La Cabaña Fortress
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La Cabaña Fortress is a massive 18th-century Spanish colonial fortification in Havana, Cuba, historically used for military defense and later as a prison and cultural site.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| La Cabaña Fortress canonical | 2 |
| Fortaleza de San Carlos de la Cabaña | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2824230 — 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 Cabaña Fortress Context triple: [Havana Bay, hasNearbyFortification, La Cabaña Fortress]
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A.
Fuerte de San Miguel
Fuerte de San Miguel is a historic Spanish colonial fort in Campeche, Mexico, built to defend the city from pirate attacks and now serving as a cultural and archaeological site.
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B.
San Pedro de la Roca Castle
San Pedro de la Roca Castle is a 17th-century Spanish coastal fortress near Santiago de Cuba, renowned for its well-preserved military architecture and strategic position overlooking the Caribbean Sea.
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C.
Castillo San Cristóbal
Castillo San Cristóbal is a massive 18th-century Spanish fortress in San Juan, Puerto Rico, built to protect the city from land-based attacks and now part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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D.
Fort San Sebastian
Fort San Sebastian is a historic coastal fortress in present-day Ghana, built by the Portuguese in the 16th century and later used by European powers as part of the West African gold and slave trade.
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E.
Fuerte de San José el Alto
Fuerte de San José el Alto is a historic coastal fortification in Campeche, Mexico, built during the colonial era to defend the city against pirate attacks and foreign invasions.
- 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 Cabaña Fortress Target entity description: La Cabaña Fortress is a massive 18th-century Spanish colonial fortification in Havana, Cuba, historically used for military defense and later as a prison and cultural site.
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A.
Fuerte de San Miguel
Fuerte de San Miguel is a historic Spanish colonial fort in Campeche, Mexico, built to defend the city from pirate attacks and now serving as a cultural and archaeological site.
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B.
San Pedro de la Roca Castle
San Pedro de la Roca Castle is a 17th-century Spanish coastal fortress near Santiago de Cuba, renowned for its well-preserved military architecture and strategic position overlooking the Caribbean Sea.
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C.
Castillo San Cristóbal
Castillo San Cristóbal is a massive 18th-century Spanish fortress in San Juan, Puerto Rico, built to protect the city from land-based attacks and now part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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D.
Fort San Sebastian
Fort San Sebastian is a historic coastal fortress in present-day Ghana, built by the Portuguese in the 16th century and later used by European powers as part of the West African gold and slave trade.
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E.
Fuerte de San José el Alto
Fuerte de San José el Alto is a historic coastal fortification in Campeche, Mexico, built during the colonial era to defend the city against pirate attacks and foreign invasions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Spanish colonial fortification
ⓘ
fortress ⓘ historic site ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Fortaleza de San Carlos de la Cabaña ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Spanish colonial military architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Che Guevara ⓘ |
| builtBy |
Spanish Crown
ⓘ
linked to:
Crown of Spain
|
| builtFollowing | British capture of Havana in 1762 ⓘ |
| builtFor | defense of Havana ⓘ |
| builtInPeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Havana
ⓘ
Forts in Cuba ⓘ Spanish colonial fortifications in the Caribbean ⓘ |
| constructionEndDate | 1774 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1763 ⓘ |
| country | Cuba ⓘ |
| currentUse |
museum
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ venue for cultural events ⓘ |
| hasEvent |
Havana International Book Fair
ⓘ
nightly cannon firing ceremony ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bastions
ⓘ
moats ⓘ thick defensive walls ⓘ underground galleries ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
coastal defense
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cultural venue ⓘ military fortress ⓘ prison ⓘ |
| hasMuseum | Museo de Fortificaciones y Armas ⓘ |
| hasView | panoramic view of Havana ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of Old Havana and its Fortification System UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Havana
ⓘ
linked to:
Havana, Cuba
Havana Harbor ⓘ
linked to:
Havana Bay
Morro-Cabaña Military Historical Park ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Bay of Havana
ⓘ
linked to:
Havana Bay
north coast of Havana ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
King Charles III of Spain
ⓘ
linked to:
Charles III of Spain
|
| notableEvent |
site of post-revolutionary trials and executions
ⓘ
used as prison after Cuban Revolution ⓘ |
| operator |
Government of Cuba
ⓘ
linked to:
Cuban government
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| partOf | defensive system of Havana ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1982 ⓘ |
| usedAs |
detention center
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execution site ⓘ military garrison ⓘ museum complex ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: La Cabaña Fortress Description of subject: La Cabaña Fortress is a massive 18th-century Spanish colonial fortification in Havana, Cuba, historically used for military defense and later as a prison and cultural site.
Referenced by (3)
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linked to: La Cabaña Fortress