Baltasar Garzón
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Baltasar Garzón is a Spanish jurist and former judge known internationally for his human-rights work and high-profile investigations into state crimes and dictatorships.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Baltasar Garzón canonical | 3 |
| Baltasar Garzón Real | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1617887 — 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: Baltasar Garzón Context triple: [Olof Palme Prize, hasAwarded, Baltasar Garzón]
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A.
José María Gil-Robles
José María Gil-Robles was a prominent conservative politician and leader of the Catholic right during the Second Spanish Republic, heading the CEDA party and playing a key role in the turbulent politics of 1930s Spain.
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B.
Julián Ruiz Gabiña
Julián Ruiz Gabiña was the husband of prominent Spanish communist leader and orator Dolores Ibárruri, known as "La Pasionaria."
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C.
Alejo Vidal-Quadras
Alejo Vidal-Quadras is a Spanish conservative politician and former European Parliament vice president known for his role in founding the right-wing party Vox.
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D.
José Antonio Ortega Lara
José Antonio Ortega Lara is a Spanish civil servant and former ETA kidnapping victim who later became a co-founder and prominent figure in the right-wing political party Vox.
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E.
Ignacio Garriga
Ignacio Garriga is a Spanish politician who serves as a prominent leader of the right-wing party Vox and has been a key figure in its national and Catalan political strategy.
- 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: Baltasar Garzón Target entity description: Baltasar Garzón is a Spanish jurist and former judge known internationally for his human-rights work and high-profile investigations into state crimes and dictatorships.
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A.
José María Gil-Robles
José María Gil-Robles was a prominent conservative politician and leader of the Catholic right during the Second Spanish Republic, heading the CEDA party and playing a key role in the turbulent politics of 1930s Spain.
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B.
Julián Ruiz Gabiña
Julián Ruiz Gabiña was the husband of prominent Spanish communist leader and orator Dolores Ibárruri, known as "La Pasionaria."
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C.
Alejo Vidal-Quadras
Alejo Vidal-Quadras is a Spanish conservative politician and former European Parliament vice president known for his role in founding the right-wing party Vox.
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D.
José Antonio Ortega Lara
José Antonio Ortega Lara is a Spanish civil servant and former ETA kidnapping victim who later became a co-founder and prominent figure in the right-wing political party Vox.
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E.
Ignacio Garriga
Ignacio Garriga is a Spanish politician who serves as a prominent leader of the right-wing party Vox and has been a key figure in its national and Catalan political strategy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former judge
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human ⓘ human rights activist ⓘ jurist ⓘ |
| afterJudicialCareer |
advised governments and international organizations on human rights and justice
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practiced as an international legal consultant ⓘ |
| areaOfActivism |
accountability for crimes against humanity
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transitional justice ⓘ victims' rights ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Human Rights Award of the Council of Europe
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Right Livelihood Award ⓘ |
| consequence | disqualified from judicial office in Spain for several years ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Spain ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1955-10-26 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Seville ⓘ |
| familyName | Garzón ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
human rights
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international criminal law ⓘ law ⓘ |
| givenName | Baltasar ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| knownFor |
attempted prosecution of Augusto Pinochet
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high-profile corruption cases in Spain ⓘ human rights investigations ⓘ investigation of state terrorism in Spain ⓘ investigations into Latin American dictatorships ⓘ investigations into crimes of the Franco dictatorship ⓘ universal jurisdiction cases ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Spanish ⓘ |
| legalConceptApplied | universal jurisdiction ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
convicted in Spain for illegal wiretapping in the Gürtel case
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suspended from the bench by Spain's Supreme Court ⓘ |
| memberOf | Spanish judiciary (until disqualification) ⓘ |
| name |
Baltasar Garzón Real
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linked to:
Baltasar Garzón
|
| nationality | Spanish ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Gürtel corruption case investigations
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investigation of ETA-related terrorism cases ⓘ investigation of Franco-era crimes and mass graves ⓘ investigation of GAL (Grupos Antiterroristas de Liberación) ⓘ legal proceedings against Augusto Pinochet in the late 1990s ⓘ |
| occupation |
judge
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jurist ⓘ lawyer ⓘ university lecturer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Torres, Jaén, Spain ⓘ |
| politicalAffiliation |
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
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linked to:
Spanish Socialist Workers Party
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| positionHeld |
investigative judge at the Audiencia Nacional
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judge of the Audiencia Nacional of Spain ⓘ |
| ranForOffice | candidate on PSOE list in 1993 Spanish general election ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Madrid, Spain
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linked to:
Madrid
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Referenced by (4)
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linked to: Baltasar Garzón