Province of Maracaibo
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The Province of Maracaibo was a colonial-era administrative region in what is now northwestern Venezuela, centered around the city of Maracaibo and the surrounding Lake Maracaibo basin.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maracaibo Province | 3 |
| Province of Maracaibo canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3402832 — 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: Province of Maracaibo Context triple: [Captaincy General of Venezuela, includedTerritory, Province of Maracaibo]
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A.
Caracas Province
Caracas Province was a key administrative region centered on the city of Caracas that played a central political and economic role in early Venezuelan history, including during the First Republic of Venezuela.
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B.
Bolívar State
Bolívar State is a vast, mineral-rich region in southeastern Venezuela known for its dramatic landscapes, including the Guiana Highlands and the world’s highest uninterrupted waterfall, Angel Falls.
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C.
Barinas Province
Barinas Province was a historical administrative region in western Venezuela that formed part of the territory of the First Republic of Venezuela in the early 19th century.
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D.
Province of Mayabeque
The Province of Mayabeque is a relatively new administrative region in western Cuba, created in 2011 after the division of La Habana Province, with a largely agricultural economy and several small towns and municipalities.
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E.
Bolívar Province
Bolívar Province is an inland administrative region in central Ecuador, known for its Andean highland landscapes and agricultural economy.
- 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: Province of Maracaibo Target entity description: The Province of Maracaibo was a colonial-era administrative region in what is now northwestern Venezuela, centered around the city of Maracaibo and the surrounding Lake Maracaibo basin.
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A.
Caracas Province
Caracas Province was a key administrative region centered on the city of Caracas that played a central political and economic role in early Venezuelan history, including during the First Republic of Venezuela.
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B.
Bolívar State
Bolívar State is a vast, mineral-rich region in southeastern Venezuela known for its dramatic landscapes, including the Guiana Highlands and the world’s highest uninterrupted waterfall, Angel Falls.
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C.
Barinas Province
Barinas Province was a historical administrative region in western Venezuela that formed part of the territory of the First Republic of Venezuela in the early 19th century.
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D.
Province of Mayabeque
The Province of Mayabeque is a relatively new administrative region in western Cuba, created in 2011 after the division of La Habana Province, with a largely agricultural economy and several small towns and municipalities.
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E.
Bolívar Province
Bolívar Province is an inland administrative region in central Ecuador, known for its Andean highland landscapes and agricultural economy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Spanish colonial province
ⓘ
former province of Venezuela ⓘ historical administrative division ⓘ |
| administrativeCenter |
City of Maracaibo
ⓘ
linked to:
Maracaibo
|
| borderedBy | Caribbean Sea ⓘ |
| capital | Maracaibo ⓘ |
| capitalOf | Lake Maracaibo region ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| governmentType | colonial province ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Lake Maracaibo basin
ⓘ
linked to:
Maracaibo Basin
Maracaibo ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Colonial Venezuela ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lake Maracaibo basin
ⓘ
linked to:
Maracaibo Basin
Venezuela ⓘ northwestern Venezuela ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
Zulia State
ⓘ
linked to:
Zulia
|
| locatedOn | Caribbean coast of South America ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Maracaibo ⓘ |
| partOf |
Captaincy General of Venezuela
ⓘ
Spanish America ⓘ Viceroyalty of New Granada ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| sovereignState | Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| successor |
Republic of Venezuela
ⓘ
linked to:
Venezuela
Zulia State ⓘ
linked to:
Zulia
|
| timePeriod | colonial era ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Province of Maracaibo Description of subject: The Province of Maracaibo was a colonial-era administrative region in what is now northwestern Venezuela, centered around the city of Maracaibo and the surrounding Lake Maracaibo basin.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Province of Maracaibo
linked to: Province of Maracaibo
linked to: Province of Maracaibo