Los Macheteros
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Los Macheteros was a clandestine Puerto Rican pro-independence militant organization known for armed actions and attacks against U.S. military and economic targets.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Los Macheteros canonical | 3 |
| Macheteros | 1 |
| The Machete Wielders | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11206372 — 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: Los Macheteros Context triple: [Filiberto Ojeda Ríos, memberOf, Los Macheteros]
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A.
Patria o Muerte
Patria o Muerte is a famous Cuban revolutionary slogan meaning "Homeland or Death," closely associated with Fidel Castro and the post-1959 Cuban state.
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B.
La Violencia
La Violencia was a brutal mid-20th-century civil conflict in Colombia marked by widespread partisan violence between Liberal and Conservative factions, resulting in hundreds of thousands of deaths and profound social upheaval.
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C.
Los Cochinos
Los Cochinos is a 1973 comedy album by Cheech & Chong known for its satirical sketches and stoner humor.
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D.
Las Rosas
Las Rosas is a Madrid Metro station serving the Las Rosas neighborhood in the San Blas-Canillejas district of Madrid, Spain.
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E.
Las Rosas
Las Rosas is a settlement located within the municipality of El Rosario, likely a small town or village in a Spanish-speaking region.
- 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: Los Macheteros Target entity description: Los Macheteros was a clandestine Puerto Rican pro-independence militant organization known for armed actions and attacks against U.S. military and economic targets.
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A.
Patria o Muerte
Patria o Muerte is a famous Cuban revolutionary slogan meaning "Homeland or Death," closely associated with Fidel Castro and the post-1959 Cuban state.
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B.
La Violencia
La Violencia was a brutal mid-20th-century civil conflict in Colombia marked by widespread partisan violence between Liberal and Conservative factions, resulting in hundreds of thousands of deaths and profound social upheaval.
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C.
Los Cochinos
Los Cochinos is a 1973 comedy album by Cheech & Chong known for its satirical sketches and stoner humor.
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D.
Las Rosas
Las Rosas is a Madrid Metro station serving the Las Rosas neighborhood in the San Blas-Canillejas district of Madrid, Spain.
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E.
Las Rosas
Las Rosas is a settlement located within the municipality of El Rosario, likely a small town or village in a Spanish-speaking region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Puerto Rican pro-independence group
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clandestine organization ⓘ militant organization ⓘ |
| activeIn |
Puerto Rico
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| associatedWith |
FALN (Fuerzas Armadas de Liberación Nacional Puertorriqueña)
ⓘ
Puerto Rican independence movement ⓘ |
| claimedResponsibilityFor |
attacks on U.S. military aircraft in Puerto Rico
ⓘ
bombings of U.S.-linked economic targets in Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| classification | non-state armed group ⓘ |
| consideredAs | terrorist organization by U.S. authorities ⓘ |
| country | Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| financingMethod | bank and armored truck robberies ⓘ |
| foundedInPeriod | late 1970s ⓘ |
| ideology |
Puerto Rican independence
ⓘ
anti-imperialism ⓘ |
| leader | Filiberto Ojeda Ríos ⓘ |
| mediaPortrayal |
described as freedom fighters by some Puerto Rican nationalists
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described as terrorists by U.S. media ⓘ |
| motive | end U.S. control over Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| notableAttack |
1981 Muñiz Air National Guard Base attack
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Wells Fargo depot robbery in Hartford ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
FBI manhunt for Filiberto Ojeda Ríos
ⓘ
FBI raid in Hormigueros in 2005 resulting in death of Filiberto Ojeda Ríos ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
U.S. colonial rule in Puerto Rico
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U.S. military presence in Puerto Rico ⓘ United States government ⓘ |
| organizationType | armed clandestine cell structure ⓘ |
| politicalGoal | independence of Puerto Rico from the United States ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | left-wing nationalist ⓘ |
| region | Caribbean ⓘ |
| securityResponse |
investigated by the FBI
ⓘ
prosecuted in U.S. federal courts ⓘ |
| spokeLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| status | largely inactive ⓘ |
| symbolicNameMeaning |
The Machete Wielders
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linked to:
Los Macheteros
|
| targeted |
U.S. economic targets
ⓘ
U.S. military facilities ⓘ |
| usedTactics |
armed attacks
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bombings ⓘ guerrilla warfare ⓘ robberies ⓘ sabotage ⓘ |
| usedWeapon |
explosives
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firearms ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Los Macheteros Description of subject: Los Macheteros was a clandestine Puerto Rican pro-independence militant organization known for armed actions and attacks against U.S. military and economic targets.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Los Macheteros
subject linked to:
Filiberto
linked to: Los Macheteros
subject linked to:
Ojeda Ríos