Battle of Montes Claros
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The Battle of Montes Claros was a decisive 1665 clash in which Portuguese forces defeated Spain, effectively securing Portugal’s independence in the final phase of the Portuguese Restoration War.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Montes Claros canonical | 3 |
| Batalha de Montes Claros | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2762033 — 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 Montes Claros Context triple: [Portuguese Restoration War, keyEvent, Battle of Montes Claros]
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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.
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Battle of Pirajá
The Battle of Pirajá was a key 1822–1823 military engagement near Salvador, Bahia, that helped secure Brazil’s independence from Portuguese rule.
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Battle of Las Mercedes
The Battle of Las Mercedes was a 1958 engagement in Cuba’s Sierra Maestra in which Fidel Castro’s rebel forces clashed with Batista’s army during the final phase of the Cuban Revolution.
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Battle of La Mesa
The Battle of La Mesa was the final major land engagement of the Mexican–American War in California, securing U.S. control over the Los Angeles area in January 1847.
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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.
- 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 Montes Claros Target entity description: The Battle of Montes Claros was a decisive 1665 clash in which Portuguese forces defeated Spain, effectively securing Portugal’s independence in the final phase of the Portuguese Restoration War.
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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.
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B.
Battle of Pirajá
The Battle of Pirajá was a key 1822–1823 military engagement near Salvador, Bahia, that helped secure Brazil’s independence from Portuguese rule.
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C.
Battle of Las Mercedes
The Battle of Las Mercedes was a 1958 engagement in Cuba’s Sierra Maestra in which Fidel Castro’s rebel forces clashed with Batista’s army during the final phase of the Cuban Revolution.
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D.
Battle of La Mesa
The Battle of La Mesa was the final major land engagement of the Mexican–American War in California, securing U.S. control over the Los Angeles area in January 1847.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battle of Montes Claros Description of subject: The Battle of Montes Claros was a decisive 1665 clash in which Portuguese forces defeated Spain, effectively securing Portugal’s independence in the final phase of the Portuguese Restoration War.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Battle of Montes Claros