Duarte Pacheco Pereira
E295657
Age of Discovery figure
Portuguese navigator
cartographer
explorer
human
nautical treatise
soldier
writer
Duarte Pacheco Pereira was a Portuguese navigator, soldier, and writer of the Age of Discovery, noted for his explorations along the African coast and in the Indian Ocean and for his influential nautical treatise "Esmeraldo de Situ Orbis."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Duarte Pacheco Pereira canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2739249 — 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: Duarte Pacheco Pereira Context triple: [Cochin, visitedBy, Duarte Pacheco Pereira]
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A.
Francisco de Arruda
Francisco de Arruda was a Portuguese architect of the early 16th century, best known for his work in the Manueline style, including Lisbon’s iconic Belém Tower.
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B.
Francisco de Melo
Francisco de Melo was a 17th-century Portuguese nobleman and Spanish general who played a prominent role in the Thirty Years' War and related conflicts in Europe.
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C.
Luís de Ataíde
Luís de Ataíde was a 16th-century Portuguese nobleman and military leader who played a key role in consolidating and defending Portugal’s colonial empire in India.
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D.
João de Castilho
João de Castilho was a prominent 16th-century architect and master builder in Portugal, renowned for his influential role in developing the Manueline and early Renaissance styles in major religious and royal projects.
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E.
Manuel de Arriaga
Manuel de Arriaga was a Portuguese lawyer, politician, and statesman who became the first elected president of the Portuguese First Republic in the early 20th century.
- 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: Duarte Pacheco Pereira Target entity description: Duarte Pacheco Pereira was a Portuguese navigator, soldier, and writer of the Age of Discovery, noted for his explorations along the African coast and in the Indian Ocean and for his influential nautical treatise "Esmeraldo de Situ Orbis."
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A.
Francisco de Arruda
Francisco de Arruda was a Portuguese architect of the early 16th century, best known for his work in the Manueline style, including Lisbon’s iconic Belém Tower.
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B.
Francisco de Melo
Francisco de Melo was a 17th-century Portuguese nobleman and Spanish general who played a prominent role in the Thirty Years' War and related conflicts in Europe.
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C.
Luís de Ataíde
Luís de Ataíde was a 16th-century Portuguese nobleman and military leader who played a key role in consolidating and defending Portugal’s colonial empire in India.
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D.
João de Castilho
João de Castilho was a prominent 16th-century architect and master builder in Portugal, renowned for his influential role in developing the Manueline and early Renaissance styles in major religious and royal projects.
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E.
Manuel de Arriaga
Manuel de Arriaga was a Portuguese lawyer, politician, and statesman who became the first elected president of the Portuguese First Republic in the early 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Age of Discovery figure
ⓘ
Portuguese navigator ⓘ cartographer ⓘ explorer ⓘ human ⓘ nautical treatise ⓘ soldier ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| author | Duarte Pacheco Pereira ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ |
| employer | Portuguese Crown ⓘ |
| era |
15th century
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16th century ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
cartography
ⓘ
geography ⓘ nautical science ⓘ navigation ⓘ |
| hasGenre | exploration literature ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
geographical thought in the Age of Discovery
ⓘ
later Portuguese navigators ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Portuguese ⓘ |
| militaryRank | captain ⓘ |
| name | Duarte Pacheco Pereira ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Portuguese ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contributions to Portuguese nautical knowledge
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defense of Cochin ⓘ early description of Atlantic coasts ⓘ explorations along the West African coast ⓘ explorations in the Indian Ocean ⓘ service in Portuguese India ⓘ service under King Manuel I of Portugal ⓘ |
| notableWork | Esmeraldo de Situ Orbis ⓘ |
| occupation |
cartographer
ⓘ
explorer ⓘ navigator ⓘ soldier ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Age of Discovery
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linked to:
Age of Exploration
Portuguese maritime expansion ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Portuguese colonial official ⓘ |
| religion |
Catholicism
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linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| wrote | Esmeraldo de Situ Orbis ⓘ |
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: Duarte Pacheco Pereira Description of subject: Duarte Pacheco Pereira was a Portuguese navigator, soldier, and writer of the Age of Discovery, noted for his explorations along the African coast and in the Indian Ocean and for his influential nautical treatise "Esmeraldo de Situ Orbis."
Referenced by (3)
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Duarte Pacheco Pereira