El Pocito (small pit of holy earth)
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El Pocito is a small, revered pit of holy earth within the Santuario de Chimayó in New Mexico, believed by many pilgrims to possess healing powers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| El Pocito (small pit of holy earth) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4001088 — 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: El Pocito (small pit of holy earth) Context triple: [El Santuario de Chimayó, hasFeature, El Pocito (small pit of holy earth)]
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A.
Pitalito
Pitalito is a major town and coffee-producing hub in southern Colombia, known as one of the country’s most important centers for high-quality coffee.
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B.
Fuente de las Ocho Calles
Fuente de las Ocho Calles is a historic baroque-style fountain in San Ildefonso, Spain, known for its radial design where eight streets converge.
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C.
Palo Monte
Palo Monte is an Afro-Cuban religious tradition of Central African (Kongo) origin that centers on spirit veneration, ancestor worship, and the ritual use of sacred cauldrons and natural elements.
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D.
Pochuteco
Pochuteco is an extinct Uto-Aztecan language once spoken in the region of Pochutla on the Pacific coast of Oaxaca, Mexico.
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E.
Vespucio Norte–La Cisterna
Vespucio Norte–La Cisterna is the full north–south service route of Santiago Metro Line 2, running between the Vespucio Norte and La Cisterna terminal stations.
- 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: El Pocito (small pit of holy earth) Target entity description: El Pocito is a small, revered pit of holy earth within the Santuario de Chimayó in New Mexico, believed by many pilgrims to possess healing powers.
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A.
Pitalito
Pitalito is a major town and coffee-producing hub in southern Colombia, known as one of the country’s most important centers for high-quality coffee.
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B.
Fuente de las Ocho Calles
Fuente de las Ocho Calles is a historic baroque-style fountain in San Ildefonso, Spain, known for its radial design where eight streets converge.
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C.
Palo Monte
Palo Monte is an Afro-Cuban religious tradition of Central African (Kongo) origin that centers on spirit veneration, ancestor worship, and the ritual use of sacred cauldrons and natural elements.
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D.
Pochuteco
Pochuteco is an extinct Uto-Aztecan language once spoken in the region of Pochutla on the Pacific coast of Oaxaca, Mexico.
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E.
Vespucio Norte–La Cisterna
Vespucio Norte–La Cisterna is the full north–south service route of Santiago Metro Line 2, running between the Vespucio Norte and La Cisterna terminal stations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic pilgrimage site
ⓘ
holy well or spring analogue ⓘ religious site ⓘ |
| access | publicly accessible to visitors of the sanctuary ⓘ |
| associatedTime | especially prominent during Easter pilgrimages ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Our Lord of Esquipulas devotion at Santuario de Chimayó
ⓘ
folk healing traditions of northern New Mexico ⓘ |
| associatedWithBelief | miraculous cures ⓘ |
| associatedWithPractice |
collection of holy dirt
ⓘ
pilgrimage ⓘ prayer for healing ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| culturalSignificance |
important site of folk Catholic devotion in New Mexico
ⓘ
regional center of religious pilgrimage in the American Southwest ⓘ |
| devotionalUse |
earth applied to body parts seeking healing
ⓘ
earth taken home as a sacramental-like object ⓘ |
| evidenceOfDevotion | numerous ex-votos and testimonies of healings at Santuario de Chimayó ⓘ |
| featureOf | interior of the Santuario de Chimayó ⓘ |
| hasPhysicalForm | small pit in the floor ⓘ |
| hasQuality | revered ⓘ |
| hasReputationFor | healing powers ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Spanish ⓘ |
| linkedToConcept |
faith healing
ⓘ
miraculous intercession ⓘ sacred earth ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chimayó, New Mexico
ⓘ
Rio Arriba County, New Mexico ⓘ Santuario de Chimayó ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| managedBy | Roman Catholic Church authorities at Santuario de Chimayó ⓘ |
| material | earth ⓘ |
| nameMeaning |
the little well
ⓘ
the small pit ⓘ |
| partOf |
Santuario de Chimayó complex
ⓘ
linked to:
Santuario de Chimayó
|
| preservationStatus | maintained as an active devotional site ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| ritualObject | small containers used to take earth home ⓘ |
| state | New Mexico ⓘ |
| tourismRole | attraction for religious and cultural tourists ⓘ |
| visitedBy |
Catholic pilgrims
ⓘ
penitents during Holy Week ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: El Pocito (small pit of holy earth) Description of subject: El Pocito is a small, revered pit of holy earth within the Santuario de Chimayó in New Mexico, believed by many pilgrims to possess healing powers.
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