Rajah Humabon
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Rajah Humabon was a 16th-century ruler of Cebu in the Philippines who became one of the first native leaders to convert to Christianity during Ferdinand Magellan’s expedition.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rajah Humabon canonical | 3 |
| Queen Juana of Cebu | 1 |
| Rajah of Cebu | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3855674 — 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: Rajah Humabon Context triple: [Lapu-Lapu, associatedWithPerson, Rajah Humabon]
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A.
Isabelo de los Reyes
Isabelo de los Reyes was a Filipino writer, labor leader, and nationalist politician who played a key role in the country’s early labor movement and religious reform.
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B.
Lapu-Lapu
Lapu-Lapu was a 16th-century chieftain of Mactan in the Philippines, renowned for resisting Spanish colonization and being credited with the defeat of Ferdinand Magellan in the Battle of Mactan.
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C.
Miguel López de Legazpi
Miguel López de Legazpi was a 16th-century Spanish conquistador and colonial governor who led Spain’s first successful expedition to the Philippines and established its earliest permanent settlements.
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D.
Sultan Kudarat
Sultan Kudarat is a province in the Soccsksargen region of Mindanao in the southern Philippines, known for its cultural diversity and agricultural economy.
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E.
Trinidad de Leon Roxas
Trinidad de Leon Roxas was a Filipino civic leader and socialite who served as First Lady of the Philippines during the presidency of her husband, Manuel Roxas.
- 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: Rajah Humabon Target entity description: Rajah Humabon was a 16th-century ruler of Cebu in the Philippines who became one of the first native leaders to convert to Christianity during Ferdinand Magellan’s expedition.
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A.
Isabelo de los Reyes
Isabelo de los Reyes was a Filipino writer, labor leader, and nationalist politician who played a key role in the country’s early labor movement and religious reform.
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B.
Lapu-Lapu
Lapu-Lapu was a 16th-century chieftain of Mactan in the Philippines, renowned for resisting Spanish colonization and being credited with the defeat of Ferdinand Magellan in the Battle of Mactan.
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C.
Miguel López de Legazpi
Miguel López de Legazpi was a 16th-century Spanish conquistador and colonial governor who led Spain’s first successful expedition to the Philippines and established its earliest permanent settlements.
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D.
Sultan Kudarat
Sultan Kudarat is a province in the Soccsksargen region of Mindanao in the southern Philippines, known for its cultural diversity and agricultural economy.
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E.
Trinidad de Leon Roxas
Trinidad de Leon Roxas was a Filipino civic leader and socialite who served as First Lady of the Philippines during the presidency of her husband, Manuel Roxas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cebuano ruler
ⓘ
Filipino person ⓘ convert to Christianity ⓘ historical figure ⓘ monarch ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ferdinand Magellan
ⓘ
Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
Magellan expedition
ⓘ
linked to:
Magellan–Elcano expedition
first Catholic mass and baptisms in Cebu ⓘ |
| associatedWithObject | Santo Niño de Cebu ⓘ |
| baptismalName |
Carlos
ⓘ
Don Carlos ⓘ |
| conflict | post-Magellan tensions with remaining Spanish crew ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| convertedBy | Ferdinand Magellan ⓘ |
| country | Philippines ⓘ |
| culture | precolonial Philippine polities ⓘ |
| date | 1521 (conversion to Christianity) ⓘ |
| encountered | Ferdinand Magellan in 1521 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Cebuano people ⓘ |
| historicalRole | mediator between Spaniards and local chiefs ⓘ |
| influenced | spread of Christianity in Cebu ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
chronicles of Antonio Pigafetta
ⓘ
linked to:
Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo
|
| languageSpoken |
Cebuano
ⓘ
linked to:
Cebuano language
Old Cebuano ⓘ |
| legacy | remembered as first Christian ruler of Cebu ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Cebu
ⓘ
Central Visayas ⓘ Visayas ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Charles I of Spain ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the first native rulers in the Philippines to convert to Christianity
ⓘ
encounter with Ferdinand Magellan ⓘ role in early Spanish contact with the Philippines ⓘ |
| partOf | early Spanish–Philippine contacts ⓘ |
| politicalSystem |
Rajahnate
ⓘ
linked to:
Rajahnate of Cebu
barangay chiefdom ⓘ |
| positionHeld | ruler of Cebu ⓘ |
| precolonialStatus | local paramount ruler ⓘ |
| regionRuled |
Cebu City area
ⓘ
linked to:
Metro Cebu urban area
Cebu Island ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
indigenous Philippine religion ⓘ |
| residence |
Cebu
ⓘ
Sugbu ⓘ |
| spouse |
Hara Humamay
ⓘ
Queen Juana ⓘ
linked to:
Juana
|
| timePeriod | 16th century ⓘ |
| title |
Rajah of Cebu
ⓘ
linked to:
Rajah Humabon
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rajah Humabon Description of subject: Rajah Humabon was a 16th-century ruler of Cebu in the Philippines who became one of the first native leaders to convert to Christianity during Ferdinand Magellan’s expedition.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Rajah Humabon
linked to: Rajah Humabon