José Arcadio Segundo
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José Arcadio Segundo is a key member of the Buendía family in Gabriel García Márquez’s novel "One Hundred Years of Solitude," known for his involvement in the banana workers’ strike and his later withdrawal into solitude.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| José Arcadio Segundo canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4450613 — 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: José Arcadio Segundo Context triple: [Úrsula Iguarán, relativeOf, José Arcadio Segundo]
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A.
José Arcadio (son of José Arcadio Buendía)
José Arcadio is a prominent member of the Buendía family in Gabriel García Márquez's novel "One Hundred Years of Solitude," known for his impulsive nature, physical strength, and tumultuous life marked by excess and tragedy.
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B.
José Arcadio Buendía
José Arcadio Buendía is the visionary yet increasingly obsessive patriarch who founds the town of Macondo in Gabriel García Márquez’s novel "One Hundred Years of Solitude."
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C.
Aureliano Buendía
Aureliano Buendía is a central figure in Gabriel García Márquez’s novel "One Hundred Years of Solitude," known for his transformation from a withdrawn child into a legendary colonel whose life reflects the cyclical, tragic history of Macondo and the Buendía family.
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D.
Elpidio
Elpidio is a masculine given name most notably borne by Elpidio Quirino, the sixth President of the Philippines.
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E.
Ignacio
Ignacio is a masculine given name of Spanish origin commonly used in Spanish-speaking countries.
- 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: José Arcadio Segundo Target entity description: José Arcadio Segundo is a key member of the Buendía family in Gabriel García Márquez’s novel "One Hundred Years of Solitude," known for his involvement in the banana workers’ strike and his later withdrawal into solitude.
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A.
José Arcadio (son of José Arcadio Buendía)
José Arcadio is a prominent member of the Buendía family in Gabriel García Márquez's novel "One Hundred Years of Solitude," known for his impulsive nature, physical strength, and tumultuous life marked by excess and tragedy.
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B.
José Arcadio Buendía
José Arcadio Buendía is the visionary yet increasingly obsessive patriarch who founds the town of Macondo in Gabriel García Márquez’s novel "One Hundred Years of Solitude."
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C.
Aureliano Buendía
Aureliano Buendía is a central figure in Gabriel García Márquez’s novel "One Hundred Years of Solitude," known for his transformation from a withdrawn child into a legendary colonel whose life reflects the cyclical, tragic history of Macondo and the Buendía family.
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D.
Elpidio
Elpidio is a masculine given name most notably borne by Elpidio Quirino, the sixth President of the Philippines.
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E.
Ignacio
Ignacio is a masculine given name of Spanish origin commonly used in Spanish-speaking countries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | One Hundred Years of Solitude ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | magic realism ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
banana company
ⓘ
banana workers ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
obsessive
ⓘ
rebellious ⓘ solitary ⓘ |
| createdBy | Gabriel García Márquez ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Colombian Banana Massacre (historical inspiration) ⓘ |
| experiences | trauma from the massacre ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Macondo universe
ⓘ
linked to:
Macondo cycle of stories
|
| firstPublicationContext |
One Hundred Years of Solitude (1967)
ⓘ
linked to:
One Hundred Years of Solitude
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasFamilyName |
Buendía
ⓘ
linked to:
Buendía family
|
| hasFather | Arcadio ⓘ |
| hasGivenName |
José Arcadio
ⓘ
linked to:
José Arcadio (son of José Arcadio Buendía)
|
| hasMother | Santa Sofía de la Piedad ⓘ |
| hasSibling | Aureliano Segundo ⓘ |
| hasThemeConnection |
cyclical history
ⓘ
historical memory ⓘ political violence ⓘ solitude ⓘ |
| language | Spanish ⓘ |
| laterResidence | Melquíades’ room ⓘ |
| livesIn | Macondo ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| memberOf | Buendía family ⓘ |
| nationality | Colombian (fictional context) ⓘ |
| notableFor |
involvement in the banana workers’ strike
ⓘ
surviving the massacre of the banana workers ⓘ withdrawing into solitude ⓘ |
| originatesFrom | Latin American literature ⓘ |
| participatesIn | banana workers’ strike ⓘ |
| partOf | multi-generational Buendía lineage ⓘ |
| reads |
Melquíades’ parchments
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linked to:
Manuscripts of Melquíades
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| relatedEvent |
arrival of the banana company in Macondo
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decline of Macondo ⓘ |
| roleInWork | key member of the Buendía family saga ⓘ |
| sharesNamePatternWith |
other Buendía men named Aureliano
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other Buendía men named José Arcadio ⓘ |
| survives | banana workers’ massacre ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: José Arcadio Segundo Description of subject: José Arcadio Segundo is a key member of the Buendía family in Gabriel García Márquez’s novel "One Hundred Years of Solitude," known for his involvement in the banana workers’ strike and his later withdrawal into solitude.
Referenced by (7)
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