Castillo San Felipe de Barajas
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Castillo San Felipe de Barajas is a massive 16th-century Spanish fortress in Cartagena, Colombia, renowned as one of the most impressive and strategically important colonial military structures in the Americas.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Castillo San Felipe de Barajas canonical | 13 |
| Castillo de San Felipe de Barajas | 2 |
| San Felipe de Barajas | 1 |
| San Felipe de Barajas Castle | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1075465 — 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: Castillo San Felipe de Barajas Context triple: [Cartagena, Colombia, hasPart, Castillo San Felipe de Barajas]
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A.
Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport is Spain’s largest and busiest international airport, serving as the main air gateway to Madrid and a major hub for Iberia and other airlines connecting Europe with Latin America and beyond.
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B.
Torres de Serranos
Torres de Serranos is a large medieval gate and one of the best-preserved remnants of Valencia’s old city walls, serving today as an iconic symbol of the city.
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C.
La Molina
La Molina is an affluent residential and educational district located in the eastern part of Lima, Peru.
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D.
Alhambra
The Alhambra is a renowned palace and fortress complex in Granada, Spain, celebrated for its exquisite Islamic architecture, intricate ornamentation, and historic significance as a symbol of Moorish rule in the Iberian Peninsula.
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Plaza de España
Plaza de España is a grand semi-circular Renaissance Revival and Moorish-style plaza and architectural complex in Seville, Spain, built for the Ibero-American Exposition of 1929 and known for its canal, bridges, and tiled alcoves representing Spanish provinces.
- 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: Castillo San Felipe de Barajas Target entity description: Castillo San Felipe de Barajas is a massive 16th-century Spanish fortress in Cartagena, Colombia, renowned as one of the most impressive and strategically important colonial military structures in the Americas.
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A.
Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport is Spain’s largest and busiest international airport, serving as the main air gateway to Madrid and a major hub for Iberia and other airlines connecting Europe with Latin America and beyond.
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B.
Torres de Serranos
Torres de Serranos is a large medieval gate and one of the best-preserved remnants of Valencia’s old city walls, serving today as an iconic symbol of the city.
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C.
La Molina
La Molina is an affluent residential and educational district located in the eastern part of Lima, Peru.
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D.
Alhambra
The Alhambra is a renowned palace and fortress complex in Granada, Spain, celebrated for its exquisite Islamic architecture, intricate ornamentation, and historic significance as a symbol of Moorish rule in the Iberian Peninsula.
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E.
Plaza de España
Plaza de España is a grand semi-circular Renaissance Revival and Moorish-style plaza and architectural complex in Seville, Spain, built for the Ibero-American Exposition of 1929 and known for its canal, bridges, and tiled alcoves representing Spanish provinces.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural heritage site
ⓘ
fortress ⓘ military structure ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Spanish colonial military architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Blas de Lezo ⓘ |
| builtBy |
Spanish Crown
ⓘ
linked to:
Crown of Spain
Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1657 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1536 ⓘ |
| country | Colombia ⓘ |
| designedTo |
defend against land attacks
ⓘ
defend against naval attacks ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 40 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| feature |
bastions
ⓘ
drawbridge ⓘ gun emplacements ⓘ ramparts ⓘ tunnels ⓘ underground galleries ⓘ watchtowers ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
historic center of Cartagena
ⓘ
linked to:
Historic Center of Cartagena
|
| heritageStatus | UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bolívar Department
ⓘ
Cartagena ⓘ
linked to:
Cartagena, Colombia
Cartagena de Indias ⓘ
linked to:
Cartagena, Colombia
|
| locatedOn | Hill of San Lázaro ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
coral stone
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Philip IV of Spain
ⓘ
San Felipe de Barajas ⓘ
linked to:
Castillo San Felipe de Barajas
|
| notableEvent | successful defense against British siege of 1741 ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| overlooks | Bay of Cartagena ⓘ |
| partOf |
Caribbean coastal defenses of the Spanish Empire
ⓘ
linked to:
Spanish Caribbean defensive system
UNESCO World Heritage Site "Port, Fortresses and Group of Monuments, Cartagena" ⓘ defensive system of Cartagena ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
defense of Cartagena
ⓘ
protection of harbor ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
one of the largest Spanish forts in the New World
ⓘ
one of the most important colonial fortresses in the Americas ⓘ |
| significance |
symbol of Cartagena
ⓘ
symbol of Spanish colonial military power in the Caribbean ⓘ |
| tourismActivity |
guided tours
ⓘ
historical exhibitions ⓘ |
| UNESCOInscriptionYear | 1984 ⓘ |
| usedIn |
War of Jenkins’ Ear
ⓘ
linked to:
War of Jenkins' Ear
defense against British attacks ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Castillo San Felipe de Barajas Description of subject: Castillo San Felipe de Barajas is a massive 16th-century Spanish fortress in Cartagena, Colombia, renowned as one of the most impressive and strategically important colonial military structures in the Americas.
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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