Jerónimo de Azcoitía
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Jerónimo de Azcoitía is a central, aristocratic figure in José Donoso’s novel *The Obscene Bird of Night*, around whom much of the book’s grotesque and nightmarish narrative revolves.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jerónimo de Azcoitía canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4451074 — 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: Jerónimo de Azcoitía Context triple: [The Obscene Bird of Night, notableCharacter, Jerónimo de Azcoitía]
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A.
Jerónimo de Aliaga
Jerónimo de Aliaga was a Spanish conquistador and early colonial figure in Peru, remembered as one of the original settlers of Lima and a prominent landowner in the 16th century.
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B.
Dionisio de Herrera
Dionisio de Herrera was a prominent early 19th-century Honduran statesman and liberal leader who played a key role in Central America’s struggle for independence and in the formation of its first republican institutions.
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C.
Mateo de Toro y Zambrano
Mateo de Toro y Zambrano was a Chilean military officer and colonial official who briefly led Chile’s first steps toward independence as president of the First Government Junta in 1810.
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D.
Martin Hurtado de Arbieto
Martin Hurtado de Arbieto was a Spanish colonial military officer known for leading the campaign that captured the last Inca stronghold at Vilcabamba in the 16th century.
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E.
Juan de Ugalde
Juan de Ugalde was an 18th-century Spanish military commander and colonial governor in New Spain, known for his campaigns on the northern frontier.
- 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: Jerónimo de Azcoitía Target entity description: Jerónimo de Azcoitía is a central, aristocratic figure in José Donoso’s novel *The Obscene Bird of Night*, around whom much of the book’s grotesque and nightmarish narrative revolves.
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A.
Jerónimo de Aliaga
Jerónimo de Aliaga was a Spanish conquistador and early colonial figure in Peru, remembered as one of the original settlers of Lima and a prominent landowner in the 16th century.
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B.
Dionisio de Herrera
Dionisio de Herrera was a prominent early 19th-century Honduran statesman and liberal leader who played a key role in Central America’s struggle for independence and in the formation of its first republican institutions.
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C.
Mateo de Toro y Zambrano
Mateo de Toro y Zambrano was a Chilean military officer and colonial official who briefly led Chile’s first steps toward independence as president of the First Government Junta in 1810.
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D.
Martin Hurtado de Arbieto
Martin Hurtado de Arbieto was a Spanish colonial military officer known for leading the campaign that captured the last Inca stronghold at Vilcabamba in the 16th century.
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E.
Juan de Ugalde
Juan de Ugalde was an 18th-century Spanish military commander and colonial governor in New Spain, known for his campaigns on the northern frontier.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aristocrat
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fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Obscene Bird of Night ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
decay of aristocracy
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degeneration ⓘ family lineage ⓘ grotesque ⓘ isolation ⓘ madness ⓘ nightmare ⓘ power and control ⓘ |
| authorNationality | Chilean ⓘ |
| characterType | aristocratic landowner ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Chile ⓘ |
| createdBy | José Donoso ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
The Obscene Bird of Night universe
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linked to:
The Obscene Bird of Night
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| genre |
Latin American Boom literature
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gothic fiction ⓘ magic realism ⓘ |
| hasNotability | central figure in The Obscene Bird of Night ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Spanish ⓘ |
| literaryMovementContext | Latin American Boom ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
central character
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protagonist ⓘ |
| originalTitleOfWork |
El obsceno pájaro de la noche
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linked to:
The Obscene Bird of Night
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| partOf | Latin American literature ⓘ |
| settingOfActivity | Chilean aristocratic society ⓘ |
| workPublicationYear | 1970 ⓘ |
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Subject: Jerónimo de Azcoitía Description of subject: Jerónimo de Azcoitía is a central, aristocratic figure in José Donoso’s novel *The Obscene Bird of Night*, around whom much of the book’s grotesque and nightmarish narrative revolves.
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