Les Cayes, Saint-Domingue
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Les Cayes, Saint-Domingue was a colonial-era port town in what is now Haiti, notable as part of the French Caribbean colony of Saint-Domingue.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Les Cayes, Haiti | 3 |
| Les Cayes, Saint-Domingue canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4607888 — 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: Les Cayes, Saint-Domingue Context triple: [John James Audubon, placeOfBirth, Les Cayes, Saint-Domingue]
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A.
Les Trois-Îlets, Martinique
Les Trois-Îlets, Martinique is a coastal commune in the French Caribbean island of Martinique, best known as the birthplace of Empress Joséphine, the first wife of Napoleon Bonaparte.
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B.
Jacmel, Haiti
Jacmel, Haiti is a historic coastal city in southern Haiti known for its well-preserved French colonial architecture, vibrant arts scene, and annual Carnival celebrations.
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C.
Jeremie, Saint-Domingue
Jérémie, Saint-Domingue was a colonial-era town on the southern coast of what is now Haiti, historically notable as a French settlement in the Caribbean.
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D.
Martinique
Martinique is a Caribbean island and French overseas region known for its blend of French and Creole culture, volcanic landscapes, and beaches.
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E.
Martinique La Première
Martinique La Première is a French public radio and television broadcaster serving the island of Martinique as part of the overseas network of France Télévisions and Radio France.
- 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: Les Cayes, Saint-Domingue Target entity description: Les Cayes, Saint-Domingue was a colonial-era port town in what is now Haiti, notable as part of the French Caribbean colony of Saint-Domingue.
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A.
Les Trois-Îlets, Martinique
Les Trois-Îlets, Martinique is a coastal commune in the French Caribbean island of Martinique, best known as the birthplace of Empress Joséphine, the first wife of Napoleon Bonaparte.
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B.
Jacmel, Haiti
Jacmel, Haiti is a historic coastal city in southern Haiti known for its well-preserved French colonial architecture, vibrant arts scene, and annual Carnival celebrations.
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C.
Jeremie, Saint-Domingue
Jérémie, Saint-Domingue was a colonial-era town on the southern coast of what is now Haiti, historically notable as a French settlement in the Caribbean.
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D.
Martinique
Martinique is a Caribbean island and French overseas region known for its blend of French and Creole culture, volcanic landscapes, and beaches.
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E.
Martinique La Première
Martinique La Première is a French public radio and television broadcaster serving the island of Martinique as part of the overseas network of France Télévisions and Radio France.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial port town
ⓘ
settlement ⓘ |
| coastalType | seaport ⓘ |
| colonialEconomyBasedOn | plantation agriculture ⓘ |
| colonialExports |
coffee
ⓘ
indigo ⓘ sugar ⓘ |
| colonialLegalSystem | French colonial law ⓘ |
| colonialPower | France ⓘ |
| colonialReligionDominant | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| colonialStatus | town within the French colony of Saint-Domingue ⓘ |
| countryDuringColonialPeriod | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| historicalEventContext | Haitian Revolution ⓘ |
| historicalNameOf |
Les Cayes, Haiti
ⓘ
linked to:
Les Cayes, Saint-Domingue
|
| historicalSovereign | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | important secondary port of Saint-Domingue ⓘ |
| isPartOfIsland | Hispaniola ⓘ |
| knownFor |
role in French Caribbean trade network
ⓘ
shipping of sugar and coffee from Saint-Domingue ⓘ |
| languageOfAdministration | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
French colonial Caribbean
ⓘ
Saint-Domingue ⓘ
linked to:
French colony of Saint-Domingue
|
| locatedInGeographicRegion | Greater Antilles ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Haiti ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Caribbean Sea
ⓘ
southern coast of Hispaniola ⓘ |
| partOf |
French West Indies
ⓘ
linked to:
Antilles
French colonial empire ⓘ Saint-Domingue slave-based plantation system ⓘ |
| portFunction |
arrival point for European ships
ⓘ
embarkation point for goods to France ⓘ |
| presentDayAdministrativeRegion | Sud department, Haiti ⓘ |
| presentDayCountry |
Republic of Haiti
ⓘ
linked to:
Haiti
|
| presentDayName | Les Cayes ⓘ |
| regionWithinSaintDomingue | southern peninsula ⓘ |
| successorState | Haiti ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
18th century
ⓘ
late 17th century ⓘ |
| usedAs |
harbor for maritime trade
ⓘ
port for export of colonial products ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Les Cayes, Saint-Domingue Description of subject: Les Cayes, Saint-Domingue was a colonial-era port town in what is now Haiti, notable as part of the French Caribbean colony of Saint-Domingue.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Les Cayes, Saint-Domingue
linked to: Les Cayes, Saint-Domingue
linked to: Les Cayes, Saint-Domingue