Gregorio García de la Cuesta
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Gregorio García de la Cuesta was a Spanish general of the Peninsular War known for his stubborn temperament, conservative politics, and often controversial battlefield leadership against Napoleonic forces.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Blas de la Cuesta | 1 |
| Gregorio García de la Cuesta canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1688150 — 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: Gregorio García de la Cuesta Context triple: [Battle of Talavera, commander, Gregorio García de la Cuesta]
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Francisco Javier de Elío
Francisco Javier de Elío was a Spanish military officer and colonial administrator best known for serving as the final viceroy of the Río de la Plata during the turbulent period of the Spanish American wars of independence.
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B.
Gregorio Marañón
Gregorio Marañón was a prominent Spanish physician, scientist, historian, and liberal intellectual known for his influential work in endocrinology and his contributions to Spanish cultural and political life in the early 20th century.
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C.
José Ruiz y Blasco
José Ruiz y Blasco was a Spanish painter and art teacher best known as the father and early artistic mentor of Pablo Picasso.
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D.
Fernando Vérgez Alzaga
Fernando Vérgez Alzaga is a Spanish Catholic prelate and cardinal who serves in senior administrative leadership within the Vatican.
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E.
Alfonso Caso
Alfonso Caso was a prominent Mexican archaeologist and anthropologist best known for his pioneering research on Zapotec civilization and leadership in excavating and interpreting the ancient city of Monte Albán.
- 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: Gregorio García de la Cuesta Target entity description: Gregorio García de la Cuesta was a Spanish general of the Peninsular War known for his stubborn temperament, conservative politics, and often controversial battlefield leadership against Napoleonic forces.
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A.
Francisco Javier de Elío
Francisco Javier de Elío was a Spanish military officer and colonial administrator best known for serving as the final viceroy of the Río de la Plata during the turbulent period of the Spanish American wars of independence.
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B.
Gregorio Marañón
Gregorio Marañón was a prominent Spanish physician, scientist, historian, and liberal intellectual known for his influential work in endocrinology and his contributions to Spanish cultural and political life in the early 20th century.
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C.
José Ruiz y Blasco
José Ruiz y Blasco was a Spanish painter and art teacher best known as the father and early artistic mentor of Pablo Picasso.
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D.
Fernando Vérgez Alzaga
Fernando Vérgez Alzaga is a Spanish Catholic prelate and cardinal who serves in senior administrative leadership within the Vatican.
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E.
Alfonso Caso
Alfonso Caso was a prominent Mexican archaeologist and anthropologist best known for his pioneering research on Zapotec civilization and leadership in excavating and interpreting the ancient city of Monte Albán.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Spanish general
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human ⓘ military officer ⓘ |
| allegiance | Kingdom of Spain ⓘ |
| citizenship | Spain ⓘ |
| conflict | Peninsular War ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Spaniards ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
land warfare
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military strategy ⓘ |
| genre | military history subject ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| knownFor |
resistance to French occupation of Spain
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rigid adherence to his own plans ⓘ strained relations with allied commanders ⓘ tenacity in command despite setbacks ⓘ |
| language | Spanish ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Spanish Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | general ⓘ |
| notableFor |
commanding Spanish forces against Napoleon
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conservative politics ⓘ controversial battlefield leadership ⓘ stubborn temperament ⓘ |
| notableWork | military campaigns against Napoleonic France ⓘ |
| occupation | general ⓘ |
| opponent |
First French Empire
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Napoleonic forces ⓘ
linked to:
Grande Armée
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| participatedIn |
Napoleonic Wars
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Peninsular War ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | conservative ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
captain general
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commander of Spanish forces in Old Castile ⓘ commander of the Army of Castile ⓘ |
| residence | Spain ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gregorio García de la Cuesta Description of subject: Gregorio García de la Cuesta was a Spanish general of the Peninsular War known for his stubborn temperament, conservative politics, and often controversial battlefield leadership against Napoleonic forces.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Gregorio García de la Cuesta