Jacques de Liniers
E349780
Jacques de Liniers was a French-born Spanish naval officer and colonial administrator best known for defending Buenos Aires during the British invasions of the Río de la Plata in the early 19th century.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jacques de Liniers canonical | 3 |
| Jacobo de Liniers | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3339983 — 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: Jacques de Liniers Context triple: [Santiago de Liniers, birthName, Jacques de Liniers]
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A.
Baron François-Louis de Carondelet
Baron François-Louis de Carondelet was a late 18th-century Spanish colonial administrator who served as governor of Louisiana and West Florida and is remembered for his influential role in the politics and urban development of New Orleans.
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B.
Jacques Leroy de Saint-Arnaud
Jacques Leroy de Saint-Arnaud was a French Marshal and Minister of War best known for commanding French forces during the early stages of the Crimean War.
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C.
Augusto Lasserre
Augusto Lasserre was a 19th-century Argentine naval officer and explorer known for consolidating Argentine sovereignty in the far south and establishing the settlement that became the city of Ushuaia in Tierra del Fuego.
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D.
Jean-Baptiste Hertel de Rouville
Jean-Baptiste Hertel de Rouville was a French colonial military officer and seigneur in New France, best known for leading raids against English settlements during Queen Anne’s War.
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E.
Jean-Baptiste Deshays
Jean-Baptiste Deshays was an 18th-century French painter known for his religious and historical works and as a prominent figure in the Rococo movement.
- 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: Jacques de Liniers Target entity description: Jacques de Liniers was a French-born Spanish naval officer and colonial administrator best known for defending Buenos Aires during the British invasions of the Río de la Plata in the early 19th century.
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A.
Baron François-Louis de Carondelet
Baron François-Louis de Carondelet was a late 18th-century Spanish colonial administrator who served as governor of Louisiana and West Florida and is remembered for his influential role in the politics and urban development of New Orleans.
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B.
Jacques Leroy de Saint-Arnaud
Jacques Leroy de Saint-Arnaud was a French Marshal and Minister of War best known for commanding French forces during the early stages of the Crimean War.
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C.
Augusto Lasserre
Augusto Lasserre was a 19th-century Argentine naval officer and explorer known for consolidating Argentine sovereignty in the far south and establishing the settlement that became the city of Ushuaia in Tierra del Fuego.
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D.
Jean-Baptiste Hertel de Rouville
Jean-Baptiste Hertel de Rouville was a French colonial military officer and seigneur in New France, best known for leading raids against English settlements during Queen Anne’s War.
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E.
Jean-Baptiste Deshays
Jean-Baptiste Deshays was an 18th-century French painter known for his religious and historical works and as a prominent figure in the Rococo movement.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial administrator
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human ⓘ military officer ⓘ naval officer ⓘ viceroy ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Kingdom of Spain
ⓘ
Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1753-07-25 ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Córdoba Province (initial burial)
ⓘ
linked to:
Córdoba Province
|
| causeOfDeath | execution by firing squad ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
France
ⓘ
Spain ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1810-08-26 ⓘ |
| diedInCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| employer |
Spanish Crown
ⓘ
linked to:
Crown of Spain
Spanish Navy ⓘ |
| endTime | as viceroy: 1809 ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | French ⓘ |
| executedBy | forces loyal to the Primera Junta of Buenos Aires ⓘ |
| familyName | de Liniers ⓘ |
| fullName |
Santiago de Liniers y Bremond
ⓘ
linked to:
Santiago de Liniers
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| givenName |
Jacques
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Santiago ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
French
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| militaryConflict |
British invasions of the Río de la Plata
ⓘ
First British invasion of the Río de la Plata ⓘ
linked to:
British invasions of the Río de la Plata
Second British invasion of the Río de la Plata ⓘ
linked to:
British invasions of the Río de la Plata
|
| militaryRank | naval officer ⓘ |
| name | Jacques de Liniers ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Count of Buenos Aires ⓘ |
| notableFor |
defense of Buenos Aires during the British invasions of the Río de la Plata
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leadership during the second British invasion of 1807 ⓘ recapture of Buenos Aires in 1806 ⓘ |
| occupation |
colonial administrator
ⓘ
naval officer ⓘ soldier ⓘ |
| participatedIn | counter-revolution against the May Revolution government ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Kingdom of France
ⓘ
Niort ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Cabeza de Tigre
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Córdoba Province ⓘ Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Viceroy of the Río de la Plata
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interim viceroy of the Río de la Plata ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence | Buenos Aires ⓘ |
| servedIn | Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| startTime | as viceroy: 1807 ⓘ |
| wasBornInCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jacques de Liniers Description of subject: Jacques de Liniers was a French-born Spanish naval officer and colonial administrator best known for defending Buenos Aires during the British invasions of the Río de la Plata in the early 19th century.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Jacques de Liniers