Royalist forces of the Viceroyalty of New Granada

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Spanish colonial military unit military force royalist army

The Royalist forces of the Viceroyalty of New Granada were Spanish colonial military units and loyalist militias that fought to maintain Spanish rule in northern South America during the early 19th-century independence wars.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Spanish colonial militias	2
Basilio García – royalist forces	1
Ramón Correa commanded royalist forces	1
Royalist Army of New Granada	1
Royalist forces in New Granada	1
Royalist forces in Venezuela	1
Royalist forces of the Viceroyalty of New Granada canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1015251 — 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.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Royalist forces of the Viceroyalty of New Granada
Context triple: [Ecuadorian War of Independence, belligerent, Royalist forces of the Viceroyalty of New Granada]

A. Patriot forces of Peru
The Patriot forces of Peru were the revolutionary military groups that fought to end Spanish colonial rule and establish an independent Peruvian republic during the early 19th century.
B. Colombian War of Independence
The Colombian War of Independence was an early 19th-century armed struggle in northern South America that led to the liberation of present-day Colombia and neighboring regions from Spanish colonial rule and the formation of Gran Colombia.
C. Armed Forces of Colombia
The Armed Forces of Colombia are the military forces of the Republic of Colombia, responsible for national defense, internal security, and participation in international peacekeeping and coalition operations.
D. Venezuelan War of Independence
The Venezuelan War of Independence was an early 19th-century armed struggle in which Venezuelan revolutionaries fought to break free from Spanish colonial rule, helping to ignite and shape broader Latin American independence movements.
E. Comunero Revolt in New Granada
The Comunero Revolt in New Granada was a major 1781 popular uprising in present-day Colombia against Spanish colonial authorities, sparked by new taxes and economic controls and often seen as a precursor to Latin American independence movements.
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: Royalist forces of the Viceroyalty of New Granada
Target entity description: The Royalist forces of the Viceroyalty of New Granada were Spanish colonial military units and loyalist militias that fought to maintain Spanish rule in northern South America during the early 19th-century independence wars.

A. Patriot forces of Peru
The Patriot forces of Peru were the revolutionary military groups that fought to end Spanish colonial rule and establish an independent Peruvian republic during the early 19th century.
B. Colombian War of Independence
The Colombian War of Independence was an early 19th-century armed struggle in northern South America that led to the liberation of present-day Colombia and neighboring regions from Spanish colonial rule and the formation of Gran Colombia.
C. Armed Forces of Colombia
The Armed Forces of Colombia are the military forces of the Republic of Colombia, responsible for national defense, internal security, and participation in international peacekeeping and coalition operations.
D. Venezuelan War of Independence
The Venezuelan War of Independence was an early 19th-century armed struggle in which Venezuelan revolutionaries fought to break free from Spanish colonial rule, helping to ignite and shape broader Latin American independence movements.
E. Comunero Revolt in New Granada
The Comunero Revolt in New Granada was a major 1781 popular uprising in present-day Colombia against Spanish colonial authorities, sparked by new taxes and economic controls and often seen as a precursor to Latin American independence movements.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Spanish colonial military unit ⓘ military force ⓘ royalist army ⓘ
activeDuring	Colombian War of Independence ⓘ Spanish American wars of independence ⓘ linked to: Latin American independence movements Venezuelan War of Independence ⓘ
allegiance	Ferdinand VII of Spain ⓘ Spanish Crown ⓘ linked to: Crown of Spain
conflict	Battle of Bomboná ⓘ Battle of Boyacá ⓘ Battle of Carabobo ⓘ Battle of Pichincha ⓘ Latin American wars of independence ⓘ linked to: Latin American independence movements Reconquista of New Granada ⓘ linked to: Colombian War of Independence
country	Spain ⓘ
disestablishedAfter	creation of Gran Colombia ⓘ
disestablishedAs	royalist military presence in New Granada ⓘ
endTime	c. 1824 ⓘ
garrisonedIn	Bogotá ⓘ Caracas ⓘ Cartagena de Indias ⓘ linked to: Cartagena, Colombia Panama City ⓘ Quito ⓘ
goal	preservation of Spanish colonial rule in New Granada ⓘ
includes	American-born royalist troops ⓘ Spanish regular army units ⓘ colonial militias ⓘ loyalist guerrillas ⓘ peninsular Spanish troops ⓘ
language	Spanish ⓘ
location	New Granada ⓘ linked to: Viceroyalty of New Granada northern South America ⓘ present-day Colombia ⓘ present-day Ecuador ⓘ present-day Panama ⓘ present-day Venezuela ⓘ
opposedBy	Patriot forces of New Granada ⓘ republican armies of Gran Colombia ⓘ
partOf	Spanish Empire ⓘ Viceroyalty of New Granada ⓘ
result	defeat by patriot forces ⓘ
startTime	c. 1810 ⓘ
subordinateTo	Captain General of Venezuela ⓘ Viceroy of New Granada ⓘ
used	artillery ⓘ cavalry ⓘ line infantry ⓘ militia units ⓘ

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