National Intelligence Centre of Spain
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The National Intelligence Centre of Spain is the country’s main intelligence agency responsible for gathering and analyzing information to protect national security and support government decision-making.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| National Intelligence Centre of Spain canonical | 2 |
| Spanish intelligence services | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2099555 — 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: National Intelligence Centre of Spain Context triple: [Ministry of Defence of Spain, oversees, National Intelligence Centre of Spain]
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A.
Ministry of Defence of Spain
The Ministry of Defence of Spain is the government department responsible for planning, directing, and executing the country’s national defense and military policy.
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B.
Defence Staff of Spain
The Defence Staff of Spain is the senior military body that provides strategic direction, coordination, and joint operational planning for the Spanish Armed Forces under the authority of the government.
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C.
National Defence Council of Spain
The National Defence Council of Spain is a high-level governmental body responsible for advising on and coordinating the country’s national defense and military policy.
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D.
Overseas Council of Spain
The Overseas Council of Spain was a Spanish imperial administrative body responsible for overseeing and managing the affairs of Spain’s overseas colonies after the decline of the Council of the Indies.
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E.
Instituto Geográfico Nacional (Spain)
The Instituto Geográfico Nacional (Spain) is the Spanish national agency responsible for geodesy, cartography, and geophysical monitoring, including seismic and volcanic activity across the country.
- 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: National Intelligence Centre of Spain Target entity description: The National Intelligence Centre of Spain is the country’s main intelligence agency responsible for gathering and analyzing information to protect national security and support government decision-making.
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A.
Ministry of Defence of Spain
The Ministry of Defence of Spain is the government department responsible for planning, directing, and executing the country’s national defense and military policy.
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B.
Defence Staff of Spain
The Defence Staff of Spain is the senior military body that provides strategic direction, coordination, and joint operational planning for the Spanish Armed Forces under the authority of the government.
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C.
National Defence Council of Spain
The National Defence Council of Spain is a high-level governmental body responsible for advising on and coordinating the country’s national defense and military policy.
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D.
Overseas Council of Spain
The Overseas Council of Spain was a Spanish imperial administrative body responsible for overseeing and managing the affairs of Spain’s overseas colonies after the decline of the Council of the Indies.
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E.
Instituto Geográfico Nacional (Spain)
The Instituto Geográfico Nacional (Spain) is the Spanish national agency responsible for geodesy, cartography, and geophysical monitoring, including seismic and volcanic activity across the country.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government agency
ⓘ
intelligence agency ⓘ |
| abbreviation | CNI ⓘ |
| cooperatesWith |
Guardia Civil
ⓘ
Spanish Armed Forces ⓘ Spanish National Police ⓘ
linked to:
Spanish police
foreign intelligence services ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| establishedInPeriod | post-Franco democratic transition ⓘ |
| hasMotto | intelligence in service of the State ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.cni.es ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Madrid
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Spain ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Government of Spain
ⓘ
linked to:
Spanish government
|
| languageOfWork | Spanish ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Law 11/2002 regulating the CNI
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Spanish Intelligence Act ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Central European Time ⓘ |
| mandateIncludes |
protection of constitutional order
ⓘ
protection of economic and industrial interests of Spain ⓘ protection of territorial integrity of Spain ⓘ support to Spanish foreign policy ⓘ |
| nativeName | Centro Nacional de Inteligencia ⓘ |
| operatesIn |
Spain
ⓘ
internationally ⓘ |
| oversightBy |
Parliamentary Official Secrets Commission
ⓘ
Spanish Parliament ⓘ
linked to:
Cortes Generales
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| parentOrganization | Ministry of the Presidency of Spain ⓘ |
| predecessor | Centro Superior de Información de la Defensa ⓘ |
| reportsTo | Prime Minister of Spain ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
counterintelligence
ⓘ
intelligence analysis ⓘ intelligence gathering ⓘ national security ⓘ supporting government decision-making ⓘ |
| sector |
defense
ⓘ
intelligence ⓘ security ⓘ |
| task |
collection of information relevant to national defense
ⓘ
counterterrorism intelligence ⓘ cyber intelligence ⓘ foreign intelligence ⓘ prevention of threats to national security ⓘ protection of Spain’s political, economic, and strategic interests ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | civilian intelligence service ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
covert information collection
ⓘ
human intelligence ⓘ open-source intelligence analysis ⓘ signals intelligence ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: National Intelligence Centre of Spain Description of subject: The National Intelligence Centre of Spain is the country’s main intelligence agency responsible for gathering and analyzing information to protect national security and support government decision-making.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: National Intelligence Centre of Spain