Battle of Quebrada del Yuro
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The Battle of Quebrada del Yuro was the final clash in which Bolivian forces ambushed and captured Che Guevara in 1967, effectively ending his guerrilla campaign in Bolivia.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Quebrada del Yuro canonical | 1 |
| Quebrada del Yuro engagement | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Battle of Quebrada del Yuro Context triple: [Bolivian campaign of Che Guevara, notableEvent, Battle of Quebrada del Yuro]
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A.
Battle of Bellavista
The Battle of Bellavista was a key engagement during Chile’s independence wars in which patriot forces defeated royalist defenders on Chiloé Island, helping secure Chilean control over the archipelago.
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B.
Battle of Lagunillas
The Battle of Lagunillas was a mid-16th-century engagement in which Spanish colonial forces fought Mapuche warriors during the early phase of the Arauco War in Chile.
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C.
Battle of Salta
The Battle of Salta was a key 1813 engagement in the Argentine War of Independence in which patriot forces under Manuel Belgrano defeated royalist troops, consolidating revolutionary control in northwestern Argentina.
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D.
Battle of Suipacha
The Battle of Suipacha was an early 1810 patriot victory over Spanish royalist forces in present-day Bolivia that boosted the independence movement in the Río de la Plata region.
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E.
Battle of Marihueñu
The Battle of Marihueñu was a key 1554 confrontation in the Arauco War in which Mapuche forces under Lautaro decisively defeated the Spanish, temporarily halting their advance in southern Chile.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Quebrada del Yuro Target entity description: The Battle of Quebrada del Yuro was the final clash in which Bolivian forces ambushed and captured Che Guevara in 1967, effectively ending his guerrilla campaign in Bolivia.
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A.
Battle of Bellavista
The Battle of Bellavista was a key engagement during Chile’s independence wars in which patriot forces defeated royalist defenders on Chiloé Island, helping secure Chilean control over the archipelago.
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B.
Battle of Lagunillas
The Battle of Lagunillas was a mid-16th-century engagement in which Spanish colonial forces fought Mapuche warriors during the early phase of the Arauco War in Chile.
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C.
Battle of Salta
The Battle of Salta was a key 1813 engagement in the Argentine War of Independence in which patriot forces under Manuel Belgrano defeated royalist troops, consolidating revolutionary control in northwestern Argentina.
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D.
Battle of Suipacha
The Battle of Suipacha was an early 1810 patriot victory over Spanish royalist forces in present-day Bolivia that boosted the independence movement in the Río de la Plata region.
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E.
Battle of Marihueñu
The Battle of Marihueñu was a key 1554 confrontation in the Arauco War in which Mapuche forces under Lautaro decisively defeated the Spanish, temporarily halting their advance in southern Chile.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Quebrada del Yuro engagement
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linked to:
Battle of Quebrada del Yuro
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| ambush | Bolivian forces ambushed Che Guevara’s guerrilla group ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cold War conflicts in Latin America
ⓘ
Cuban-backed revolutionary movements ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Bolivian Armed Forces
ⓘ
National Liberation Army of Bolivia ⓘ
linked to:
Bolivian National Liberation Army (ELN)
guerrilla forces led by Che Guevara ⓘ |
| cause | Bolivian government effort to crush guerrilla insurgency ⓘ |
| chronologicalOrder | final major engagement of Che Guevara’s Bolivian campaign ⓘ |
| combatantRole |
Bolivian Army as counterinsurgency force
ⓘ
Che Guevara as guerrilla leader ⓘ |
| commander |
Che Guevara
ⓘ
Gary Prado Salmón ⓘ |
| conflict | Bolivian campaign of Che Guevara ⓘ |
| country | Bolivia ⓘ |
| date | 1967-10-08 ⓘ |
| followedBy | execution of Che Guevara in La Higuera ⓘ |
| geographicalFeature | took place in a ravine (quebrada) ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
1960s Latin American insurgencies
ⓘ
Cold War ⓘ |
| involvesOrganization |
Bolivian Army
ⓘ
National Liberation Army of Bolivia ⓘ
linked to:
Bolivian National Liberation Army (ELN)
|
| involvesPerson |
Che Guevara
ⓘ
Gary Prado Salmón ⓘ |
| legacy | symbolic end of Che Guevara’s active revolutionary career ⓘ |
| location | Quebrada del Yuro ⓘ |
| militaryObjective | neutralization of Che Guevara’s guerrilla band ⓘ |
| near |
La Higuera, Bolivia
ⓘ
linked to:
La Higuera, Vallegrande, Bolivia
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| opponentCommander |
Che Guevara
ⓘ
Gary Prado Salmón ⓘ |
| outcomeForCheGuevara | wounded and captured ⓘ |
| partOf |
Che Guevara insurgency in Bolivia
ⓘ
linked to:
Bolivian campaign of Che Guevara
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| precededBy | earlier skirmishes in Che Guevara’s Bolivian campaign ⓘ |
| primaryTarget | Che Guevara’s guerrilla foco ⓘ |
| province | Santa Cruz Department ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Che Guevara’s execution on 1967-10-09 ⓘ |
| relatedPlace | La Higuera schoolhouse ⓘ |
| result |
Bolivian government victory
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capture of Che Guevara ⓘ end of Che Guevara’s Bolivian guerrilla campaign ⓘ |
| significance |
final clash of Che Guevara’s Bolivian guerrilla campaign
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led to international attention on Che Guevara’s capture ⓘ |
| tacticalSituation | Bolivian forces held superior numbers and intelligence ⓘ |
| typeOfWarfare | guerrilla warfare ⓘ |
| year | 1967 ⓘ |
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Referenced by (2)
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linked to: Battle of Quebrada del Yuro