Battle of San Juan
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The Battle of San Juan was a key 1896 engagement in the early phase of the Philippine Revolution, marking one of the first major clashes between Filipino revolutionaries and Spanish colonial forces near Manila.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of San Juan canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Battle of San Juan Context triple: [Battle of San Juan del Monte, alsoKnownAs, Battle of San Juan]
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Battle of El Caney
The Battle of El Caney was a key engagement of the Spanish–American War in 1898, in which U.S. forces captured a heavily fortified Spanish position near Santiago de Cuba, helping pave the way for the city’s eventual surrender.
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Battle of Puerto Bolívar
The Battle of Puerto Bolívar was a key 1941 naval and coastal engagement between Ecuador and Peru that helped secure Peruvian control over strategic territory during the Ecuadorian–Peruvian War.
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C.
Battle of Puerto Cabello
The Battle of Puerto Cabello was an 18th-century naval and amphibious engagement in which British forces unsuccessfully attempted to seize the Spanish colonial port of Puerto Cabello in present-day Venezuela.
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Battle of the Mona Passage
The Battle of the Mona Passage was a 1782 naval engagement in the Caribbean during the American Revolutionary War, in which a British squadron decisively defeated a French convoy near Puerto Rico.
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E.
Battle of Rincón
The Battle of Rincón was a key 1825 cavalry engagement in present-day Uruguay during the Cisplatine War, where patriot forces led by Fructuoso Rivera defeated Brazilian imperial troops, boosting the independence movement in the region.
- 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 San Juan Target entity description: The Battle of San Juan was a key 1896 engagement in the early phase of the Philippine Revolution, marking one of the first major clashes between Filipino revolutionaries and Spanish colonial forces near Manila.
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A.
Battle of El Caney
The Battle of El Caney was a key engagement of the Spanish–American War in 1898, in which U.S. forces captured a heavily fortified Spanish position near Santiago de Cuba, helping pave the way for the city’s eventual surrender.
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B.
Battle of Puerto Bolívar
The Battle of Puerto Bolívar was a key 1941 naval and coastal engagement between Ecuador and Peru that helped secure Peruvian control over strategic territory during the Ecuadorian–Peruvian War.
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C.
Battle of Puerto Cabello
The Battle of Puerto Cabello was an 18th-century naval and amphibious engagement in which British forces unsuccessfully attempted to seize the Spanish colonial port of Puerto Cabello in present-day Venezuela.
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D.
Battle of the Mona Passage
The Battle of the Mona Passage was a 1782 naval engagement in the Caribbean during the American Revolutionary War, in which a British squadron decisively defeated a French convoy near Puerto Rico.
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E.
Battle of Rincón
The Battle of Rincón was a key 1825 cavalry engagement in present-day Uruguay during the Cisplatine War, where patriot forces led by Fructuoso Rivera defeated Brazilian imperial troops, boosting the independence movement in the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| aftermath |
Spanish authorities intensified repression of suspected revolutionaries
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helped spread the Philippine Revolution to other provinces ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Pinaglabanan
NERFINISHED
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Battle of San Juan del Monte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Filipino revolutionaries
ⓘ
Katipunan NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish colonial forces ⓘ |
| casusBelli | Filipino resistance to Spanish colonial rule ⓘ |
| chronologicalOrderInConflict | one of the first major battles of the Philippine Revolution ⓘ |
| combatant1 |
Filipino revolutionaries
ⓘ
Katipunan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatant2 |
Spanish Army in the Philippines
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spanish colonial government ⓘ |
| combatType | land battle ⓘ |
| commander1 |
Andrés Bonifacio
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Emilio Jacinto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander2 | Bernardo Echaluce NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedIn | Philippine national and local historical markers ⓘ |
| conflict | Philippine Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Philippines ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Captaincy General of the Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 1896-08-30 ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Spanish colonial period in the Philippines
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| location |
San Juan del Monte
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
near Manila ⓘ |
| memorializedAt | Pinaglabanan Shrine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
attack on a Spanish powder depot
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early organized assault by the Katipunan forces ⓘ |
| objective |
to capture the San Juan del Monte powder magazine
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to seize Spanish arms and ammunition ⓘ |
| opponent | Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| partOf |
Philippine Revolution
NERFINISHED
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early phase of the Philippine Revolution ⓘ |
| precededBy | Cry of Pugad Lawin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryWeaponry |
artillery
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machetes (bolos) ⓘ small arms ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Cry of Balintawak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Spanish victory ⓘ |
| significance |
marked the start of open hostilities in the Manila area during the Philippine Revolution
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one of the first major clashes between Filipino revolutionaries and Spanish colonial forces near Manila ⓘ |
| territorialContext | Province of Manila NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1896 ⓘ |
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