Almirante Oquendo
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Almirante Oquendo was a Spanish armored cruiser of the late 19th century that fought and was sunk during the Battle of Santiago de Cuba in the Spanish–American War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Almirante Oquendo canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3987884 — 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: Almirante Oquendo Context triple: [Spanish Caribbean Squadron, ship, Almirante Oquendo]
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Admiral José de Córdoba y Ramos
Admiral José de Córdoba y Ramos was an 18th-century Spanish naval officer best known for commanding the Spanish fleet during the Battle of Cape St Vincent in 1797, where his forces suffered a significant defeat to the British under Admiral Jervis and Commodore Nelson.
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B.
Blas de Lezo
Blas de Lezo was an 18th-century Spanish admiral famed for his brilliant and tenacious naval defense of Cartagena de Indias against a vastly superior British fleet.
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Captain Juan Ramon
Captain Juan Ramon is a fictional military officer and antagonist in the swashbuckling adventure story "The Mark of Zorro."
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D.
Santiago de Liniers
Santiago de Liniers was a French-born Spanish military officer who became a prominent viceroy in the Río de la Plata region, noted especially for leading the defense of Buenos Aires during the British invasions of the early 19th century.
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E.
Antonio de Oquendo
Antonio de Oquendo was a 17th-century Spanish admiral best known for leading the Spanish fleet in major naval conflicts against the Dutch during the Eighty Years' War.
- 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: Almirante Oquendo Target entity description: Almirante Oquendo was a Spanish armored cruiser of the late 19th century that fought and was sunk during the Battle of Santiago de Cuba in the Spanish–American War.
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A.
Admiral José de Córdoba y Ramos
Admiral José de Córdoba y Ramos was an 18th-century Spanish naval officer best known for commanding the Spanish fleet during the Battle of Cape St Vincent in 1797, where his forces suffered a significant defeat to the British under Admiral Jervis and Commodore Nelson.
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B.
Blas de Lezo
Blas de Lezo was an 18th-century Spanish admiral famed for his brilliant and tenacious naval defense of Cartagena de Indias against a vastly superior British fleet.
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C.
Captain Juan Ramon
Captain Juan Ramon is a fictional military officer and antagonist in the swashbuckling adventure story "The Mark of Zorro."
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D.
Santiago de Liniers
Santiago de Liniers was a French-born Spanish military officer who became a prominent viceroy in the Río de la Plata region, noted especially for leading the defense of Buenos Aires during the British invasions of the early 19th century.
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E.
Antonio de Oquendo
Antonio de Oquendo was a 17th-century Spanish admiral best known for leading the Spanish fleet in major naval conflicts against the Dutch during the Eighty Years' War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Spanish Navy ship
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armored cruiser ⓘ warship ⓘ |
| armament |
main battery of 280 mm guns
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secondary battery of smaller guns ⓘ |
| armorType | steel armor ⓘ |
| battle | Battle of Santiago de Cuba ⓘ |
| category |
Maritime incidents in 1898
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Shipwrecks of the Spanish–American War ⓘ Spanish armored cruisers ⓘ |
| commissionedIn | 1893 ⓘ |
| completedIn | 1893 ⓘ |
| conflict | Spanish–American War ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Spain ⓘ |
| designedFor |
overseas service
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protection of Spanish colonial interests ⓘ |
| displacement | approximately 7,000 tons ⓘ |
| era | late 19th century ⓘ |
| fate | sunk ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | participated in decisive naval battle of the Spanish–American War ⓘ |
| homePortDuringWar | Santiago de Cuba ⓘ |
| hullMaterial | steel ⓘ |
| launchYear | 1891 ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Antonio de Oquendo ⓘ |
| navalFleet | Spanish Navy ⓘ |
| navalTechnologyEra | pre-dreadnought era ⓘ |
| operator | Spanish Navy ⓘ |
| partOf | Spanish Caribbean Squadron ⓘ |
| propulsion | steam engines ⓘ |
| serviceEntryPeriod | 1890s ⓘ |
| shipClass | Infanta Maria Teresa-class armored cruiser ⓘ |
| sisterShip |
Infanta Maria Teresa
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Vizcaya ⓘ |
| status | shipwreck ⓘ |
| sunkBy |
United States Navy forces
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linked to:
United States Navy
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| sunkDuring | Spanish–American War ⓘ |
| sunkIn | Battle of Santiago de Cuba ⓘ |
| sunkYear | 1898 ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations | Caribbean Sea ⓘ |
| tookPartIn | blockade-running attempt from Santiago de Cuba ⓘ |
| usedAs | capital ship of the Spanish Caribbean Squadron ⓘ |
| usedBy | Kingdom of Spain ⓘ |
| wreckLocation | off the coast of Cuba ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Almirante Oquendo Description of subject: Almirante Oquendo was a Spanish armored cruiser of the late 19th century that fought and was sunk during the Battle of Santiago de Cuba in the Spanish–American War.
Referenced by (3)
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