Battle of Las Salinas

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battle military conflict

The Battle of Las Salinas was a decisive 1538 conflict during the Spanish conquest of Peru in which rival conquistador factions fought for control of the newly conquered Inca territories.

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Label	Occurrences
Battle of Las Salinas canonical	4
Batalla de Las Salinas	1
Battle of Las Salinas 1538	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1265028 — 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: Battle of Las Salinas
Context triple: [Francisco Pizarro, participantIn, Battle of Las Salinas]

A. Battle of San Lorenzo
The Battle of San Lorenzo was an 1813 engagement in the Argentine War of Independence where José de San Martín led his newly formed cavalry regiment to a decisive victory over Spanish royalist forces.
B. Battle of Pantano de Vargas
The Battle of Pantano de Vargas was a decisive 1819 engagement in present-day Colombia in which patriot forces under Simón Bolívar and General José María Córdova secured a crucial victory that paved the way for independence from Spanish rule.
C. Battle of Las Tres Acequias
The Battle of Las Tres Acequias was a significant 1814 engagement in Chile’s struggle for independence, where royalist forces defeated Chilean patriots near Santiago, contributing to the temporary restoration of Spanish control.
D. Battle of El Roble
The Battle of El Roble was a significant 1813 engagement during the Chilean War of Independence in which patriot forces, led in part by Bernardo O'Higgins, helped solidify the emerging independence movement against Spanish royalist control.
E. Battle of La Victoria
The Battle of La Victoria was a key 1814 engagement in the Venezuelan War of Independence in which republican forces, including many student volunteers, successfully defended the town of La Victoria against royalist troops.
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: Battle of Las Salinas
Target entity description: The Battle of Las Salinas was a decisive 1538 conflict during the Spanish conquest of Peru in which rival conquistador factions fought for control of the newly conquered Inca territories.

A. Battle of San Lorenzo
The Battle of San Lorenzo was an 1813 engagement in the Argentine War of Independence where José de San Martín led his newly formed cavalry regiment to a decisive victory over Spanish royalist forces.
B. Battle of Pantano de Vargas
The Battle of Pantano de Vargas was a decisive 1819 engagement in present-day Colombia in which patriot forces under Simón Bolívar and General José María Córdova secured a crucial victory that paved the way for independence from Spanish rule.
C. Battle of Las Tres Acequias
The Battle of Las Tres Acequias was a significant 1814 engagement in Chile’s struggle for independence, where royalist forces defeated Chilean patriots near Santiago, contributing to the temporary restoration of Spanish control.
D. Battle of El Roble
The Battle of El Roble was a significant 1813 engagement during the Chilean War of Independence in which patriot forces, led in part by Bernardo O'Higgins, helped solidify the emerging independence movement against Spanish royalist control.
E. Battle of La Victoria
The Battle of La Victoria was a key 1814 engagement in the Venezuelan War of Independence in which republican forces, including many student volunteers, successfully defended the town of La Victoria against royalist troops.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ military conflict ⓘ
aftermath	capture of Diego de Almagro ⓘ consolidation of Pizarro control over Peru ⓘ execution of Diego de Almagro ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Batalla de Las Salinas ⓘ linked to: Battle of Las Salinas
belligerent	Almagro faction ⓘ Pizarro faction ⓘ
belligerentStrength	several hundred to a few thousand Spanish troops on each side ⓘ
cause	dispute over control of Cuzco ⓘ rivalry between Francisco Pizarro and Diego de Almagro ⓘ
combatant	supporters of Diego de Almagro ⓘ supporters of Francisco Pizarro ⓘ
commander	Diego de Almagro ⓘ Gonzalo Pizarro ⓘ Hernando Pizarro ⓘ Rodrigo Orgóñez ⓘ
conflictScope	intra-Spanish conflict ⓘ
conflictType	civil war battle ⓘ
date	1538-04-06 ⓘ
era	16th century ⓘ
forcesComposition	Spanish conquistadors and indigenous allies ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Spanish colonization of the Americas ⓘ
location	Las Salinas ⓘ Viceroyalty of Peru ⓘ near Cuzco ⓘ
outcome	decisive victory for Pizarro faction ⓘ
partOf	Pizarro–Almagro civil wars ⓘ Spanish conquest of Peru ⓘ linked to: Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire
presentDayLocation	Peru ⓘ
primaryForcesType	cavalry ⓘ infantry ⓘ
primaryWeapons	arquebuses ⓘ crossbows ⓘ lances ⓘ swords ⓘ
relatedTo	Conquest of the Inca Empire ⓘ linked to: Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire Cuzco War of Succession ⓘ linked to: Inca Civil War Diego de Almagro ⓘ Francisco Pizarro ⓘ
result	Pizarro faction victory ⓘ
significance	decisive battle for control of Inca territories ⓘ ended major military power of Diego de Almagro ⓘ
year	1538 ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

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

Francisco Pizarro → participantIn → Battle of Las Salinas ⓘ

Battle of Las Salinas → alsoKnownAs → Batalla de Las Salinas ⓘ

linked to: Battle of Las Salinas

Las Salinas → knownFor → Battle of Las Salinas ⓘ

Almagro faction → participatedIn → Battle of Las Salinas ⓘ

Pizarro–Almagro civil wars → hasPart → Battle of Las Salinas ⓘ

Pizarro–Almagro civil wars → significantEvent → Battle of Las Salinas 1538 ⓘ