costumes, and gastronomy with parades, music, and street festivities.
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E.
Constitutionalist forces of Mexico
The Constitutionalist forces of Mexico were the revolutionary military factions led primarily by Venustiano Carranza that fought to overthrow Victoriano Huerta and establish a constitutional government during the Mexican Revolution.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Royalist forces in New Spain Target entity description: Royalist forces in New Spain were the military units in colonial Mexico that fought to maintain loyalty to the Spanish Crown and suppress the independence movement during the early 19th century.
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A.
Spanish reconquest campaigns under Pablo Morillo
The Spanish reconquest campaigns under Pablo Morillo were a series of brutal military operations led by General Pablo Morillo in the 1810s to crush independence movements and restore Spanish royal authority in northern South America.
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B.
Rebellion of Zacatecas
The Rebellion of Zacatecas was an 1835 federalist uprising in the Mexican state of Zacatecas against President Antonio López de Santa Anna’s move toward centralist rule, marking one of the first major armed resistances to his regime.
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C.
Spanish conquest of the Purépecha state
The Spanish conquest of the Purépecha state was the early 16th-century military and colonial campaign by Spanish forces that overthrew the powerful Purépecha (Tarascan) kingdom in western Mexico, leading to its political collapse and incorporation into New Spain.
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D.
Bando de la Huerta
Bando de la Huerta is a traditional festival in Murcia, Spain, celebrating the region’s rural customs, folk costumes, and gastronomy with parades, music, and street festivities.
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E.
Constitutionalist forces of Mexico
The Constitutionalist forces of Mexico were the revolutionary military factions led primarily by Venustiano Carranza that fought to overthrow Victoriano Huerta and establish a constitutional government during the Mexican Revolution.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | military organization ⓘ |
| activeIn | Mexican War of Independence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Kingdom of Spain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spanish Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Agustín de Iturbide
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Félix María Calleja NERFINISHED ⓘ José de Iturrigaray NERFINISHED ⓘ José de la Cruz NERFINISHED ⓘ Juan Ruiz de Apodaca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composedOf |
castas
ⓘ
criollos ⓘ indigenous auxiliaries ⓘ peninsular Spaniards ⓘ |
| country | Viceroyalty of New Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| disbandedAsResultOf | Mexican independence ⓘ |
| endTime | 1821 ⓘ |
| equipment |
cannons
ⓘ
muskets ⓘ sabres ⓘ |
| goal |
maintain loyalty to the Spanish Crown
ⓘ
suppress independence movement in New Spain ⓘ |
| hasPart |
artillery units
ⓘ
cavalry units ⓘ colonial militias ⓘ dragoon regiments ⓘ infantry battalions ⓘ provincial militias ⓘ regular army units ⓘ |
| ideology |
loyalism to Bourbon monarchy
ⓘ
monarchism ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | Spanish ⓘ |
| location |
New Spain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
colonial Mexico ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Mexican independence movement
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mexican insurgent forces ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Calderón Bridge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Puente de Calderón NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of Cuautla NERFINISHED ⓘ campaigns against José María Morelos ⓘ campaigns against Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla ⓘ |
| partOf | Spanish Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| reorganizedInto | early Mexican Army units ⓘ |
| startTime | 1810 ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Spanish Ministry of War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
viceroy of New Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| uniformStyle | Spanish colonial military uniforms ⓘ |
| usedRankStructure | Spanish Army ranks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| uses | Spanish colonial military regulations ⓘ |
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Subject: Royalist forces in New Spain Description of subject: Royalist forces in New Spain were the military units in colonial Mexico that fought to maintain loyalty to the Spanish Crown and suppress the independence movement during the early 19th century.
Referenced by (6)
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