Spanish royalist army

All labels observed (11)

Label	Occurrences
Spanish colonial army	3
Royalist forces of the Spanish Empire	2
Spanish royal army	2
José Tomás Boves’s royalist forces	1
Melchor Aymerich – Spanish royalist forces	1
Spanish Army of the monarchy	1
Spanish Constitutional Army	1
Spanish colonial militia	1
Spanish royalist army canonical	1
Spanish royalist army in New Spain	1
Spanish royalist cavalry	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2290854 — 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 royalist army
Context triple: [Siege of Cuautla, opponent, Spanish royalist army]

A. Spanish Army
The Spanish Army is the land warfare branch of Spain's Armed Forces, historically known for its role in maintaining the Spanish Empire and participating in major conflicts from the early modern period through contemporary international missions.
B. Spanish Armed Forces
The Spanish Armed Forces are the unified military organization of Spain, comprising the Army, Navy, and Air and Space Force responsible for national defense and international missions.
C. Spanish Foreign Legion
The Spanish Foreign Legion is an elite, historically Francoist-aligned unit of the Spanish Army known for its fierce combat reputation and prominent role in the Spanish Civil War and later conflicts.
D. Spanish Army of Africa
The Spanish Army of Africa was Spain’s elite colonial force based in North Africa, known for its professional, battle-hardened troops and a major role in early 20th-century conflicts, including the Rif War and the Spanish Civil War.
E. People's Republican Army
The People's Republican Army was a military force aligned with the Spanish Republic during the Spanish Civil War, known for participating in key engagements such as the Battle of Guadalajara.
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 royalist army
Target entity description: The Spanish royalist army was the military force loyal to the Spanish Crown that fought to suppress independence movements and maintain colonial rule in territories such as New Spain during the early 19th century.

A. Spanish Army
The Spanish Army is the land warfare branch of Spain's Armed Forces, historically known for its role in maintaining the Spanish Empire and participating in major conflicts from the early modern period through contemporary international missions.
B. Spanish Armed Forces
The Spanish Armed Forces are the unified military organization of Spain, comprising the Army, Navy, and Air and Space Force responsible for national defense and international missions.
C. Spanish Foreign Legion
The Spanish Foreign Legion is an elite, historically Francoist-aligned unit of the Spanish Army known for its fierce combat reputation and prominent role in the Spanish Civil War and later conflicts.
D. Spanish Army of Africa
The Spanish Army of Africa was Spain’s elite colonial force based in North Africa, known for its professional, battle-hardened troops and a major role in early 20th-century conflicts, including the Rif War and the Spanish Civil War.
E. People's Republican Army
The People's Republican Army was a military force aligned with the Spanish Republic during the Spanish Civil War, known for participating in key engagements such as the Battle of Guadalajara.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	armed forces of the Spanish Crown ⓘ military force ⓘ royalist army ⓘ
activeInCentury	19th century ⓘ
allegiance	King of Spain ⓘ Spanish Crown ⓘ linked to: Crown of Spain
commandStructure	Spanish Army ⓘ
composition	American-born loyalist troops ⓘ indigenous auxiliaries ⓘ militia units ⓘ peninsular Spanish troops ⓘ
conflict	Argentine War of Independence ⓘ Chilean War of Independence ⓘ Colombian War of Independence ⓘ Ecuadorian War of Independence ⓘ Mexican War of Independence ⓘ Peruvian War of Independence ⓘ Spanish American wars of independence ⓘ linked to: Latin American independence movements Venezuelan War of Independence ⓘ War of the Supremes ⓘ
country	Spanish Empire ⓘ
declineCause	success of independence movements in Spanish America ⓘ
endResult	loss of most Spanish colonies in the Americas ⓘ
governedBy	Spanish colonial authorities ⓘ captain generals of Spanish America ⓘ viceroys of the Spanish Empire ⓘ
notableCommander	Agustín de Iturbide ⓘ Félix María Calleja ⓘ Joaquín de la Pezuela ⓘ José Manuel de Goyeneche ⓘ José Tomás Boves ⓘ José de Canterac ⓘ José de la Cruz ⓘ Juan Manuel de Rosas ⓘ Pablo Morillo ⓘ Pedro Antonio de Olañeta ⓘ linked to: Pedro Antonio Olañeta
objective	preservation of Spanish sovereignty in the Americas ⓘ
opposedBy	insurgent forces ⓘ patriot armies in Spanish America ⓘ revolutionary armies ⓘ
role	defense of colonial rule ⓘ suppression of independence movements ⓘ
timePeriod	early 19th century ⓘ
usedInTerritory	Captaincy General of Chile ⓘ Captaincy General of Guatemala ⓘ linked to: Guatemala Captaincy General Captaincy General of Venezuela ⓘ Cuba ⓘ New Spain ⓘ linked to: Viceroyalty of New Spain Philippines ⓘ Viceroyalty of New Granada ⓘ Viceroyalty of Peru ⓘ Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata ⓘ

How these facts were elicited