Spanish–American War

E1219

military conflict war

The Spanish–American War was an 1898 conflict between the United States and Spain that marked the emergence of the U.S. as a global power and led to American control over former Spanish colonies in the Caribbean and Pacific.

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Label	Occurrences
Spanish–American War canonical	341
Spanish–American War era	2
Cuban campaign	1
Puerto Rican campaign	1
Spanish–American War (diplomatic settlement)	1
Spanish–American War naval campaigns	1
Spanish–American War period	1
Spanish–American conflict	1
Spanish–American conflicts	1
U.S. declaration of war on Spain (1898)	1
United States in the Spanish–American War	1
WAR WITH SPAIN	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17065 — 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: Spanish–American War
Context triple: [Puerto Rico, acquiredByUnitedStates, Spanish–American War]

A. American Civil War
The American Civil War was a major 19th-century conflict fought from 1861 to 1865 between the Northern Union states and the Southern Confederate states, primarily over slavery and states’ rights, that reshaped the political and social landscape of the United States.
B. Second Boer War
The Second Boer War was a late 19th–early 20th century conflict in South Africa between the British Empire and the Boer republics, notable for its guerrilla warfare, concentration camps, and role in shaping modern South African and British imperial history.
C. Seven Years' War
The Seven Years' War (1756–1763) was a major global conflict involving most of the great powers of the time, often considered the first "world war" due to its battles across Europe, the Americas, Africa, and Asia.
D. Korean War
The Korean War was a major Cold War conflict fought from 1950 to 1953 between North and South Korea, involving large-scale military intervention by the United States and other United Nations forces on one side and China (with Soviet support) on the other.
E. American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War was an 18th-century conflict in which the thirteen American colonies fought for and won independence from Great Britain, leading to the founding of the United States.
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: Spanish–American War
Target entity description: The Spanish–American War was an 1898 conflict between the United States and Spain that marked the emergence of the U.S. as a global power and led to American control over former Spanish colonies in the Caribbean and Pacific.

A. American Civil War
The American Civil War was a major 19th-century conflict fought from 1861 to 1865 between the Northern Union states and the Southern Confederate states, primarily over slavery and states’ rights, that reshaped the political and social landscape of the United States.
B. Second Boer War
The Second Boer War was a late 19th–early 20th century conflict in South Africa between the British Empire and the Boer republics, notable for its guerrilla warfare, concentration camps, and role in shaping modern South African and British imperial history.
C. Seven Years' War
The Seven Years' War (1756–1763) was a major global conflict involving most of the great powers of the time, often considered the first "world war" due to its battles across Europe, the Americas, Africa, and Asia.
D. Korean War
The Korean War was a major Cold War conflict fought from 1950 to 1953 between North and South Korea, involving large-scale military intervention by the United States and other United Nations forces on one side and China (with Soviet support) on the other.
E. American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War was an 18th-century conflict in which the thirteen American colonies fought for and won independence from Great Britain, leading to the founding of the United States.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (62)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military conflict ⓘ war ⓘ
allyOfUnitedStates	Cuban rebels ⓘ Philippine revolutionaries ⓘ
belligerent	Spain ⓘ United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
cause	American expansionism ⓘ U.S. intervention in the Cuban War of Independence ⓘ U.S. support for Cuban independence ⓘ explosion of USS Maine in Havana Harbor ⓘ yellow journalism in the United States ⓘ
combatant	Spanish Army ⓘ Spanish Navy ⓘ United States Army ⓘ United States Marine Corps ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ
commanderForSpain	Arsenio Linares y Pombo ⓘ Basilio Augustín ⓘ Pascual Cervera y Topete ⓘ
commanderForUnitedStates	George Dewey ⓘ William R. Shafter ⓘ William T. Sampson ⓘ
conflictBetween	Spain ⓘ United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
endDate	1898-12-10 ⓘ
followedBy	Philippine–American War ⓘ U.S. colonial rule in the Philippines ⓘ U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay ⓘ U.S. occupation of Cuba ⓘ U.S. territorial administration of Puerto Rico ⓘ linked to: Puerto Rico
hasPart	Cuban campaign ⓘ linked to: Spanish–American War Philippine campaign ⓘ linked to: Philippine–American War Puerto Rican campaign ⓘ linked to: Spanish–American War naval operations in the Caribbean ⓘ naval operations in the Pacific ⓘ
location	Atlantic Ocean ⓘ Caribbean Sea ⓘ Cuba ⓘ Guam ⓘ Pacific Ocean ⓘ Philippines ⓘ Puerto Rico ⓘ
majorBattle	Battle of Manila Bay ⓘ Battle of San Juan Hill ⓘ Battle of Santiago de Cuba ⓘ linked to: Siege of Santiago Siege of Santiago ⓘ
partOf	history of Spain ⓘ history of United States imperialism ⓘ
precededBy	Cuban War of Independence ⓘ
result	Treaty of Paris (1898) ⓘ U.S. victory ⓘ dissolution of the Spanish Empire in the Americas and Pacific ⓘ
significance	ended Spain’s role as a colonial power in the Americas ⓘ expanded U.S. influence in the Caribbean and Pacific ⓘ marked the emergence of the United States as a global power ⓘ
significantEvent	sinking of USS Maine ⓘ
startDate	1898-04-21 ⓘ
territorialChange	United States acquired Guam ⓘ linked to: Guam United States acquired Puerto Rico ⓘ linked to: Puerto Rico United States acquired the Philippines ⓘ linked to: Treaty of Paris (1898) United States established a protectorate over Cuba ⓘ linked to: Treaty of Paris (1898)
year	1898 ⓘ

