Pedro de Heredia
E127310
Pedro de Heredia was a 16th-century Spanish conquistador best known for establishing the colonial city of Cartagena de Indias in present-day Colombia.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pedro de Heredia canonical | 2 |
| Alonso de Heredia | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1075454 — 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: Pedro de Heredia Context triple: [Cartagena, Colombia, founder, Pedro de Heredia]
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A.
Nicolás Guillén
Nicolás Guillén was a prominent Cuban poet and journalist, widely regarded as the national poet of Cuba and a leading voice of Afro-Cuban literature and social protest.
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B.
César Vallejo
César Vallejo was a Peruvian poet, writer, and journalist renowned as one of the most innovative and influential voices in 20th-century Latin American literature.
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C.
Ramón José Castellano
Ramón José Castellano was an Argentine Roman Catholic archbishop best known for ordaining Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the future Pope Francis, to the priesthood.
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D.
Santiago Mariño
Santiago Mariño was a prominent Venezuelan military leader and patriot who played a crucial role in the campaigns that secured Venezuela’s independence from Spanish rule.
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E.
Federico García Lorca
Federico García Lorca was a renowned 20th-century Spanish poet and playwright associated with the Generation of '27, celebrated for his lyrical, tragic works and his fusion of folklore, surrealism, and political themes.
- 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: Pedro de Heredia Target entity description: Pedro de Heredia was a 16th-century Spanish conquistador best known for establishing the colonial city of Cartagena de Indias in present-day Colombia.
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A.
Nicolás Guillén
Nicolás Guillén was a prominent Cuban poet and journalist, widely regarded as the national poet of Cuba and a leading voice of Afro-Cuban literature and social protest.
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B.
César Vallejo
César Vallejo was a Peruvian poet, writer, and journalist renowned as one of the most innovative and influential voices in 20th-century Latin American literature.
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C.
Ramón José Castellano
Ramón José Castellano was an Argentine Roman Catholic archbishop best known for ordaining Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the future Pope Francis, to the priesthood.
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D.
Santiago Mariño
Santiago Mariño was a prominent Venezuelan military leader and patriot who played a crucial role in the campaigns that secured Venezuela’s independence from Spanish rule.
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E.
Federico García Lorca
Federico García Lorca was a renowned 20th-century Spanish poet and playwright associated with the Generation of '27, celebrated for his lyrical, tragic works and his fusion of folklore, surrealism, and political themes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Spanish conquistador
ⓘ
explorer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Spanish Crown
ⓘ
linked to:
Crown of Spain
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| conflictWith | indigenous peoples of the Caribbean coast of Colombia ⓘ |
| continentOfActivity |
Europe
ⓘ
South America ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Crown of Castile
ⓘ
Spain ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | circa 1505 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1554 ⓘ |
| deathCause | drowning in shipwreck ⓘ |
| era | 16th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Spaniards ⓘ |
| founded |
Cartagena (Colombia)
ⓘ
linked to:
Cartagena, Colombia
Cartagena de Indias ⓘ
linked to:
Cartagena, Colombia
|
| hasActivityEnd | 1554 ⓘ |
| hasActivityStart | 1520s ⓘ |
| hasRelative |
Alonso de Heredia
ⓘ
Antonio de Heredia ⓘ
linked to:
Alonso de Heredia
|
| influenced | development of colonial Cartagena ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Spanish ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
accusations of abuse of indigenous people
ⓘ
trials before the Council of the Indies ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | shipwreck ⓘ |
| memberOf | Spanish nobility ⓘ |
| modeOfTransportation | sailing ship ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Spanish conquest in northern South America
ⓘ
founding Cartagena de Indias ⓘ |
| notableWork | urban layout of Cartagena de Indias ⓘ |
| occupation |
colonial governor
ⓘ
conquistador ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Spanish colonization of the Americas
ⓘ
conquest of the Caribbean coast of present-day Colombia ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Crown of Castile
ⓘ
Madrid ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | near the Canary Islands ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Governor of Cartagena de Indias ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Caribbean coast of present-day Colombia
ⓘ
New Granada ⓘ
linked to:
Governorate of New Granada
|
| religion |
Catholicism
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| residence |
Cartagena de Indias
ⓘ
linked to:
Cartagena, Colombia
New Kingdom of Granada ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
biographical studies on early Cartagena
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histories of Spanish conquest in Colombia ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pedro de Heredia Description of subject: Pedro de Heredia was a 16th-century Spanish conquistador best known for establishing the colonial city of Cartagena de Indias in present-day Colombia.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.