Southern campaign of the Mexican War of Independence

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insurgent campaign military campaign

The Southern campaign of the Mexican War of Independence was a key series of insurgent military operations in southern New Spain, led largely by figures like Vicente Guerrero, that helped secure Mexico’s eventual independence from Spanish rule.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Mexican War of Independence campaigns in Guerrero	1
Morelos campaign	1
Southern campaign of the Mexican War of Independence canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2314682 — 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: Southern campaign of the Mexican War of Independence
Context triple: [Vicente Guerrero, participantIn, Southern campaign of the Mexican War of Independence]

A. New Mexico Campaign
The New Mexico Campaign was a U.S. military operation during the Mexican–American War aimed at seizing control of the New Mexico Territory from Mexican authority.
B. Californian campaign of the Mexican–American War
The Californian campaign of the Mexican–American War was the series of military operations in 1846–1847 through which United States forces seized control of Mexican Alta California, paving the way for California’s eventual annexation.
C. Siege of Bexar
The Siege of Bexar was a key early campaign of the Texas Revolution in late 1835, in which Texian forces captured San Antonio from Mexican troops, setting the stage for subsequent battles like the Alamo.
D. Battle of Camino Real
The Battle of Camino Real was a significant military engagement during Ecuador’s struggle to break free from Spanish colonial rule in the early 19th century.
E. Siege of Veracruz
The Siege of Veracruz was a pivotal 1847 U.S. amphibious assault and bombardment of the Mexican port city of Veracruz that opened the road to Mexico City during the Mexican–American War.
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: Southern campaign of the Mexican War of Independence
Target entity description: The Southern campaign of the Mexican War of Independence was a key series of insurgent military operations in southern New Spain, led largely by figures like Vicente Guerrero, that helped secure Mexico’s eventual independence from Spanish rule.

A. New Mexico Campaign
The New Mexico Campaign was a U.S. military operation during the Mexican–American War aimed at seizing control of the New Mexico Territory from Mexican authority.
B. Californian campaign of the Mexican–American War
The Californian campaign of the Mexican–American War was the series of military operations in 1846–1847 through which United States forces seized control of Mexican Alta California, paving the way for California’s eventual annexation.
C. Siege of Bexar
The Siege of Bexar was a key early campaign of the Texas Revolution in late 1835, in which Texian forces captured San Antonio from Mexican troops, setting the stage for subsequent battles like the Alamo.
D. Battle of Camino Real
The Battle of Camino Real was a significant military engagement during Ecuador’s struggle to break free from Spanish colonial rule in the early 19th century.
E. Siege of Veracruz
The Siege of Veracruz was a pivotal 1847 U.S. amphibious assault and bombardment of the Mexican port city of Veracruz that opened the road to Mexico City during the Mexican–American War.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	insurgent campaign ⓘ military campaign ⓘ
belligerent	Mexican insurgents ⓘ royalist army of New Spain ⓘ linked to: Royalist forces in New Spain
commander	Hermenegildo Galeana ⓘ José María Morelos y Pavón ⓘ Juan Álvarez ⓘ Pedro Ascencio de Alquisiras ⓘ Valerio Trujano ⓘ Vicente Guerrero ⓘ
conflict	Mexican War of Independence ⓘ
contributedTo	final collapse of Spanish rule in Mexico ⓘ success of the Plan of Iguala ⓘ
country	Viceroyalty of New Spain ⓘ
endDate	1821 ⓘ
historicalSignificance	ensured continuity of the independence movement after early insurgent defeats ⓘ provided military leverage that forced negotiations between Guerrero and Iturbide ⓘ
influenced	formation of the Army of the Three Guarantees ⓘ
keyFigure	Agustín de Iturbide ⓘ José María Morelos y Pavón ⓘ Vicente Guerrero ⓘ
location	present-day southern Mexico ⓘ southern New Spain ⓘ
notableRegion	Costa Chica ⓘ Sierra Madre del Sur ⓘ Tierra Caliente ⓘ linked to: Tierra Caliente region parts of Oaxaca ⓘ parts of Puebla ⓘ present-day state of Guerrero ⓘ
opponent	Spanish Empire ⓘ royalist forces of New Spain ⓘ
partOf	Mexican War of Independence ⓘ
relatedEvent	Abrazo de Acatempan ⓘ Plan of Iguala ⓘ
result	Mexican victory ⓘ consolidation of insurgent control in southern New Spain ⓘ withdrawal of Spanish authority from Mexico ⓘ
royalistCommander	Agustín de Iturbide ⓘ Ciriaco del Llano ⓘ José Gabriel de Armijo ⓘ
significantPhase	1811–1815 ⓘ 1816–1821 ⓘ
startDate	1811 ⓘ
strategicImportance	maintained a persistent insurgent stronghold after defeats in central Mexico ⓘ secured key routes between the south and central Mexico ⓘ
supportedBy	Afro-descendant communities on the Pacific coast ⓘ indigenous communities ⓘ rural mestizo populations ⓘ
tactics	control of mountain passes and difficult terrain ⓘ guerrilla warfare ⓘ hit-and-run attacks ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Vicente Guerrero → participantIn → Southern campaign of the Mexican War of Independence ⓘ

Hidalgo insurgency → followedBy → Morelos campaign ⓘ

linked to: Southern campaign of the Mexican War of Independence

Battle of El Veladero → relatedTo → Mexican War of Independence campaigns in Guerrero ⓘ