Battle of Acapulco (1813)
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The Battle of Acapulco (1813) was a key engagement during the Mexican War of Independence in which insurgent forces sought to wrest control of the strategic Pacific port of Acapulco from Spanish royalist rule.
All labels observed (1)
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| Battle of Acapulco (1813) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11180297 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Battle of Acapulco (1813) Context triple: [Insurgent Army (Mexican War of Independence), notableBattle, Battle of Acapulco (1813)]
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A.
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.
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Battle of Cerro Gordo
The Battle of Cerro Gordo was a pivotal 1847 engagement in which U.S. forces under General Winfield Scott outflanked and decisively defeated Mexican troops defending the road to Mexico City.
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C.
Battle of Rio San Gabriel
The Battle of Rio San Gabriel was an 1847 engagement of the Mexican–American War in which U.S. forces secured a key victory near Los Angeles, helping to establish control over Southern California.
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D.
Battle of Camino Real
The Battle of Camino Real was a significant military engagement during Ecuador’s struggle to break free from Spanish colonial rule in the early 19th century.
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E.
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.
- 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 Acapulco (1813) Target entity description: The Battle of Acapulco (1813) was a key engagement during the Mexican War of Independence in which insurgent forces sought to wrest control of the strategic Pacific port of Acapulco from Spanish royalist rule.
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A.
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.
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B.
Battle of Cerro Gordo
The Battle of Cerro Gordo was a pivotal 1847 engagement in which U.S. forces under General Winfield Scott outflanked and decisively defeated Mexican troops defending the road to Mexico City.
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C.
Battle of Rio San Gabriel
The Battle of Rio San Gabriel was an 1847 engagement of the Mexican–American War in which U.S. forces secured a key victory near Los Angeles, helping to establish control over Southern California.
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D.
Battle of Camino Real
The Battle of Camino Real was a significant military engagement during Ecuador’s struggle to break free from Spanish colonial rule in the early 19th century.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Mexican insurgent forces
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Spanish royalist forces ⓘ |
| conflict | Mexican War of Independence ⓘ |
| consequence |
strengthening of insurgent strategic position in southern New Spain
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weakening of Spanish royalist control on the Pacific coast of New Spain ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| date | 1813 ⓘ |
| goal |
to capture the port of Acapulco
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to expel Spanish royalist control from Acapulco ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Latin American wars of independence
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Spanish colonial rule in New Spain ⓘ |
| location |
Acapulco
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Acapulco, Guerrero ⓘ
linked to:
Acapulco de Juárez
Viceroyalty of New Spain ⓘ |
| partOf | Mexican War of Independence ⓘ |
| portType | Pacific Ocean port ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Siege of Acapulco ⓘ |
| result |
capture of Acapulco by insurgent forces
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insurgent victory ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
access to Pacific maritime trade routes
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control of a major Pacific port ⓘ |
| theaterOfWar |
Pacific coast of New Spain
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linked to:
Pacific coast of North America
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| timePeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Acapulco (1813) Description of subject: The Battle of Acapulco (1813) was a key engagement during the Mexican War of Independence in which insurgent forces sought to wrest control of the strategic Pacific port of Acapulco from Spanish royalist rule.
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