Pernambucan Insurrection
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The Pernambucan Insurrection was a 17th-century colonial revolt in Brazil in which Portuguese forces and local settlers expelled the Dutch from the Captaincy of Pernambuco, helping to end Dutch rule in northeastern Brazil.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Insurreição Pernambucana | 1 |
| Pernambucan Insurrection canonical | 1 |
| Pernambuco Insurrection | 1 |
| Praieira Revolt | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9070006 — 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: Pernambucan Insurrection Context triple: [Captaincy of Pernambuco, hasRebellion, Pernambucan Insurrection]
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A.
Balaiada revolt
The Balaiada revolt was a popular 19th-century uprising in Maranhão, Brazil, driven by social and economic grievances among marginalized groups against regional elites and the central government.
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B.
Sabinada revolt
The Sabinada revolt was a regional separatist uprising in Bahia, Brazil (1837–1838), in which middle-class rebels briefly declared an independent Bahian republic in opposition to the central imperial government during the Regency period.
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C.
Malê revolt
The Malê revolt was an 1835 slave uprising in Salvador, Bahia, led primarily by Muslim African slaves, and is considered one of the most significant urban slave rebellions in Brazilian history.
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D.
Uva Rebellion
The Uva Rebellion was an 1817–1818 uprising in Sri Lanka’s Uva Province in which Kandyan chiefs and local communities resisted British colonial rule following the fall of the Kingdom of Kandy.
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E.
Canton Uprising
The Canton Uprising was a short-lived communist-led insurrection in Guangzhou in December 1927, aimed at establishing a soviet government during China’s revolutionary turmoil.
- 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: Pernambucan Insurrection Target entity description: The Pernambucan Insurrection was a 17th-century colonial revolt in Brazil in which Portuguese forces and local settlers expelled the Dutch from the Captaincy of Pernambuco, helping to end Dutch rule in northeastern Brazil.
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A.
Balaiada revolt
The Balaiada revolt was a popular 19th-century uprising in Maranhão, Brazil, driven by social and economic grievances among marginalized groups against regional elites and the central government.
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B.
Sabinada revolt
The Sabinada revolt was a regional separatist uprising in Bahia, Brazil (1837–1838), in which middle-class rebels briefly declared an independent Bahian republic in opposition to the central imperial government during the Regency period.
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C.
Malê revolt
The Malê revolt was an 1835 slave uprising in Salvador, Bahia, led primarily by Muslim African slaves, and is considered one of the most significant urban slave rebellions in Brazilian history.
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D.
Uva Rebellion
The Uva Rebellion was an 1817–1818 uprising in Sri Lanka’s Uva Province in which Kandyan chiefs and local communities resisted British colonial rule following the fall of the Kingdom of Kandy.
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E.
Canton Uprising
The Canton Uprising was a short-lived communist-led insurrection in Guangzhou in December 1927, aimed at establishing a soviet government during China’s revolutionary turmoil.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial revolt
ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ war of independence ⓘ |
| aftermath | formal Dutch recognition of Portuguese control over Brazil in later treaties ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Insurreição Pernambucana
ⓘ
linked to:
Pernambucan Insurrection
War of Divine Liberation ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Captaincy of Pernambuco ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Dutch Republic
ⓘ
Dutch West India Company ⓘ Dutch colonial forces in Brazil ⓘ Luso-Brazilian settlers ⓘ Portuguese Empire ⓘ indigenous allies of the Portuguese ⓘ |
| chronologyWithinConflict | late phase of the Dutch–Portuguese War in Brazil ⓘ |
| conflict | Dutch–Portuguese War ⓘ |
| country |
Colonial Brazil
ⓘ
linked to:
Portuguese America
|
| describedBySource | Brazilian colonial historiography ⓘ |
| endTime | 1654 ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Dutch occupation of northeastern Brazil
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Portuguese and Luso-Brazilian resistance to Dutch rule ⓘ economic disputes over sugar production and trade ⓘ religious tensions between Catholics and Calvinists ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
consolidation of Portuguese control over the sugar economy in Pernambuco
ⓘ
decline of Dutch colonial ambitions in Brazil ⓘ strengthening of Portuguese colonial presence in Brazil ⓘ |
| hasPart |
First Battle of Guararapes
ⓘ
linked to:
Battles of Guararapes
Second Battle of Guararapes ⓘ
linked to:
Battles of Guararapes
|
| historicalPeriod | 17th century ⓘ |
| involves |
Afro-Brazilian militias
ⓘ
linked to:
Brazilian militias
Luso-Brazilian landowners ⓘ indigenous Brazilian warriors ⓘ |
| location |
Captaincy of Pernambuco
ⓘ
Olinda ⓘ Recife ⓘ northeastern Brazil ⓘ |
| opponent | Dutch governor in Brazil ⓘ |
| partOf | Dutch–Portuguese War ⓘ |
| religiousAspect | Catholic resistance to Dutch Calvinist influence ⓘ |
| result |
end of Dutch rule in most of northeastern Brazil
ⓘ
expulsion of the Dutch from Pernambuco ⓘ restoration of Portuguese control over Pernambuco ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Portuguese victory at the Battles of Guararapes
ⓘ
siege of Recife ⓘ |
| significantPerson |
André Vidal de Negreiros
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Felipe Camarão ⓘ Henrique Dias ⓘ João Fernandes Vieira ⓘ |
| startTime | 1645 ⓘ |
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Subject: Pernambucan Insurrection Description of subject: The Pernambucan Insurrection was a 17th-century colonial revolt in Brazil in which Portuguese forces and local settlers expelled the Dutch from the Captaincy of Pernambuco, helping to end Dutch rule in northeastern Brazil.
Referenced by (4)
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linked to: Pernambucan Insurrection
linked to: Pernambucan Insurrection
linked to: Pernambucan Insurrection