Juan de Grijalva
E155430
Juan de Grijalva was a Spanish conquistador and explorer known for leading one of the first European expeditions to the coasts of present-day Mexico in the early 16th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Juan de Grijalva canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1000587 — 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: Juan de Grijalva Context triple: [Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar, sentExpedition, Juan de Grijalva]
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A.
Vasco Núñez de Balboa
Vasco Núñez de Balboa was a Spanish explorer and conquistador best known for leading the first European expedition to see the Pacific Ocean from the Americas in 1513.
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B.
Pedro de Alvarado
Pedro de Alvarado was a Spanish conquistador best known for his brutal campaigns in Mexico and Central America and his role as a leading lieutenant of Hernán Cortés.
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C.
Blasco Núñez Vela
Blasco Núñez Vela was a 16th-century Spanish colonial administrator and soldier who became the first viceroy of Peru and was killed in conflicts over enforcing the New Laws that limited the power of encomenderos.
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D.
Pánfilo de Narváez
Pánfilo de Narváez was a Spanish conquistador and explorer best known for his ill-fated expeditions in the Americas, including attempts to challenge Hernán Cortés and to colonize Florida.
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E.
Hernán Cortés
Hernán Cortés was a Spanish conquistador best known for leading the expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire and brought large portions of mainland Mexico under Spanish rule in the early 16th century.
- 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: Juan de Grijalva Target entity description: Juan de Grijalva was a Spanish conquistador and explorer known for leading one of the first European expeditions to the coasts of present-day Mexico in the early 16th century.
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A.
Vasco Núñez de Balboa
Vasco Núñez de Balboa was a Spanish explorer and conquistador best known for leading the first European expedition to see the Pacific Ocean from the Americas in 1513.
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B.
Pedro de Alvarado
Pedro de Alvarado was a Spanish conquistador best known for his brutal campaigns in Mexico and Central America and his role as a leading lieutenant of Hernán Cortés.
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C.
Blasco Núñez Vela
Blasco Núñez Vela was a 16th-century Spanish colonial administrator and soldier who became the first viceroy of Peru and was killed in conflicts over enforcing the New Laws that limited the power of encomenderos.
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D.
Pánfilo de Narváez
Pánfilo de Narváez was a Spanish conquistador and explorer best known for his ill-fated expeditions in the Americas, including attempts to challenge Hernán Cortés and to colonize Florida.
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E.
Hernán Cortés
Hernán Cortés was a Spanish conquistador best known for leading the expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire and brought large portions of mainland Mexico under Spanish rule in the early 16th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Spanish conquistador
ⓘ
explorer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | conflict with indigenous people in Honduras ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 16th century ⓘ |
| continentOfExploration | North America ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Crown of Castile ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | c. 1489 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 21 January 1527 ⓘ |
| discovered |
Cozumel (for the Spanish)
ⓘ
linked to:
Cozumel
part of the Tabasco coast (for the Spanish) ⓘ part of the Veracruz coast (for the Spanish) ⓘ |
| employer | Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Spaniard ⓘ |
| hasNameInNativeLanguage | Juan de Grijalva ⓘ |
| inspired | subsequent expedition of Hernán Cortés to Mexico ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Spanish ⓘ |
| ledExpeditionTo |
Gulf of Mexico coast
ⓘ
linked to:
Gulf of Mexico coastline
Yucatán Peninsula ⓘ coasts of present-day Mexico ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Crown of Castile
ⓘ
Province of Segovia ⓘ
linked to:
Segovia Province
|
| mannerOfDeath | killed in action ⓘ |
| metWith |
indigenous peoples of Tabasco
ⓘ
indigenous peoples of Veracruz region ⓘ
linked to:
indigenous peoples of Mexico
indigenous peoples of Yucatán ⓘ |
| militaryRank | captain ⓘ |
| notableEvent | one of the first Europeans to explore the Mexican mainland coast ⓘ |
| notableWork | 1518 expedition to the coasts of present-day Mexico ⓘ |
| occupation |
conquistador
ⓘ
explorer ⓘ soldier ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Spanish exploration of the Americas
ⓘ
early Spanish expeditions to Mexico ⓘ |
| partOf | Spanish colonization of the Americas ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Cuéllar ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Honduras ⓘ |
| receivedTributeFrom | some indigenous communities on the Mexican coast ⓘ |
| relative | Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar ⓘ |
| seaOfExploration |
Caribbean Sea
ⓘ
Gulf of Mexico ⓘ |
| servedUnder | Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar ⓘ |
| yearOfExpedition | 1518 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Juan de Grijalva Description of subject: Juan de Grijalva was a Spanish conquistador and explorer known for leading one of the first European expeditions to the coasts of present-day Mexico in the early 16th century.
Referenced by (4)
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