Geronimo
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Geronimo was a prominent 19th-century Apache leader and warrior known for his resistance against U.S. and Mexican military campaigns in the American Southwest.
All labels observed (2)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1488809 — 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: Geronimo Context triple: [Fort Sill, Oklahoma, historicallyAssociatedWith, Geronimo]
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A.
Cochise
"Cochise" is a hard-hitting 2002 rock song by Audioslave, featuring Chris Cornell’s powerful vocals and Tom Morello’s distinctive guitar work, and is best known as the band’s debut single.
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B.
Red Cloud
Red Cloud was a prominent Oglala Lakota (Sioux) war leader and statesman best known for successfully leading resistance against U.S. military expansion during Red Cloud’s War in the late 1860s.
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C.
Crazy Horse
Crazy Horse was a renowned Oglala Lakota war leader known for his role in resisting U.S. expansion, including his leadership at the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
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D.
Crazy Horse
Crazy Horse is a famous Parisian cabaret known for its avant-garde, artistically choreographed nude performances and distinctive use of lighting and staging.
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E.
Cochise (Apache leader)
Cochise (Apache leader) was a prominent 19th-century Chiricahua Apache chief known for his leadership in resisting U.S. and Mexican expansion into Apache territories in the American Southwest.
- 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: Geronimo Target entity description: Geronimo was a prominent 19th-century Apache leader and warrior known for his resistance against U.S. and Mexican military campaigns in the American Southwest.
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A.
Cochise
"Cochise" is a hard-hitting 2002 rock song by Audioslave, featuring Chris Cornell’s powerful vocals and Tom Morello’s distinctive guitar work, and is best known as the band’s debut single.
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B.
Red Cloud
Red Cloud was a prominent Oglala Lakota (Sioux) war leader and statesman best known for successfully leading resistance against U.S. military expansion during Red Cloud’s War in the late 1860s.
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C.
Crazy Horse
Crazy Horse is a famous Parisian cabaret known for its avant-garde, artistically choreographed nude performances and distinctive use of lighting and staging.
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D.
Crazy Horse
Crazy Horse was a renowned Oglala Lakota war leader known for his role in resisting U.S. expansion, including his leadership at the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
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E.
Cochise (Apache leader)
Cochise (Apache leader) was a prominent 19th-century Chiricahua Apache chief known for his leadership in resisting U.S. and Mexican expansion into Apache territories in the American Southwest.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Apache leader
ⓘ
human ⓘ military leader ⓘ resistance leader ⓘ warrior ⓘ |
| birthName |
Goyaałé
ⓘ
Goyathlay ⓘ |
| birthNameMeaning | the one who yawns ⓘ |
| conflict |
Apache Wars
ⓘ
Mexican–Apache conflicts ⓘ
linked to:
Yaqui Wars
U.S.–Apache conflicts ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| culturalDepiction |
subject of films and television portrayals
ⓘ
subject of numerous books ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Apache ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| laterReligion | Christianity ⓘ |
| laterResidence | Fort Sill, Oklahoma ⓘ |
| militaryTactic | guerrilla warfare ⓘ |
| name | Geronimo ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage |
Apache languages
ⓘ
linked to:
Apache
|
| notableFor |
leading Apache resistance against U.S. military campaigns
ⓘ
raids and guerrilla warfare in the American Southwest ⓘ resistance to Mexican military campaigns ⓘ |
| notableWork | autobiographical accounts dictated to S. M. Barrett ⓘ |
| occupation |
medicine man
ⓘ
military strategist ⓘ war leader ⓘ |
| opponent |
Mexican Army
ⓘ
linked to:
Armed Forces of Mexico
Mexican settlers ⓘ U.S. settlers ⓘ United States Army ⓘ |
| participatedInEvent |
1904 St. Louis World’s Fair
ⓘ
linked to:
Louisiana Purchase Exposition
Theodore Roosevelt’s 1905 inaugural parade ⓘ |
| placeOfDetention |
Fort Pickens
ⓘ
Fort Sill ⓘ
linked to:
Fort Sill, Oklahoma
|
| regionOfActivity |
American Southwest
ⓘ
linked to:
southwestern United States
Arizona Territory ⓘ northern Mexico ⓘ
linked to:
Northern Mexico
|
| religion | traditional Apache beliefs ⓘ |
| statusAfterSurrender | prisoner of war ⓘ |
| subgroup | Bedonkohe band ⓘ |
| surrenderedTo |
General Nelson A. Miles
ⓘ
linked to:
Nelson A. Miles
United States Army ⓘ |
| surrenderEvent | final surrender in 1886 ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
Native American resistance
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indigenous resistance to colonization ⓘ |
| tribalAffiliation | Chiricahua Apache ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Geronimo Description of subject: Geronimo was a prominent 19th-century Apache leader and warrior known for his resistance against U.S. and Mexican military campaigns in the American Southwest.
Referenced by (42)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Gerónimo Peña is a former MLB second baseman
linked to: Geronimo
subject linked to:
Lieutenant Charles B. Gatewood
subject linked to:
General George Crook