Colombia’s Independence Day
E521755
Colombia’s Independence Day is the national holiday celebrated on July 20 to mark the country’s declaration of independence from Spanish colonial rule in 1810.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Día de la Independencia de Colombia | 3 |
| Colombia’s Independence Day canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5450365 — 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: Colombia’s Independence Day Context triple: [Revolution of July 20, 1810, commemoratedOn, Colombia’s Independence Day]
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A.
Venezuela Independence Day
Venezuela Independence Day is the national holiday celebrated on July 5 to mark the country’s declaration of independence from Spanish colonial rule in 1811.
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B.
Día de la Independencia de Quito
Día de la Independencia de Quito is a national holiday in Ecuador that celebrates Quito’s early 19th-century uprising against Spanish colonial rule, regarded as a key milestone in the country’s independence movement.
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C.
Pichincha Day
Pichincha Day is a national holiday in Ecuador that celebrates the country’s independence victory achieved in the 1822 Battle of Pichincha.
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D.
Mexican Independence Day
Mexican Independence Day is a national holiday in Mexico celebrated on September 16 to commemorate the start of the country’s war of independence from Spain, marked by patriotic festivities and the reenactment of the “Grito de Independencia.”
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E.
Día del Primer Grito de Independencia
Día del Primer Grito de Independencia is a national holiday in Ecuador that commemorates the 1809 uprising in Quito considered the beginning of the country’s struggle 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: Colombia’s Independence Day Target entity description: Colombia’s Independence Day is the national holiday celebrated on July 20 to mark the country’s declaration of independence from Spanish colonial rule in 1810.
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A.
Venezuela Independence Day
Venezuela Independence Day is the national holiday celebrated on July 5 to mark the country’s declaration of independence from Spanish colonial rule in 1811.
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B.
Día de la Independencia de Quito
Día de la Independencia de Quito is a national holiday in Ecuador that celebrates Quito’s early 19th-century uprising against Spanish colonial rule, regarded as a key milestone in the country’s independence movement.
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C.
Pichincha Day
Pichincha Day is a national holiday in Ecuador that celebrates the country’s independence victory achieved in the 1822 Battle of Pichincha.
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D.
Mexican Independence Day
Mexican Independence Day is a national holiday in Mexico celebrated on September 16 to commemorate the start of the country’s war of independence from Spain, marked by patriotic festivities and the reenactment of the “Grito de Independencia.”
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E.
Día del Primer Grito de Independencia
Día del Primer Grito de Independencia is a national holiday in Ecuador that commemorates the 1809 uprising in Quito considered the beginning of the country’s struggle for independence from Spanish rule.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
national holiday
ⓘ
public holiday ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Día de la Independencia de Colombia
ⓘ
linked to:
Colombia’s Independence Day
Veinte de Julio ⓘ |
| colonialPowerInvolved |
Spain
ⓘ
Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Colombia’s declaration of independence
ⓘ
events of July 20, 1810 in Bogotá ⓘ independence from Spanish colonial rule ⓘ |
| country | Colombia ⓘ |
| date | July 20 ⓘ |
| day | 20 ⓘ |
| dayOfYear | July 20 ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| historicalEventDate | July 20, 1810 ⓘ |
| historicalEventYear | 1810 ⓘ |
| holidayCategory | national days of independence ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Spanish ⓘ |
| legalStatus | official public holiday in Colombia ⓘ |
| locationOfHistoricalEvent | Bogotá ⓘ |
| mainCityOfCelebration | Bogotá ⓘ |
| month | July ⓘ |
| nationalSignificance | marks the beginning of Colombia’s independence process ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Colombian diaspora
ⓘ
citizens of Colombia ⓘ |
| recurrence | every year ⓘ |
| region | Latin America ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Colombian War of Independence
ⓘ
Latin American wars of independence ⓘ
linked to:
Latin American independence movements
Simón Bolívar ⓘ |
| sectorClosures |
government offices closed
ⓘ
many businesses closed ⓘ most schools closed ⓘ |
| symbol |
Flag of Colombia
ⓘ
linked to:
flag of Colombia
national anthem of Colombia ⓘ |
| theme |
end of colonial rule
ⓘ
national sovereignty ⓘ patriotism ⓘ |
| timePeriodCelebrated | since 1810 ⓘ |
| typeOfCelebration | civic celebration ⓘ |
| typicalActivities |
civic parades
ⓘ
concerts ⓘ cultural events ⓘ fireworks ⓘ flag hoisting ceremonies ⓘ military parades ⓘ official speeches ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Colombia’s Independence Day Description of subject: Colombia’s Independence Day is the national holiday celebrated on July 20 to mark the country’s declaration of independence from Spanish colonial rule in 1810.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Colombia’s Independence Day
linked to: Colombia’s Independence Day
linked to: Colombia’s Independence Day