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Referenced by (353)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Puerto Rico → acquiredByUnitedStates → Spanish–American War ⓘ

Spanish Empire → significantEvent → Spanish–American War ⓘ

Spanish–American War → hasPart → Cuban campaign ⓘ

linked to: Spanish–American War

Spanish–American War → hasPart → Puerto Rican campaign ⓘ

linked to: Spanish–American War

Treaty of Paris (1898) → endedConflict → Spanish–American War ⓘ

Age of Imperialism → hasPart → Spanish–American War ⓘ

Spanish Army → significantEvent → Spanish–American War ⓘ

U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay → establishedFollowing → Spanish–American War ⓘ

Spanish Navy → participatedIn → Spanish–American War ⓘ

Cuban War of Independence → partOf → Spanish–American conflicts ⓘ

linked to: Spanish–American War

Cuban War of Independence → significantEvent → U.S. declaration of war on Spain (1898) ⓘ

linked to: Spanish–American War

Cuban War of Independence → significantEvent → Spanish–American War ⓘ

Cuban War of Independence → relatedConflict → Spanish–American War ⓘ

Castillo San Cristóbal → usedInConflict → Spanish–American War ⓘ

Cordell Hull → conflict → Spanish–American War ⓘ

William T. Sampson → conflict → Spanish–American War ⓘ

William T. Sampson → participantIn → Spanish–American War ⓘ

William R. Shafter → conflict → Spanish–American War ⓘ

United States Revenue Cutter Service → notableConflict → Spanish–American War ⓘ

Basilio Augustín → conflict → Spanish–American War ⓘ

Arsenio Linares y Pombo → conflict → Spanish–American War ⓘ

Eugenio Montero Ríos → influencedByEvent → Spanish–American War ⓘ

George Dewey → conflict → Spanish–American War ⓘ

Philippine–American War → precededBy → Spanish–American War ⓘ

Pascual Cervera y Topete → conflict → Spanish–American War ⓘ

Theodore Roosevelt → conflict → Spanish–American War ⓘ

United States–Cuba relations → significantEvent → Spanish–American War ⓘ

Rafael Cerero → conflictResolved → Spanish–American War ⓘ

Stephen Crane → coveredConflict → Spanish–American War ⓘ

Arthur MacArthur Jr. → conflict → Spanish–American War ⓘ

USS Maine Memorial → significantEvent → Spanish–American War ⓘ

USS Maine Memorial → theme → Spanish–American War ⓘ

United States Volunteers → raisedDuring → Spanish–American War ⓘ

United States Volunteers → notableConflict → Spanish–American War ⓘ

Battle of Manila Bay → conflict → Spanish–American War ⓘ

Battle of Manila Bay → partOf → Spanish–American War ⓘ

John J. Pershing → conflict → Spanish–American War ⓘ

Battle of San Juan Hill → conflict → Spanish–American War ⓘ

Siege of Santiago → conflict → Spanish–American War ⓘ

William D. Leahy → militaryConflict → Spanish–American War ⓘ

Fort Pickens → usedDuring → Spanish–American War ⓘ

United States Cavalry → activeInConflict → Spanish–American War ⓘ

United States Ordnance Department → conflictInvolved → Spanish–American War ⓘ

Carl Hayden → conflict → Spanish–American War ⓘ

United States territorial expansion → significantEvent → Spanish–American War ⓘ

John Jacob Astor IV → conflictParticipatedIn → Spanish–American War ⓘ

Spanish peace commission of 1898 → conflict → Spanish–American War ⓘ

George Washington Goethals → conflict → Spanish–American War ⓘ

U.S. Military Government in Cuba → appliesToEvent → Spanish–American War ⓘ

Commanding General of the United States Army → significantEvent → Spanish–American War ⓘ

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