coat of arms of Castile and León
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The coat of arms of Castile and León is a heraldic emblem combining a castle and a lion that symbolizes the historic union of the medieval kingdoms of Castile and León in Spain.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| coat of arms of Castile and León canonical | 3 |
| arms of Castile (gules a castle or with three towers) | 1 |
| coat of arms of Salamanca | 1 |
| early Castilian coat of arms | 1 |
| escudo de Castilla y León | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13284556 — 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: coat of arms of Castile and León Context triple: [Flag of Castile and León, basedOn, coat of arms of Castile and León]
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A.
coat of arms of Castile-La Mancha
The coat of arms of Castile-La Mancha is the official heraldic emblem of this autonomous community in central Spain, symbolizing its historical territories and regional identity.
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B.
Coat of arms of Spain
The Coat of arms of Spain is the national heraldic emblem featuring symbols of the historic Spanish kingdoms and the royal crown, representing the unity and sovereignty of the Spanish state.
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C.
Coat of arms of Aragon
The Coat of arms of Aragon is a historic heraldic emblem of the Spanish autonomous community of Aragon, featuring quartered symbols that reflect its medieval kingdoms, dynastic unions, and regional identity.
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D.
coat of arms of Extremadura
The coat of arms of Extremadura is the official heraldic emblem representing Spain’s autonomous community of Extremadura, reflecting its historical kingdoms and regional identity.
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E.
Coat of arms of Andalusia
The Coat of arms of Andalusia is the official heraldic emblem of the Spanish autonomous community of Andalusia, featuring Hercules between two lions and columns with the motto “Andalucía por sí, para España y la Humanidad.”
- 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: coat of arms of Castile and León Target entity description: The coat of arms of Castile and León is a heraldic emblem combining a castle and a lion that symbolizes the historic union of the medieval kingdoms of Castile and León in Spain.
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A.
coat of arms of Castile-La Mancha
The coat of arms of Castile-La Mancha is the official heraldic emblem of this autonomous community in central Spain, symbolizing its historical territories and regional identity.
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B.
Coat of arms of Spain
The Coat of arms of Spain is the national heraldic emblem featuring symbols of the historic Spanish kingdoms and the royal crown, representing the unity and sovereignty of the Spanish state.
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C.
Coat of arms of Aragon
The Coat of arms of Aragon is a historic heraldic emblem of the Spanish autonomous community of Aragon, featuring quartered symbols that reflect its medieval kingdoms, dynastic unions, and regional identity.
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D.
coat of arms of Extremadura
The coat of arms of Extremadura is the official heraldic emblem representing Spain’s autonomous community of Extremadura, reflecting its historical kingdoms and regional identity.
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E.
Coat of arms of Andalusia
The Coat of arms of Andalusia is the official heraldic emblem of the Spanish autonomous community of Andalusia, featuring Hercules between two lions and columns with the motto “Andalucía por sí, para España y la Humanidad.”
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coat of arms
ⓘ
heraldic emblem ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
escudo de Castilla y León
ⓘ
linked to:
coat of arms of Castile and León
|
| associatedWith |
Kingdom of Castile
ⓘ
linked to:
Christian kingdom of Castile
Kingdom of León ⓘ |
| castleFeatures | three-towered castle ⓘ |
| castleRepresents |
Kingdom of Castile
ⓘ
linked to:
Castile
|
| colorOfCastleField | gules (red) ⓘ |
| colorOfLionField | argent (silver/white) ⓘ |
| containsHeraldicCharge |
castle
ⓘ
lion ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| fieldDivision | quarterly ⓘ |
| firstQuarter | castle of Castile ⓘ |
| fourthQuarter | lion of León ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
icon of Spanish heraldry
ⓘ
symbol of medieval Spanish monarchy ⓘ |
| hasElement |
golden castle
ⓘ
purple lion ⓘ |
| influenced | later royal arms of Spain ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Spanish ⓘ |
| lionAttitude | rampant ⓘ |
| lionRepresents | Kingdom of León ⓘ |
| originatesFrom | medieval heraldry of the Iberian Peninsula ⓘ |
| partOf | historical arms of the kingdoms of Spain ⓘ |
| represents | union of the Kingdom of Castile and the Kingdom of León ⓘ |
| secondQuarter | lion of León ⓘ |
| symbolizes | historic union of Castile and León ⓘ |
| thirdQuarter | castle of Castile ⓘ |
| usedAs |
symbol of Castilian-Leonese identity
ⓘ
territorial emblem of Castile and León ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Crown of Castile
ⓘ
Spanish monarchy ⓘ autonomous community of Castile and León ⓘ |
| usedIn |
institutional seals of Castile and León
ⓘ
official documents of Castile and León ⓘ |
| usedOn |
flag of Castile and León
ⓘ
linked to:
Flag of Castile and León
royal arms of Spain (historical versions) ⓘ
linked to:
Spanish royal arms
|
| usedSinceCentury | 13th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: coat of arms of Castile and León Description of subject: The coat of arms of Castile and León is a heraldic emblem combining a castle and a lion that symbolizes the historic union of the medieval kingdoms of Castile and León in Spain.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: coat of arms of Castile and León
linked to: coat of arms of Castile and León
linked to: coat of arms of Castile and León
linked to: coat of arms of Castile and León