Cholulan nobles
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The Cholulan nobles were the indigenous elite leaders of the important Mesoamerican city of Cholula, many of whom were infamously killed during the Spanish-led Massacre at Cholula in 1519.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cholulan nobles canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4619578 — 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: Cholulan nobles Context triple: [Massacre at Cholula, victims, Cholulan nobles]
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Burque
Burque is a colloquial nickname commonly used to refer to the city of Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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Vinantes
Vinantes is a small French commune located in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.
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Dolan Chapa
Dolan Chapa is a notable literary work by the revolutionary Bengali poet Kazi Nazrul Islam.
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Naya clan
The Naya clan is an ancient Jain lineage traditionally associated with the family background of Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara of Jainism.
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Marquis of the Valley of Oaxaca
The Marquis of the Valley of Oaxaca was a hereditary noble title in New Spain granted by the Spanish Crown to conquistador Hernán Cortés, giving him vast estates and significant political influence in colonial Mexico.
- 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: Cholulan nobles Target entity description: The Cholulan nobles were the indigenous elite leaders of the important Mesoamerican city of Cholula, many of whom were infamously killed during the Spanish-led Massacre at Cholula in 1519.
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A.
Burque
Burque is a colloquial nickname commonly used to refer to the city of Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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B.
Vinantes
Vinantes is a small French commune located in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.
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C.
Dolan Chapa
Dolan Chapa is a notable literary work by the revolutionary Bengali poet Kazi Nazrul Islam.
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D.
Naya clan
The Naya clan is an ancient Jain lineage traditionally associated with the family background of Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara of Jainism.
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E.
Marquis of the Valley of Oaxaca
The Marquis of the Valley of Oaxaca was a hereditary noble title in New Spain granted by the Spanish Crown to conquistador Hernán Cortés, giving him vast estates and significant political influence in colonial Mexico.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
indigenous elite
ⓘ
nobility ⓘ social class ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cholula temple complexes
ⓘ
Great Pyramid of Cholula ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Hernán Cortés
ⓘ
Spanish conquistadors ⓘ |
| country | Cholula ⓘ |
| culture | Mesoamerican culture ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent | 1519 ⓘ |
| economy |
control of trade routes through Cholula
ⓘ
tribute collection ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | indigenous peoples of Mexico ⓘ |
| governanceStructure | councils of nobles and priests ⓘ |
| governed |
Cholula urban population
ⓘ
surrounding rural communities of Cholula ⓘ |
| hasRole |
administrators of Cholula
ⓘ
landholding class in Cholula ⓘ political leaders of Cholula ⓘ religious elites of Cholula ⓘ |
| historicalImpact |
example of Spanish violence against indigenous elites
ⓘ
shift in power from indigenous nobility to colonial regime ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Central Mexico ⓘ |
| killedIn |
Massacre at Cholula
ⓘ
linked to:
massacre at Cholula
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| language | Nahuatl (likely dominant elite language) ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cholula
ⓘ
Mesoamerica ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Massacre at Cholula
ⓘ
linked to:
massacre at Cholula
|
| overthrownBy |
Spanish colonial authorities
ⓘ
allied indigenous forces of the Spanish ⓘ |
| partOf |
Cholula city-state
ⓘ
linked to:
Cholulteca
Cholula polity ⓘ
linked to:
Cholula culture
|
| politicalSystem | city-state governance ⓘ |
| powerBase |
control of land
ⓘ
control of temples ⓘ control of tribute ⓘ |
| regionallyImportantFor |
interregional trade in Central Mexico
ⓘ
religious pilgrimage to Cholula ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Aztec Empire
ⓘ
Tlaxcalan allies of the Spanish ⓘ |
| religion | Mesoamerican polytheism ⓘ |
| socialStatus | hereditary elite ⓘ |
| sourceType | documented in early colonial chronicles ⓘ |
| successor | colonial indigenous cabildo elites of Cholula ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Postclassic Mesoamerica
ⓘ
linked to:
Postclassic period of Mesoamerica
early 16th century ⓘ |
| victimOf | Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire ⓘ |
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Subject: Cholulan nobles Description of subject: The Cholulan nobles were the indigenous elite leaders of the important Mesoamerican city of Cholula, many of whom were infamously killed during the Spanish-led Massacre at Cholula in 1519.
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subject linked to:
massacre at Cholula