Intendancy of Guadalajara
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The Intendancy of Guadalajara was a major administrative division of New Spain centered on the city of Guadalajara, encompassing much of western Mexico during the late colonial period.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Intendancy of Guadalajara canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2298786 — 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: Intendancy of Guadalajara Context triple: [Battle of Calderón Bridge, location, Intendancy of Guadalajara]
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Governorate of New Castile
The Governorate of New Castile was an early Spanish colonial administrative district in South America that encompassed much of what is now Peru before being reorganized under the Viceroyalty of Peru.
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B.
Province of Guadalajara
The Province of Guadalajara is a central Spanish province in the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha, known for its historic towns, varied landscapes from the Alcarria plateau to the Sierra mountains, and its role in events such as the Spanish Civil War.
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C.
Government of Hidalgo
The Government of Hidalgo is the state-level authority responsible for administering public policy, services, and regional development in Mexico’s Hidalgo state, including its portion of the Greater Mexico City metropolitan area.
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D.
Government of the State of Jalisco
The Government of the State of Jalisco is the executive authority of the Mexican state of Jalisco, responsible for regional administration, public policy, and the management of state institutions and cultural heritage.
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E.
Ciudad Guzmán
Ciudad Guzmán is a city in western Mexico known as an important agricultural and commercial center in the southern region of the state of Jalisco.
- 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: Intendancy of Guadalajara Target entity description: The Intendancy of Guadalajara was a major administrative division of New Spain centered on the city of Guadalajara, encompassing much of western Mexico during the late colonial period.
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A.
Governorate of New Castile
The Governorate of New Castile was an early Spanish colonial administrative district in South America that encompassed much of what is now Peru before being reorganized under the Viceroyalty of Peru.
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B.
Province of Guadalajara
The Province of Guadalajara is a central Spanish province in the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha, known for its historic towns, varied landscapes from the Alcarria plateau to the Sierra mountains, and its role in events such as the Spanish Civil War.
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C.
Government of Hidalgo
The Government of Hidalgo is the state-level authority responsible for administering public policy, services, and regional development in Mexico’s Hidalgo state, including its portion of the Greater Mexico City metropolitan area.
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D.
Government of the State of Jalisco
The Government of the State of Jalisco is the executive authority of the Mexican state of Jalisco, responsible for regional administration, public policy, and the management of state institutions and cultural heritage.
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E.
Ciudad Guzmán
Ciudad Guzmán is a city in western Mexico known as an important agricultural and commercial center in the southern region of the state of Jalisco.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative division
ⓘ
intendancy ⓘ |
| administrativeLevel | first-level division of New Spain ⓘ |
| appliesToPeriod | late colonial period ⓘ |
| capital | Guadalajara ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
New Spain
ⓘ
linked to:
Viceroyalty of New Spain
|
| establishedBy |
Spanish Crown
ⓘ
linked to:
Crown of Spain
|
| follows | Alcaldía mayor system in the region of Guadalajara ⓘ |
| governmentType | colonial territorial administration ⓘ |
| hasAdministrativeCenter | Guadalajara ⓘ |
| hasColonialPower | Spain ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
Guadalajara region
ⓘ
linked to:
Guadalajara metropolitan area
parts of western New Spain ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Spanish colonial era ⓘ |
| languageOfAdministration | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Mexico ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | western Mexico ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Guadalajara ⓘ |
| partOf | Viceroyalty of New Spain ⓘ |
| precedes |
State of Jalisco
ⓘ
linked to:
Jalisco
other successor states in western Mexico ⓘ |
| religionOfficial | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| sovereignState | Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| usedCurrency |
Spanish colonial real
ⓘ
Spanish dollar ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Intendancy of Guadalajara Description of subject: The Intendancy of Guadalajara was a major administrative division of New Spain centered on the city of Guadalajara, encompassing much of western Mexico during the late colonial period.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.