Bolivian War of Independence

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The Bolivian War of Independence was an early 19th-century struggle in Upper Peru that led to the end of Spanish colonial rule and the creation of the Republic of Bolivia.

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Label	Occurrences
Bolivian War of Independence canonical	10
Andean liberation campaign	1
Bolivian Independence War	1
Bolivian independence movement	1
Chuquisaca Revolution	1
Chuquisaca Revolution of 1809	1
La Paz Revolution of 1809	1
Upper Peru remained under Spanish royalist control until later Bolivian independence movements	1
War of Independence of Upper Peru	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T162407 — 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: Bolivian War of Independence
Context triple: [Latin American independence movements, hasPart, Bolivian War of Independence]

A. Peruvian War of Independence
The Peruvian War of Independence was a series of early 19th-century military and political struggles that ended Spanish colonial rule in Peru and contributed to the broader liberation of South America.
B. Chilean War of Independence
The Chilean War of Independence was an early 19th-century conflict in which Chilean patriots fought to end Spanish colonial rule and establish an independent republic.
C. Argentine War of Independence
The Argentine War of Independence was an early 19th-century conflict in which revolutionary forces in the Río de la Plata region fought to break free from Spanish colonial rule and establish an independent nation.
D. Ecuadorian War of Independence
The Ecuadorian War of Independence was a series of early 19th-century military and political struggles through which Ecuador broke from Spanish colonial rule and became part of the broader Latin American independence process.
E. 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.
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: Bolivian War of Independence
Target entity description: The Bolivian War of Independence was an early 19th-century struggle in Upper Peru that led to the end of Spanish colonial rule and the creation of the Republic of Bolivia.

A. Peruvian War of Independence
The Peruvian War of Independence was a series of early 19th-century military and political struggles that ended Spanish colonial rule in Peru and contributed to the broader liberation of South America.
B. Chilean War of Independence
The Chilean War of Independence was an early 19th-century conflict in which Chilean patriots fought to end Spanish colonial rule and establish an independent republic.
C. Argentine War of Independence
The Argentine War of Independence was an early 19th-century conflict in which revolutionary forces in the Río de la Plata region fought to break free from Spanish colonial rule and establish an independent nation.
D. Ecuadorian War of Independence
The Ecuadorian War of Independence was a series of early 19th-century military and political struggles through which Ecuador broke from Spanish colonial rule and became part of the broader Latin American independence process.
E. 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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	conflict ⓘ revolution ⓘ war of independence ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Bolivian Independence War ⓘ linked to: Bolivian War of Independence War of Independence of Upper Peru ⓘ linked to: Bolivian War of Independence
conflictType	colonial war ⓘ
endDate	1825-08-06 ⓘ
endedWithTreaty	recognition of Bolivian independence by Spain (later 19th century context) ⓘ
followedBy	Bolivian political consolidation period ⓘ formation of the Republic of Bolivia ⓘ
hasCasusBelli	crisis of legitimacy of the Spanish Crown after 1808 ⓘ resistance to Spanish colonial rule ⓘ
hasCommander	Antonio José de Sucre ⓘ José Gervasio Artigas ⓘ José de San Martín ⓘ Manuel Belgrano ⓘ Pedro Antonio Olañeta ⓘ Pedro Domingo Murillo ⓘ Simón Bolívar ⓘ
hasMainBelligerent	Spanish Empire ⓘ revolutionary forces of Upper Peru ⓘ royalist forces in Upper Peru ⓘ
hasParticipant	Army of the North (United Provinces of the Río de la Plata) ⓘ linked to: Army of the North criollo elites of Upper Peru ⓘ indigenous communities in Upper Peru ⓘ mestizo militias ⓘ
hasTheater	Andean highlands ⓘ linked to: Andean region cities of Chuquisaca, La Paz, Potosí, Cochabamba, and Santa Cruz ⓘ
influencedBy	American Revolution ⓘ linked to: American Revolutionary era Enlightenment ideas ⓘ French Revolution ⓘ
locatedIn	Upper Peru ⓘ Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata ⓘ present-day Bolivia ⓘ
namedAfter	Bolivia ⓘ
opposedBy	Spanish royalist forces ⓘ
partOf	Spanish American wars of independence ⓘ linked to: Latin American independence movements
precededBy	Napoleonic invasion of Spain ⓘ
primaryLanguage	Spanish ⓘ
result	creation of the Republic of Bolivia ⓘ end of Spanish colonial rule in Upper Peru ⓘ independence of Upper Peru ⓘ
significantEvent	Battle of Ayacucho ⓘ Battle of Huaqui ⓘ Battle of Suipacha ⓘ Chuquisaca Revolution ⓘ linked to: Bolivian War of Independence La Paz Revolution of 1809 ⓘ linked to: Bolivian War of Independence proclamation of Bolivian independence on 1825-08-06 ⓘ
startDate	1809-05-25 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (18)

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

Latin American independence movements → hasPart → Bolivian War of Independence ⓘ

Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata → event → Bolivian War of Independence ⓘ

Antonio José de Sucre → participantIn → Bolivian War of Independence ⓘ

Bolivian War of Independence → significantEvent → Chuquisaca Revolution ⓘ