Domingo Martínez de Irala
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Domingo Martínez de Irala was a 16th-century Spanish conquistador who became a key colonial governor in the Río de la Plata region, helping to consolidate Spanish rule in what is now Paraguay.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Domingo Martínez de Irala canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1898925 — 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: Domingo Martínez de Irala Context triple: [Pedro de Mendoza, successor, Domingo Martínez de Irala]
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A.
Alfonso de Galarreta
Alfonso de Galarreta is a Spanish-born traditionalist Catholic bishop and prominent member of the Society of Saint Pius X.
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B.
Pedro Messía de la Cerda
Pedro Messía de la Cerda was an 18th-century Spanish naval officer and colonial administrator who served as a prominent viceroy in Spanish South America.
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C.
Martin Hurtado de Arbieto
Martin Hurtado de Arbieto was a Spanish colonial military officer known for leading the campaign that captured the last Inca stronghold at Vilcabamba in the 16th century.
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D.
Luis de Requesens
Luis de Requesens was a 16th-century Spanish nobleman and military commander who served as governor of the Habsburg Netherlands during the early stages of the Dutch Revolt.
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E.
Bernardo de Albornoz
Bernardo de Albornoz was a Spanish colonial-era figure known for establishing the town of Ubaté in present-day Colombia.
- 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: Domingo Martínez de Irala Target entity description: Domingo Martínez de Irala was a 16th-century Spanish conquistador who became a key colonial governor in the Río de la Plata region, helping to consolidate Spanish rule in what is now Paraguay.
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A.
Alfonso de Galarreta
Alfonso de Galarreta is a Spanish-born traditionalist Catholic bishop and prominent member of the Society of Saint Pius X.
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B.
Pedro Messía de la Cerda
Pedro Messía de la Cerda was an 18th-century Spanish naval officer and colonial administrator who served as a prominent viceroy in Spanish South America.
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C.
Martin Hurtado de Arbieto
Martin Hurtado de Arbieto was a Spanish colonial military officer known for leading the campaign that captured the last Inca stronghold at Vilcabamba in the 16th century.
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D.
Luis de Requesens
Luis de Requesens was a 16th-century Spanish nobleman and military commander who served as governor of the Habsburg Netherlands during the early stages of the Dutch Revolt.
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E.
Bernardo de Albornoz
Bernardo de Albornoz was a Spanish colonial-era figure known for establishing the town of Ubaté in present-day Colombia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Spanish conquistador
ⓘ
colonial governor ⓘ human ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Spanish Crown
ⓘ
linked to:
Crown of Spain
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| authorityOver | Spanish settlements in the Río de la Plata region ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 16th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Crown of Castile
ⓘ
Spain ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | circa 1509 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1556 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Basque ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
colonial governance
ⓘ
military conquest ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Age of Discovery
ⓘ
linked to:
Age of Exploration
|
| historicalRegion | Viceroyalty of Peru ⓘ |
| influenced | formation of colonial Paraguayan society ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early governance of the Province of Río de la Plata
ⓘ
leadership in Asunción after the failure of Buenos Aires ⓘ organizing colonial settlements in Paraguay ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Spanish ⓘ |
| memberOf | Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| militaryRank | captain ⓘ |
| notableWork |
consolidation of Spanish rule in the Río de la Plata region
ⓘ
founding and development of Asunción ⓘ |
| occupation |
colonial administrator
ⓘ
conquistador ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Spanish conquest of the Río de la Plata
ⓘ
early colonization of Paraguay ⓘ |
| partOf | Spanish colonization of the Americas ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Basque Country
ⓘ
Crown of Castile ⓘ Gipuzkoa ⓘ Vergara ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Asunción
ⓘ
Paraguay ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Governor of Paraguay
ⓘ
Governor of Río de la Plata ⓘ |
| precededBy | Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Asunción
ⓘ
Paraguay ⓘ Río de la Plata ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Domingo Martínez de Irala Description of subject: Domingo Martínez de Irala was a 16th-century Spanish conquistador who became a key colonial governor in the Río de la Plata region, helping to consolidate Spanish rule in what is now Paraguay.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.