La Araucana
E292551
La Araucana is a 16th-century epic poem by Alonso de Ercilla that recounts the Spanish conquest of Chile and the resistance of the Mapuche people.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| La Araucana canonical | 7 |
| epic poem "La Araucana" | 1 |
| epic poem "La Araucana" by Alonso de Ercilla | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2731438 — 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: La Araucana Context triple: [Colocolo, mentionedIn, La Araucana]
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A.
Alas de la Patria
Alas de la Patria is the official motto of the Argentine Air Force, expressing its patriotic mission and identity.
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B.
Fuego del Ande
Fuego del Ande is a musical work by Peruvian soprano Yma Sumac that showcases her extraordinary vocal range and Andean-influenced style.
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C.
Patria Vieja
Patria Vieja was the initial period of Chile’s early independence movement (1810–1814), marked by the first autonomous governments and constitutional experiments before Spanish reconquest.
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D.
Count of La Conquista
Count of La Conquista is a Spanish colonial noble title historically associated with the Chilean aristocrat and political figure Mateo de Toro y Zambrano.
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E.
Tierra de Barros
Tierra de Barros is a renowned wine- and olive-producing comarca in southwestern Spain characterized by its fertile, clay-rich soils.
- 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: La Araucana Target entity description: La Araucana is a 16th-century epic poem by Alonso de Ercilla that recounts the Spanish conquest of Chile and the resistance of the Mapuche people.
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A.
Alas de la Patria
Alas de la Patria is the official motto of the Argentine Air Force, expressing its patriotic mission and identity.
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B.
Fuego del Ande
Fuego del Ande is a musical work by Peruvian soprano Yma Sumac that showcases her extraordinary vocal range and Andean-influenced style.
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C.
Patria Vieja
Patria Vieja was the initial period of Chile’s early independence movement (1810–1814), marked by the first autonomous governments and constitutional experiments before Spanish reconquest.
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D.
Count of La Conquista
Count of La Conquista is a Spanish colonial noble title historically associated with the Chilean aristocrat and political figure Mateo de Toro y Zambrano.
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E.
Tierra de Barros
Tierra de Barros is a renowned wine- and olive-producing comarca in southwestern Spain characterized by its fertile, clay-rich soils.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
epic poem
ⓘ
poem ⓘ |
| author |
Alonso de Ercilla
ⓘ
linked to:
Alonso de Ercilla y Zúñiga
Alonso de Ercilla y Zúñiga ⓘ |
| basedOn | historical events in Chile ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Spain ⓘ |
| depicts |
Mapuche people
ⓘ
Spanish conquistadors ⓘ |
| describedAs | historical-epic poem ⓘ |
| firstPartPublicationYear | 1569 ⓘ |
| genre | epic poetry ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Caupolicán
ⓘ
Colocolo ⓘ García Hurtado de Mendoza ⓘ Lautaro ⓘ Pedro de Valdivia ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
colonial conflict
ⓘ
cultural encounter ⓘ heroism ⓘ honor ⓘ resistance to conquest ⓘ |
| influenced |
Spanish Golden Age literature
ⓘ
linked to:
Spanish Golden Age
epic poetry in the Spanish language ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Alonso de Ercilla's military experiences in Chile
ⓘ
Arauco War ⓘ |
| literaryForm | octava real ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Renaissance literature ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
considered the national epic of Chile
ⓘ
one of the most important epics in Spanish literature ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Arauco War
ⓘ
Mapuche resistance ⓘ Spanish conquest of Chile ⓘ |
| notableFor | sympathetic portrayal of the Mapuche people ⓘ |
| numberOfCantos | 37 ⓘ |
| numberOfParts | 3 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| placeOfWriting |
Chile
ⓘ
Spain ⓘ |
| portraysAsHeroic |
Mapuche leaders
ⓘ
linked to:
Mapuche warriors
|
| publicationEndYear | 1589 ⓘ |
| publicationStartYear | 1569 ⓘ |
| regionDepicted |
Araucanía
ⓘ
linked to:
La Araucanía Region
Chile ⓘ |
| secondPartPublicationYear | 1578 ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 16th century ⓘ |
| thirdPartPublicationYear | 1589 ⓘ |
| timeOfCreation | 16th century ⓘ |
| verseForm | ottava rima ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: La Araucana Description of subject: La Araucana is a 16th-century epic poem by Alonso de Ercilla that recounts the Spanish conquest of Chile and the resistance of the Mapuche people.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.