Alhóndiga de Granaditas
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Alhóndiga de Granaditas is a historic granary-turned-fortress in Guanajuato City, Mexico, famous as an early battleground and symbol of the Mexican War of Independence.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Alhóndiga de Granaditas canonical | 11 |
| Alhóndiga de Granaditas museum | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2048792 — 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: Alhóndiga de Granaditas Context triple: [State of Guanajuato, contains, Alhóndiga de Granaditas]
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Torreón de Álvar Fáñez
Torreón de Álvar Fáñez is a historic medieval tower in Guadalajara, Spain, traditionally associated with the knight Álvar Fáñez and preserved as a notable remnant of the city’s ancient fortifications.
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B.
Hidalgo Castle
Hidalgo Castle is a historic 19th-century fortification and viewpoint located on Cerro Santa Lucía in Santiago, Chile, known for its ornate architecture and panoramic city views.
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C.
Presidio Modelo
Presidio Modelo is a former Cuban prison complex on Isla de la Juventud, notorious for its panopticon design and for holding political prisoners including Fidel Castro before the Cuban Revolution.
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D.
Palacio Quemado
Palacio Quemado is the historic presidential palace of Bolivia, located in the center of La Paz and long serving as the seat of the national executive.
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E.
Castillo San Cristóbal
Castillo San Cristóbal is a massive 18th-century Spanish fortress in San Juan, Puerto Rico, built to protect the city from land-based attacks and now part of 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: Alhóndiga de Granaditas Target entity description: Alhóndiga de Granaditas is a historic granary-turned-fortress in Guanajuato City, Mexico, famous as an early battleground and symbol of the Mexican War of Independence.
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A.
Torreón de Álvar Fáñez
Torreón de Álvar Fáñez is a historic medieval tower in Guadalajara, Spain, traditionally associated with the knight Álvar Fáñez and preserved as a notable remnant of the city’s ancient fortifications.
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B.
Hidalgo Castle
Hidalgo Castle is a historic 19th-century fortification and viewpoint located on Cerro Santa Lucía in Santiago, Chile, known for its ornate architecture and panoramic city views.
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C.
Presidio Modelo
Presidio Modelo is a former Cuban prison complex on Isla de la Juventud, notorious for its panopticon design and for holding political prisoners including Fidel Castro before the Cuban Revolution.
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D.
Palacio Quemado
Palacio Quemado is the historic presidential palace of Bolivia, located in the center of La Paz and long serving as the seat of the national executive.
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E.
Castillo San Cristóbal
Castillo San Cristóbal is a massive 18th-century Spanish fortress in San Juan, Puerto Rico, built to protect the city from land-based attacks and now part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
fortress
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granary ⓘ historic building ⓘ museum ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | neoclassical architecture ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Guanajuato
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Forts in Mexico ⓘ History museums in Mexico ⓘ |
| combatant |
insurgent forces of Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
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royalist Spanish forces ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 21.017°N 101.259°W ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | site of early insurgent victory in Mexican Independence ⓘ |
| dateOfSignificantEvent | 28 September 1810 ⓘ |
| floorCount | 2 ⓘ |
| hasCourtyard | central courtyard ⓘ |
| hasExhibition |
Mexican War of Independence history
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regional history of Guanajuato ⓘ |
| hasFacade | massive stone walls with few windows ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
public museum (current)
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storage of grain (historical) ⓘ |
| hasUse |
military fortress
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museum of history ⓘ prison ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected historic monument of Mexico ⓘ |
| inception | early 19th century ⓘ |
| languageOfOfficialName | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Guanajuato City
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linked to:
Guanajuato Municipality
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| locatedInAdministrativeEntity | Guanajuato ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricCenter |
historic center of Guanajuato City
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linked to:
Guanajuato City historic center
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| locatedInTimeZone |
Central Standard Time
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linked to:
Central Time Zone
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| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| notableFigureAssociated |
El Pípila (Juan José de los Reyes Martínez)
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Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla ⓘ |
| officialName | Alhóndiga de Granaditas ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia ⓘ |
| originalFunction | public granary ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Government of Mexico ⓘ |
| partOf | Historic Town of Guanajuato and Adjacent Mines ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Siege of the Alhóndiga de Granaditas
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linked to:
Capture of the Alhóndiga de Granaditas
early battle of the Mexican War of Independence ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
Mexican War of Independence
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Mexican national identity ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteInscriptionYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| visitorAccessibility | open to the public ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
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Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Alhóndiga de Granaditas
UNESCO World Heritage Site (Guanajuato City and adjacent mines)
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