National University of San Marcos

E15593

institution of higher education public research university university

The National University of San Marcos is a historic public research university in Peru, widely regarded as the oldest university in the Americas and a leading center of higher education in the country.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
National University of San Marcos canonical	41
Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos	9
Ciudad Universitaria de la Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos	1
Facultad de Ciencias Económicas de la Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos	1
IIE-UNMSM	1
Mayor National University of San Marcos	1
National University of San Marcos main campus	1
UNMSM	1
Universidad de San Marcos	1
University of San Marcos	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T128810 — 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: National University of San Marcos
Context triple: [Lima, hasUniversity, National University of San Marcos]

A. University of Chile
The University of Chile is a leading public research university in Santiago and one of the oldest and most prestigious higher education institutions in Chile and Latin America.
B. University of the Andes (Bogotá)
The University of the Andes (Bogotá) is a prestigious private research university in Colombia known for its rigorous academic programs and significant influence on the country’s intellectual and political life.
C. Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
The Pontifical Catholic University of Chile is one of Latin America’s leading and oldest higher education institutions, renowned for its academic excellence, research output, and strong influence on Chilean intellectual and public life.
D. University of La Serena
The University of La Serena is a public Chilean higher education institution located in the city of La Serena, known for its academic programs and research in science, engineering, and the humanities.
E. Pontifical Xavierian University
Pontifical Xavierian University is a prestigious private Catholic higher education institution in Colombia, run by the Jesuits and known for its strong academic and research programs.
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: National University of San Marcos
Target entity description: The National University of San Marcos is a historic public research university in Peru, widely regarded as the oldest university in the Americas and a leading center of higher education in the country.

A. University of Chile
The University of Chile is a leading public research university in Santiago and one of the oldest and most prestigious higher education institutions in Chile and Latin America.
B. University of the Andes (Bogotá)
The University of the Andes (Bogotá) is a prestigious private research university in Colombia known for its rigorous academic programs and significant influence on the country’s intellectual and political life.
C. Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
The Pontifical Catholic University of Chile is one of Latin America’s leading and oldest higher education institutions, renowned for its academic excellence, research output, and strong influence on Chilean intellectual and public life.
D. University of La Serena
The University of La Serena is a public Chilean higher education institution located in the city of La Serena, known for its academic programs and research in science, engineering, and the humanities.
E. Pontifical Xavierian University
Pontifical Xavierian University is a prestigious private Catholic higher education institution in Colombia, run by the Jesuits and known for its strong academic and research programs.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (60)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	institution of higher education ⓘ public research university ⓘ university ⓘ
academicStaffSize	over 3,000 ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Mayor National University of San Marcos ⓘ linked to: National University of San Marcos San Marcos University ⓘ
campusType	urban campus ⓘ
continent	South America ⓘ
country	Peru ⓘ
fieldOfActivity	higher education ⓘ humanities research ⓘ scientific research ⓘ social sciences research ⓘ
founder	Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ Spanish Crown ⓘ linked to: Spanish monarchy
foundingDate	1551-05-12 ⓘ
foundingYear	1551 ⓘ
fundingType	public ⓘ
governedBy	Rector ⓘ
hasAffiliation	Association of Universities of Latin America and the Caribbean ⓘ linked to: Asociación de Universidades Grupo Montevideo National System of Public Universities of Peru ⓘ Union of Latin American Universities ⓘ linked to: Asociación de Universidades Grupo Montevideo
hasCampus	Ciudad Universitaria de la Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos ⓘ linked to: National University of San Marcos
hasFaculty	Faculty of Engineering ⓘ Faculty of Law and Political Science ⓘ Faculty of Letters and Human Sciences ⓘ Faculty of Medicine ⓘ Faculty of Sciences ⓘ
hasLibrary	Biblioteca Central de la Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos ⓘ
hasMuseum	Museo de Arqueología y Antropología de San Marcos ⓘ
hasNotableAlumni	César Vallejo ⓘ Honorio Delgado ⓘ Javier Pérez de Cuéllar ⓘ José Carlos Mariátegui ⓘ Mario Vargas Llosa ⓘ Pedro Paulet ⓘ Raúl Porras Barrenechea ⓘ Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre ⓘ
hasResearchInstitute	Instituto de Investigaciones Clínicas ⓘ Instituto de Investigaciones Económicas ⓘ
isOldestUniversityIn	Americas ⓘ
languageOfName	Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn	Lima ⓘ Lima Province ⓘ Lima Region ⓘ
mainCampusLocation	Cercado de Lima ⓘ
motto	“Universitas Rerum Naturalium et Humanarum” ⓘ
nativeName	Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos ⓘ linked to: National University of San Marcos
notableStatus	leading center of higher education in Peru ⓘ oldest university in continuous operation in the Americas ⓘ
offersDegree	doctoral degrees ⓘ graduate degrees ⓘ undergraduate degrees ⓘ
primaryLanguageOfInstruction	Spanish ⓘ
regionServed	Latin America ⓘ Peru ⓘ
shortName	UNMSM ⓘ linked to: National University of San Marcos
studentEnrollment	over 30,000 ⓘ
type	public university ⓘ
website	https://www.unmsm.edu.pe ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lima → hasUniversity → National University of San Marcos ⓘ

