Battle of Valladolid (1811)

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battle military engagement

The Battle of Valladolid (1811) was a key engagement during the Mexican War of Independence in which insurgent forces clashed with Spanish royalist troops in the city of Valladolid (now Morelia), reflecting the growing strength and organization of the independence movement.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Battle of Valladolid (1811) canonical	1
Battle of Valladolid (1813)	1
Battle of Valladolid, Michoacán (1811)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11180295 — 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 Valladolid (1811)
Context triple: [Insurgent Army (Mexican War of Independence), notableBattle, Battle of Valladolid (1811)]

A. Siege of Badajoz (1812)
The Siege of Badajoz (1812) was a brutal and strategically crucial Peninsular War assault in which British and Portuguese forces under Wellington captured the heavily fortified Spanish border city from the French, paving the way for later Allied advances into Spain.
B. Battle of Cepeda (1820)
The Battle of Cepeda (1820) was a key early clash in Argentina’s civil conflicts in which federalist forces defeated the centralist government, leading to the collapse of the national authority based in Buenos Aires.
C. Second Siege of Badajoz (1811)
The Second Siege of Badajoz (1811) was a failed British-Portuguese attempt during the Peninsular War to capture the heavily fortified Spanish border city of Badajoz from French control.
D. Battle of Guanajuato (1810)
The Battle of Guanajuato (1810) was an early and pivotal clash in the Mexican War of Independence, in which insurgent forces led by Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla captured the city of Guanajuato from Spanish colonial authorities.
E. Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo (1812)
The Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo (1812) was a major Peninsular War operation in which British and Portuguese forces under the Duke of Wellington swiftly captured the French-held fortress town of Ciudad Rodrigo, opening the way for the Allied advance into Spain.
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 Valladolid (1811)
Target entity description: The Battle of Valladolid (1811) was a key engagement during the Mexican War of Independence in which insurgent forces clashed with Spanish royalist troops in the city of Valladolid (now Morelia), reflecting the growing strength and organization of the independence movement.

A. Siege of Badajoz (1812)
The Siege of Badajoz (1812) was a brutal and strategically crucial Peninsular War assault in which British and Portuguese forces under Wellington captured the heavily fortified Spanish border city from the French, paving the way for later Allied advances into Spain.
B. Battle of Cepeda (1820)
The Battle of Cepeda (1820) was a key early clash in Argentina’s civil conflicts in which federalist forces defeated the centralist government, leading to the collapse of the national authority based in Buenos Aires.
C. Second Siege of Badajoz (1811)
The Second Siege of Badajoz (1811) was a failed British-Portuguese attempt during the Peninsular War to capture the heavily fortified Spanish border city of Badajoz from French control.
D. Battle of Guanajuato (1810)
The Battle of Guanajuato (1810) was an early and pivotal clash in the Mexican War of Independence, in which insurgent forces led by Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla captured the city of Guanajuato from Spanish colonial authorities.
E. Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo (1812)
The Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo (1812) was a major Peninsular War operation in which British and Portuguese forces under the Duke of Wellington swiftly captured the French-held fortress town of Ciudad Rodrigo, opening the way for the Allied advance into Spain.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (30)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ military engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Valladolid, Michoacán (1811) ⓘ linked to: Battle of Valladolid (1811)
chronologicalPosition	early phase of the Mexican War of Independence ⓘ
conflict	Mexican War of Independence ⓘ
conflictType	colonial war battle ⓘ
country	Viceroyalty of New Spain ⓘ
date	1811 ⓘ
era	19th century ⓘ Age of Revolutions ⓘ
hasCombatant	Mexican insurgent forces ⓘ Spanish royalist troops ⓘ
hasLanguageContext	Spanish ⓘ
historicalRegion	New Spain ⓘ linked to: Viceroyalty of New Spain
location	Morelia ⓘ Valladolid ⓘ
opponent	Mexican insurgent forces vs Spanish royalist troops ⓘ
partOf	Mexican War of Independence ⓘ
presentDayLocation	Mexico ⓘ Michoacán ⓘ
relatedTo	Mexican War of Independence ⓘ Spanish colonial rule in New Spain ⓘ history of Morelia ⓘ
result	Spanish royalist victory ⓘ
side	insurgents ⓘ royalists ⓘ
significance	demonstrated increasing organization of insurgent forces ⓘ reflected the growing strength of the Mexican independence movement ⓘ
tookPlaceIn	city of Valladolid ⓘ urban area ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Insurgent Army (Mexican War of Independence) → notableBattle → Battle of Valladolid (1811) ⓘ

Mariano Matamoros → foughtIn → Battle of Valladolid (1813) ⓘ

linked to: Battle of Valladolid (1811)

Battle of Valladolid (1811) → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Valladolid, Michoacán (1811) ⓘ