Fort Velasco site
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The Fort Velasco site is a historic location in Jones Creek, Texas, marking the former Mexican fort that played a key role in early conflicts leading up to the Texas Revolution.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fort Velasco | 1 |
| Fort Velasco site canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13142480 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fort Velasco site Context triple: [Jones Creek, Texas, hasHistoricalSite, Fort Velasco site]
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A.
Fort McKavett State Historic Site
Fort McKavett State Historic Site is a preserved 19th-century U.S. Army frontier fort in Texas that interprets military and settlement history on the western frontier.
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B.
Fort Stockton
Fort Stockton is a small historic city in Pecos County, West Texas, known for its frontier military fort, desert landscape, and role as a regional service and transportation hub.
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C.
Fort Pilar
Fort Pilar is a historic 17th-century Spanish military fortress and Catholic shrine in Zamboanga City, Philippines, known as a symbol of the city’s colonial past and religious devotion.
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D.
Fort Concho, Texas
Fort Concho, Texas is a historic 19th-century U.S. Army frontier post in San Angelo that played a key role in protecting West Texas during the Indian Wars and is now preserved as a National Historic Landmark.
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E.
Fort Dobbs State Historic Site
Fort Dobbs State Historic Site is a reconstructed French and Indian War-era frontier fort and museum in North Carolina that interprets colonial military history and frontier life.
- 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: Fort Velasco site Target entity description: The Fort Velasco site is a historic location in Jones Creek, Texas, marking the former Mexican fort that played a key role in early conflicts leading up to the Texas Revolution.
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A.
Fort McKavett State Historic Site
Fort McKavett State Historic Site is a preserved 19th-century U.S. Army frontier fort in Texas that interprets military and settlement history on the western frontier.
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B.
Fort Stockton
Fort Stockton is a small historic city in Pecos County, West Texas, known for its frontier military fort, desert landscape, and role as a regional service and transportation hub.
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C.
Fort Pilar
Fort Pilar is a historic 17th-century Spanish military fortress and Catholic shrine in Zamboanga City, Philippines, known as a symbol of the city’s colonial past and religious devotion.
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D.
Fort Concho, Texas
Fort Concho, Texas is a historic 19th-century U.S. Army frontier post in San Angelo that played a key role in protecting West Texas during the Indian Wars and is now preserved as a National Historic Landmark.
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E.
Fort Dobbs State Historic Site
Fort Dobbs State Historic Site is a reconstructed French and Indian War-era frontier fort and museum in North Carolina that interprets colonial military history and frontier life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
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historic site ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Mexican Army
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Texian settlers ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
Battle of Velasco
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Texas Revolution ⓘ |
| category |
Mexican Texas historic site
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Texas Revolution historic site ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem | geographic coordinates ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| county |
Brazoria County
ⓘ
linked to:
Brazoria County, Texas
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| currentUse | commemorative historic location ⓘ |
| era | Mexican Texas period ⓘ |
| governingBody | local authorities of Jones Creek, Texas ⓘ |
| hasHeritageDesignation | Recorded Texas Historic Landmark ⓘ |
| hasMarker | Texas state historical marker ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationBy | Texas Historical Commission ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Brazoria County, Texas
ⓘ
Jones Creek, Texas ⓘ Texas ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| namedAfter |
Fort Velasco
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linked to:
Fort Velasco site
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| near |
Gulf of Mexico
ⓘ
mouth of the Brazos River ⓘ |
| partOf | early Mexican military defenses along the Texas coast ⓘ |
| significance |
associated with Battle of Velasco (1832)
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associated with early conflicts leading up to the Texas Revolution ⓘ marks location of former Mexican fort Fort Velasco ⓘ |
| state | Texas ⓘ |
| tourism | local heritage tourism attraction ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fort Velasco site Description of subject: The Fort Velasco site is a historic location in Jones Creek, Texas, marking the former Mexican fort that played a key role in early conflicts leading up to the Texas Revolution.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Fort Velasco site