José Joaquín de Arrillaga
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José Joaquín de Arrillaga was a Spanish military officer who served as governor of Alta California in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| José Joaquín de Arrillaga canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4636867 — 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 Joaquín de Arrillaga Context triple: [Alta California (Spanish colony), notableLeader, José Joaquín de Arrillaga]
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A.
José Toribio Merino
José Toribio Merino was a Chilean admiral who became one of the principal leaders of the military junta that ruled Chile after the 1973 coup d'état.
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B.
José de la Concepción Serrano
José de la Concepción Serrano was a Venezuelan statesman and patriot who participated in the country’s early independence movement and signed its Declaration of Independence in 1811.
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C.
José Joaquín de Herrera
José Joaquín de Herrera was a 19th-century Mexican statesman and three-time president who played a key role in the turbulent politics surrounding the Mexican–American War and the early republic.
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D.
Antonio de Villarroel
Antonio de Villarroel was a Spanish military commander best known for leading the defense of Barcelona during the final stages of the War of the Spanish Succession.
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E.
José Manuel de Herrera
José Manuel de Herrera was a Mexican priest, politician, and key insurgent ideologue who helped shape early independent Mexico’s constitutional foundations.
- 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 Joaquín de Arrillaga Target entity description: José Joaquín de Arrillaga was a Spanish military officer who served as governor of Alta California in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
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A.
José Toribio Merino
José Toribio Merino was a Chilean admiral who became one of the principal leaders of the military junta that ruled Chile after the 1973 coup d'état.
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B.
José de la Concepción Serrano
José de la Concepción Serrano was a Venezuelan statesman and patriot who participated in the country’s early independence movement and signed its Declaration of Independence in 1811.
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C.
José Joaquín de Herrera
José Joaquín de Herrera was a 19th-century Mexican statesman and three-time president who played a key role in the turbulent politics surrounding the Mexican–American War and the early republic.
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D.
Antonio de Villarroel
Antonio de Villarroel was a Spanish military commander best known for leading the defense of Barcelona during the final stages of the War of the Spanish Succession.
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E.
José Manuel de Herrera
José Manuel de Herrera was a Mexican priest, politician, and key insurgent ideologue who helped shape early independent Mexico’s constitutional foundations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Spanish colonial official
ⓘ
governor ⓘ military officer ⓘ person ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
Spanish Crown
ⓘ
linked to:
Crown of Spain
|
| areaOfActivity |
colonial governance
ⓘ
military affairs in frontier provinces ⓘ |
| authorityOver | Spanish presidios in Alta California ⓘ |
| continentOfActivity | North America ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Spain ⓘ |
| employer | Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| era | Spanish colonial era in North America ⓘ |
| familyName | de Arrillaga ⓘ |
| followedBy | José Darío Argüello ⓘ |
| givenName | José Joaquín ⓘ |
| governedUnder |
Bourbon monarchy of Spain
ⓘ
linked to:
Spanish monarchy
|
| government | Viceroyalty of New Spain ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
Californias
|
| involvedIn | administration of Spanish missions in Alta California ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Spanish ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Spanish Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | officer ⓘ |
| name | José Joaquín de Arrillaga ⓘ |
| notableFor |
governorship of Alta California
ⓘ
service in Spanish colonial administration in California ⓘ |
| occupation |
colonial administrator
ⓘ
soldier ⓘ |
| partOf | Spanish colonial period in California ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Acting Governor of the Californias
ⓘ
Governor of Alta California ⓘ |
| precededBy | Diego de Borica ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Pacific Coast of North America
ⓘ
linked to:
Pacific coast of North America
|
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence |
Alta California
ⓘ
linked to:
Alta California (Spanish colony)
Monterey, Alta California ⓘ
linked to:
Monterey
|
| territoryGoverned |
Alta California
ⓘ
linked to:
Alta California (Spanish colony)
Las Californias ⓘ
linked to:
The Californias (historical)
|
| timePeriod |
early 19th century
ⓘ
late 18th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: José Joaquín de Arrillaga Description of subject: José Joaquín de Arrillaga was a Spanish military officer who served as governor of Alta California in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.