Viceroyalty of Peru → notableInstitution → University of San Marcos ⓘ

linked to: National University of San Marcos

National University of San Marcos → nativeName → Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos ⓘ

linked to: National University of San Marcos

National University of San Marcos → shortName → UNMSM ⓘ

linked to: National University of San Marcos

National University of San Marcos → hasCampus → Ciudad Universitaria de la Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos ⓘ

linked to: National University of San Marcos

National University of San Marcos → alsoKnownAs → Mayor National University of San Marcos ⓘ

linked to: National University of San Marcos

Antonio Raimondi → employer → National University of San Marcos ⓘ

Universitas Rerum Naturalium et Humanarum → mottoOf → National University of San Marcos ⓘ

subject linked to: “Universitas Rerum Naturalium et Humanarum”

Universitas Rerum Naturalium et Humanarum → associatedWith → National University of San Marcos ⓘ

subject linked to: “Universitas Rerum Naturalium et Humanarum”

Universitas Rerum Naturalium et Humanarum → usedBy → National University of San Marcos ⓘ

subject linked to: “Universitas Rerum Naturalium et Humanarum”

Faculty of Medicine, National University of San Marcos → partOf → National University of San Marcos ⓘ

subject linked to: Faculty of Medicine

Faculty of Medicine, National University of San Marcos → affiliation → National University of San Marcos ⓘ

subject linked to: Faculty of Medicine

Faculty of Sciences, National University of San Marcos → partOf → National University of San Marcos ⓘ

subject linked to: Faculty of Sciences

Faculty of Sciences, National University of San Marcos → affiliation → National University of San Marcos ⓘ

subject linked to: Faculty of Sciences

Faculty of Sciences, National University of San Marcos → parentOrganization → National University of San Marcos ⓘ

subject linked to: Faculty of Sciences

Mario Vargas Llosa → educatedAt → National University of San Marcos ⓘ

Javier Pérez de Cuéllar → educatedAt → National University of San Marcos ⓘ

Instituto de Investigaciones Clínicas → affiliation → National University of San Marcos ⓘ

Instituto de Investigaciones Clínicas → partOf → National University of San Marcos ⓘ

Instituto de Investigaciones Clínicas → operatedBy → National University of San Marcos ⓘ

Instituto de Investigaciones Clínicas → academicAffiliation → Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos ⓘ

linked to: National University of San Marcos

Instituto de Investigaciones Económicas → affiliation → National University of San Marcos ⓘ

Instituto de Investigaciones Económicas → partOf → National University of San Marcos ⓘ

Instituto de Investigaciones Económicas → parentOrganization → Facultad de Ciencias Económicas de la Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos ⓘ

linked to: National University of San Marcos

Instituto de Investigaciones Económicas → locatedInOrganization → Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos ⓘ

linked to: National University of San Marcos

Instituto de Investigaciones Económicas → hasAbbreviation → IIE-UNMSM ⓘ

linked to: National University of San Marcos

Faculty of Law and Political Science → partOf → National University of San Marcos ⓘ

Faculty of Law and Political Science → affiliation → National University of San Marcos ⓘ

Faculty of Law and Political Science → parentOrganization → National University of San Marcos ⓘ

Faculty of Law and Political Science → operatedBy → National University of San Marcos ⓘ

Faculty of Letters and Human Sciences → partOf → National University of San Marcos ⓘ

Faculty of Letters and Human Sciences → locatedIn → National University of San Marcos main campus ⓘ

linked to: National University of San Marcos

Faculty of Letters and Human Sciences → affiliation → National University of San Marcos ⓘ

Faculty of Letters and Human Sciences → parentOrganization → National University of San Marcos ⓘ

Biblioteca Central de la Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos → partOf → Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos ⓘ

linked to: National University of San Marcos

Biblioteca Central de la Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos → affiliation → Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos ⓘ

linked to: National University of San Marcos

Biblioteca Central de la Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos → ownership → Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos ⓘ

linked to: National University of San Marcos

Museo de Arqueología y Antropología de San Marcos → affiliation → Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos ⓘ

linked to: National University of San Marcos

Museo de Arqueología y Antropología de San Marcos → operatedBy → Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos ⓘ

linked to: National University of San Marcos

Faculty of Engineering, National University of San Marcos → partOf → National University of San Marcos ⓘ

subject linked to: Faculty of Engineering

Faculty of Engineering, National University of San Marcos → affiliation → National University of San Marcos ⓘ

subject linked to: Faculty of Engineering

Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre → educatedAt → National University of San Marcos ⓘ

National System of Public Universities of Peru → hasMember → National University of San Marcos ⓘ

Raúl Porras Barrenechea → employer → National University of San Marcos ⓘ

Raúl Porras Barrenechea → educatedAt → National University of San Marcos ⓘ

Honorio Delgado → educatedAt → National University of San Marcos ⓘ

Honorio Delgado → employer → National University of San Marcos ⓘ

José Joaquín de Olmedo → educatedAt → Universidad de San Marcos ⓘ

linked to: National University of San Marcos

José Joaquín de Olmedo → educatedAt → National University of San Marcos ⓘ

Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada → educatedAt → National University of San Marcos ⓘ

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