Cocom Maya
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The Cocom Maya were a powerful Maya dynasty and polity in the Yucatán Peninsula, known for ruling from the city of Mayapán and resisting Spanish conquest in the 16th century.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cocom | 1 |
| Cocom Maya canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3991087 — 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: Cocom Maya Context triple: [Spanish conquest of Yucatán, opponent, Cocom Maya]
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A.
Poqomam Maya
The Poqomam Maya are an indigenous Maya people of Guatemala and neighboring regions, known for their distinct Mayan language and cultural traditions that persisted despite colonial-era conflicts and displacement.
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B.
Chol Maya
Chol Maya are an indigenous Maya people of southern Mexico, primarily living in the state of Chiapas, known for their distinct Mayan language and traditional agricultural and cultural practices.
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C.
Itza Maya
The Itza Maya were a powerful Late Postclassic Maya group centered at Nojpetén in present-day Guatemala, known as one of the last independent Maya polities to resist Spanish conquest until the late 17th century.
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D.
Amaya Namani
Amaya Namani is an individual known for a close professional or personal association with Jules Reyes.
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E.
Mariquita
Mariquita is a historic town in central Colombia known as an early colonial settlement and former mining center.
- 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: Cocom Maya Target entity description: The Cocom Maya were a powerful Maya dynasty and polity in the Yucatán Peninsula, known for ruling from the city of Mayapán and resisting Spanish conquest in the 16th century.
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A.
Poqomam Maya
The Poqomam Maya are an indigenous Maya people of Guatemala and neighboring regions, known for their distinct Mayan language and cultural traditions that persisted despite colonial-era conflicts and displacement.
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B.
Chol Maya
Chol Maya are an indigenous Maya people of southern Mexico, primarily living in the state of Chiapas, known for their distinct Mayan language and traditional agricultural and cultural practices.
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C.
Itza Maya
The Itza Maya were a powerful Late Postclassic Maya group centered at Nojpetén in present-day Guatemala, known as one of the last independent Maya polities to resist Spanish conquest until the late 17th century.
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D.
Amaya Namani
Amaya Namani is an individual known for a close professional or personal association with Jules Reyes.
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E.
Mariquita
Mariquita is a historic town in central Colombia known as an early colonial settlement and former mining center.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Maya dynasty
ⓘ
Maya polity ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Mayapán League
ⓘ
linked to:
Puuc Maya
|
| capital | Mayapán ⓘ |
| conflict | Spanish conquest of Yucatán ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| culture | Maya civilization ⓘ |
| endTime | 16th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Maya ⓘ |
| ethnonym |
Cocom
ⓘ
linked to:
Cocom family
|
| governmentType | hereditary monarchy ⓘ |
| hasDynastyName |
Cocom
ⓘ
linked to:
Cocom Maya
|
| hasLanguage |
Yucatec Maya language
ⓘ
linked to:
Yucatec Maya
|
| hasRulingCity | Mayapán ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Lowland Maya area
ⓘ
linked to:
Maya lowlands
|
| knownFor |
being a powerful Maya dynasty in northern Yucatán
ⓘ
resisting Spanish conquest in the 16th century ⓘ ruling from Mayapán ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Yucatán
ⓘ
linked to:
Yucatán state
Yucatán Peninsula ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Spanish conquistadors ⓘ |
| partOf | Postclassic Maya political network ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | Maya city-state ⓘ |
| region |
northern Yucatán
ⓘ
linked to:
Yucatán Peninsula
|
| religion | Maya religion ⓘ |
| ruledFrom | Mayapán ⓘ |
| startTime | 13th century ⓘ |
| successorState |
Spanish colonial Yucatán
ⓘ
linked to:
southern New Spain
|
| timePeriod |
Postclassic Maya period
ⓘ
linked to:
Postclassic period of Mesoamerica
|
| usesScript | Maya script ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cocom Maya Description of subject: The Cocom Maya were a powerful Maya dynasty and polity in the Yucatán Peninsula, known for ruling from the city of Mayapán and resisting Spanish conquest in the 16th century.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Cocom Maya