Aleixo de Menezes
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Aleixo de Menezes was a 16th–17th century Portuguese Archbishop of Goa and later Viceroy of Portugal in India, known for enforcing Latin Catholic authority over the Saint Thomas Christians.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Aleixo de Menezes canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22523085 — 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: Aleixo de Menezes Context triple: [Synod of Diamper, presidedBy, Aleixo de Menezes]
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A.
Cândido de Oliveira
Cândido de Oliveira was a prominent Portuguese footballer, coach, and journalist who became an influential figure in the early development of Portuguese football.
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B.
José Nogueira
José Nogueira was a prominent 19th-century Portuguese-Chilean businessman and pioneer of Patagonian development, whose wealth and legacy are closely tied to the history of Punta Arenas.
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C.
José Alexandre
José Alexandre is the birth name of Xanana Gusmão, the prominent East Timorese independence leader and statesman.
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D.
Luís Maia
Luís Maia is a Portuguese given name and surname borne by several individuals, most commonly associated with figures in sports and public life in Portugal.
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E.
Salgueiro Maia
Salgueiro Maia was a Portuguese army captain who became one of the central leaders of the 1974 military coup that peacefully overthrew the Estado Novo dictatorship.
- 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: Aleixo de Menezes Target entity description: Aleixo de Menezes was a 16th–17th century Portuguese Archbishop of Goa and later Viceroy of Portugal in India, known for enforcing Latin Catholic authority over the Saint Thomas Christians.
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A.
Cândido de Oliveira
Cândido de Oliveira was a prominent Portuguese footballer, coach, and journalist who became an influential figure in the early development of Portuguese football.
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B.
José Nogueira
José Nogueira was a prominent 19th-century Portuguese-Chilean businessman and pioneer of Patagonian development, whose wealth and legacy are closely tied to the history of Punta Arenas.
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C.
José Alexandre
José Alexandre is the birth name of Xanana Gusmão, the prominent East Timorese independence leader and statesman.
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D.
Luís Maia
Luís Maia is a Portuguese given name and surname borne by several individuals, most commonly associated with figures in sports and public life in Portugal.
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E.
Salgueiro Maia
Salgueiro Maia was a Portuguese army captain who became one of the central leaders of the 1974 military coup that peacefully overthrew the Estado Novo dictatorship.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.