Mission San Francisco de la Espada
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Mission San Francisco de la Espada is a historic 18th-century Spanish Catholic mission in San Antonio, Texas, known for its well-preserved colonial architecture and role in the Spanish colonization of the region.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mission San Francisco de la Espada canonical | 3 |
| Misión San Francisco de la Espada | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3941264 — 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: Mission San Francisco de la Espada Context triple: [Mission Espada, foundedAs, Mission San Francisco de la Espada]
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A.
Mission San Francisco de Asís
Mission San Francisco de Asís, also known as Mission Dolores, is the oldest surviving structure in San Francisco and a historic Spanish Catholic mission founded in the late 18th century.
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B.
Mission San Rafael Arcángel
Mission San Rafael Arcángel is a historic Spanish mission in present-day San Rafael, California, founded in 1817 as a medical asistencia to Mission San Francisco de Asís and later developed into a full mission.
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C.
Mission San José
Mission San José is a historic Spanish Catholic mission in present-day Fremont, California, founded in the late 18th century as part of Spain’s colonial mission system.
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D.
Mission San José
Mission San José is a historic Spanish colonial mission in San Antonio, Texas, renowned for its well-preserved architecture and role in the region's early Catholic and cultural history.
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E.
Mission San Miguel Arcángel
Mission San Miguel Arcángel is a historic Spanish Franciscan mission in San Miguel, California, founded in 1797 as part of Spain’s colonial mission system to evangelize Indigenous peoples.
- 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: Mission San Francisco de la Espada Target entity description: Mission San Francisco de la Espada is a historic 18th-century Spanish Catholic mission in San Antonio, Texas, known for its well-preserved colonial architecture and role in the Spanish colonization of the region.
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A.
Mission San Francisco de Asís
Mission San Francisco de Asís, also known as Mission Dolores, is the oldest surviving structure in San Francisco and a historic Spanish Catholic mission founded in the late 18th century.
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B.
Mission San Rafael Arcángel
Mission San Rafael Arcángel is a historic Spanish mission in present-day San Rafael, California, founded in 1817 as a medical asistencia to Mission San Francisco de Asís and later developed into a full mission.
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C.
Mission San José
Mission San José is a historic Spanish Catholic mission in present-day Fremont, California, founded in the late 18th century as part of Spain’s colonial mission system.
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D.
Mission San José
Mission San José is a historic Spanish colonial mission in San Antonio, Texas, renowned for its well-preserved architecture and role in the region's early Catholic and cultural history.
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E.
Mission San Miguel Arcángel
Mission San Miguel Arcángel is a historic Spanish Franciscan mission in San Miguel, California, founded in 1797 as part of Spain’s colonial mission system to evangelize Indigenous peoples.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic mission
ⓘ
Spanish mission ⓘ church building ⓘ historic site ⓘ |
| affiliation | Archdiocese of San Antonio ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Mission Revival elements
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Spanish Colonial architecture ⓘ |
| builtFor | Spanish colonization of Texas ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| currentUse |
active parish church
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museum site ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| denomination |
Roman Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| foundedAs | Mission San Francisco de los Tejas ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Franciscan Order
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Spanish Franciscans ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Espada Aqueduct
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acequia system ⓘ arched entryway ⓘ bell tower ⓘ chapel ⓘ convento (mission residence) ⓘ irrigation ditches ⓘ stone church ⓘ |
| hasNameInEnglish | Mission San Francisco de la Espada ⓘ |
| hasNameInSpanish |
Misión San Francisco de la Espada
ⓘ
linked to:
Mission San Francisco de la Espada
|
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places listing ⓘ
linked to:
National Register of Historic Places
UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bexar County, Texas
ⓘ
linked to:
Bexar County
San Antonio, Texas ⓘ Texas ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Mission Concepción (San Antonio)
ⓘ
linked to:
Mission Concepción
Mission San José (San Antonio) ⓘ
linked to:
Mission San José
Mission San Juan Capistrano (San Antonio) ⓘ
linked to:
Mission San Juan Capistrano (Texas)
|
| locatedOnRiver | San Antonio River ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Saint Francis of Assisi ⓘ |
| operator |
National Park Service
ⓘ
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Antonio ⓘ
linked to:
Archdiocese of San Antonio
|
| partOf |
San Antonio Missions
ⓘ
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park ⓘ |
| purpose |
Christianization of Indigenous peoples
ⓘ
settlement and defense of Spanish frontier ⓘ |
| religion |
Catholicism
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| significance |
example of 18th-century Spanish frontier mission
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oldest of the San Antonio missions in its original location ⓘ |
| worldHeritageSiteOf | UNESCO World Heritage Site "San Antonio Missions" ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mission San Francisco de la Espada Description of subject: Mission San Francisco de la Espada is a historic 18th-century Spanish Catholic mission in San Antonio, Texas, known for its well-preserved colonial architecture and role in the Spanish colonization of the region.
Referenced by (4)
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linked to: Mission San Francisco de la Espada