University of La Laguna

E176323

public university research university

The University of La Laguna is a public higher education and research institution located in the Canary Islands, Spain, known as one of the country’s oldest universities.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
University of La Laguna canonical	22
Universidad de La Laguna	3
Instituto de La Laguna	1
Rectorado de la Universidad de La Laguna	1
Rectorate of the University of La Laguna	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1546637 — 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: University of La Laguna
Context triple: [San Cristóbal de La Laguna, notableInstitution, University of La Laguna]

A. University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
The University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria is a Spanish public university located in the Canary Islands, known for its programs in marine sciences, engineering, and tourism studies.
B. University of Granada
The University of Granada is a major public research university in southern Spain, renowned for its historic campus, large international student population, and strong programs in humanities, sciences, and technology.
C. University of Cádiz
The University of Cádiz is a Spanish public university based in the coastal city of Cádiz, known for its programs in marine sciences, humanities, and social sciences.
D. University of Seville
The University of Seville is one of Spain’s oldest and largest public universities, renowned for its historic campus and broad range of academic and research programs.
E. University of Alcalá
The University of Alcalá is a historic Spanish university in Alcalá de Henares, renowned as a major Renaissance center of learning and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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: University of La Laguna
Target entity description: The University of La Laguna is a public higher education and research institution located in the Canary Islands, Spain, known as one of the country’s oldest universities.

A. University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
The University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria is a Spanish public university located in the Canary Islands, known for its programs in marine sciences, engineering, and tourism studies.
B. University of Granada
The University of Granada is a major public research university in southern Spain, renowned for its historic campus, large international student population, and strong programs in humanities, sciences, and technology.
C. University of Cádiz
The University of Cádiz is a Spanish public university based in the coastal city of Cádiz, known for its programs in marine sciences, humanities, and social sciences.
D. University of Seville
The University of Seville is one of Spain’s oldest and largest public universities, renowned for its historic campus and broad range of academic and research programs.
E. University of Alcalá
The University of Alcalá is a historic Spanish university in Alcalá de Henares, renowned as a major Renaissance center of learning and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	public university ⓘ research university ⓘ
accreditation	recognized by Spanish Ministry of Universities ⓘ
affiliatedWith	Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (through collaboration) ⓘ linked to: Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias
coordinates	approximate latitude 28.48 N ⓘ approximate longitude -16.32 W ⓘ
country	Spain ⓘ
foundingDate	1792 ⓘ
fundingModel	publicly funded ⓘ
governedBy	Rector of the University of La Laguna ⓘ
hasAcademicStaff	over 1,000 ⓘ
hasAdministrativeUnit	Canary Islands autonomous community ⓘ linked to: Canary Islands
hasAlumni	graduates active in politics, science, and culture in the Canary Islands ⓘ
hasCampus	central campus in San Cristóbal de La Laguna ⓘ scattered facilities in Santa Cruz de Tenerife ⓘ
hasColor	purple ⓘ white ⓘ
hasFaculty	Faculty of Economics, Business and Tourism ⓘ Faculty of Health Sciences ⓘ Faculty of Humanities ⓘ Faculty of Law ⓘ Faculty of Science ⓘ Faculty of Social Sciences and Communication ⓘ
hasRectorate	Rectorado de la Universidad de La Laguna ⓘ linked to: University of La Laguna
hasStudentBody	over 20,000 students ⓘ
hasWebsite	https://www.ull.es ⓘ
inception	1792 ⓘ
isOneOf	oldest universities in Spain ⓘ
languageOfInstruction	Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn	Atlantic Ocean region ⓘ Canary Islands ⓘ San Cristóbal de La Laguna ⓘ Tenerife ⓘ
memberOf	Group of Eight Universities of the Canary Islands and Madeira (historical regional collaborations) ⓘ linked to: Group of Eight Spanish Universities (historical universities)
motto	Perficit humanitatem ⓘ
mottoLanguage	Latin ⓘ
nativeLanguage	Spanish ⓘ
offersDegree	doctoral degrees ⓘ master’s degrees ⓘ undergraduate degrees ⓘ
officialName	Universidad de La Laguna ⓘ linked to: University of La Laguna
partOf	Spanish public university system ⓘ
regionServed	Canary Islands ⓘ
specializesIn	astrophysics ⓘ humanities ⓘ marine sciences ⓘ social sciences ⓘ
type	public higher education institution ⓘ research institution ⓘ

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Referenced by (28)

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

San Cristóbal de La Laguna → notableInstitution → University of La Laguna ⓘ

San Cristóbal de La Laguna → hasUniversity → University of La Laguna ⓘ

University of La Laguna → nativeName → Universidad de La Laguna ⓘ

subject linked to: University of La Laguna (nearby, main university of area)