Bernardo de Gálvez
E135867
Bernardo de Gálvez was an 18th-century Spanish military leader and colonial governor who played a crucial role as an ally to the American colonies during the Revolutionary War.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bernardo de Gálvez canonical | 22 |
| Bernardo Vicente de Gálvez y Madrid | 1 |
| Bernardo de Gálvez y Madrid | 1 |
| Bernardo de Gálvez – Spanish commander | 1 |
| Gálvez | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1099727 — 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: Bernardo de Gálvez Context triple: [Galveston, namedAfter, Bernardo de Gálvez]
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A.
Blas de Lezo
Blas de Lezo was an 18th-century Spanish admiral famed for his brilliant and tenacious naval defense of Cartagena de Indias against a vastly superior British fleet.
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B.
Ignacio de la Carrera
Ignacio de la Carrera was a Chilean patriot and politician who played a key role in the country’s early independence movement as part of its first national governing body.
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C.
José Joaquín Moraga
José Joaquín Moraga was an 18th-century Spanish colonial officer and explorer in Alta California, notable for helping lead the Anza expedition and establishing early settlements in the region.
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D.
Antonio de Villarroel
Antonio de Villarroel was a Spanish military commander best known for leading the defense of Barcelona during the final stages of the War of the Spanish Succession.
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E.
Antonio de Oquendo
Antonio de Oquendo was a 17th-century Spanish admiral best known for leading the Spanish fleet in major naval conflicts against the Dutch during the Eighty Years' War.
- 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: Bernardo de Gálvez Target entity description: Bernardo de Gálvez was an 18th-century Spanish military leader and colonial governor who played a crucial role as an ally to the American colonies during the Revolutionary War.
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A.
Blas de Lezo
Blas de Lezo was an 18th-century Spanish admiral famed for his brilliant and tenacious naval defense of Cartagena de Indias against a vastly superior British fleet.
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B.
Ignacio de la Carrera
Ignacio de la Carrera was a Chilean patriot and politician who played a key role in the country’s early independence movement as part of its first national governing body.
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C.
José Joaquín Moraga
José Joaquín Moraga was an 18th-century Spanish colonial officer and explorer in Alta California, notable for helping lead the Anza expedition and establishing early settlements in the region.
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D.
Antonio de Villarroel
Antonio de Villarroel was a Spanish military commander best known for leading the defense of Barcelona during the final stages of the War of the Spanish Succession.
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E.
Antonio de Oquendo
Antonio de Oquendo was a 17th-century Spanish admiral best known for leading the Spanish fleet in major naval conflicts against the Dutch during the Eighty Years' War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Spanish military officer
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colonial governor ⓘ human ⓘ nobleman ⓘ |
| allyOf |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| birthDate | 1746-07-23 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Kingdom of Spain
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Macharaviaya ⓘ Málaga Province ⓘ
linked to:
Province of Málaga
|
| causeOfDeath | illness ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Galveston, Texas
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linked to:
Galveston
Galvez, Louisiana ⓘ |
| conflict |
American Revolutionary War
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Seven Years' War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Spain ⓘ |
| dateReceived | Honorary U.S. citizenship:2014-12-16 ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1786-11-30 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Mexico City
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Tacubaya ⓘ
linked to:
Tacubaya neighborhood
Viceroyalty of New Spain ⓘ |
| endTime |
Governor of Spanish Louisiana:1785
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Viceroy of New Spain:1786 ⓘ |
| familyName |
Gálvez
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linked to:
José de Gálvez
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| father | Matías de Gálvez y Gallardo ⓘ |
| fullName |
Bernardo Vicente de Gálvez y Madrid
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linked to:
Bernardo de Gálvez
|
| givenName | Bernardo ⓘ |
| honor |
Honorary U.S. citizenship
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Title Count of Gálvez ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Spanish ⓘ |
| memorial |
Portrait in the U.S. Capitol
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Statue of Bernardo de Gálvez in Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Spanish Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | general ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
Captured Baton Rouge from the British in 1779
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Captured Mobile from the British in 1780 ⓘ Captured Natchez from the British in 1779 ⓘ Captured Pensacola from the British in 1781 ⓘ Led Spanish forces against Britain in the Gulf Coast during the American Revolutionary War ⓘ Provided supplies and military aid to the American Continental Army ⓘ Secured the lower Mississippi River for the American cause ⓘ |
| notableFor | Role as a Spanish ally of the American colonies ⓘ |
| notableWork | Spanish support for the American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Governor of Spanish Louisiana
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Viceroy of New Spain ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| spouse | Marie Félicité de Saint-Maxent ⓘ |
| startTime |
Governor of Spanish Louisiana:1777
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Viceroy of New Spain:1785 ⓘ |
| uncle |
José de Gálvez y Gallardo
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linked to:
José de Gálvez
|
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bernardo de Gálvez Description of subject: Bernardo de Gálvez was an 18th-century Spanish military leader and colonial governor who played a crucial role as an ally to the American colonies during the Revolutionary War.
Referenced by (26)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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subject linked to:
Title Count of Gálvez
subject linked to:
Title Count of Gálvez
Gulf Coast theatre of the American Revolutionary War
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notableSpanishCommander
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Bernardo de Gálvez
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linked to: Bernardo de Gálvez