Altar a la Patria
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Altar a la Patria is a monumental memorial in Mexico City honoring the Niños Héroes, cadets who died defending Chapultepec Castle during the Mexican–American War.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Niños Héroes | 11 |
| Altar a la Patria canonical | 6 |
| Los Niños Héroes | 1 |
| boy heroes of Chapultepec | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T404400 — 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: Altar a la Patria Context triple: [Bosque de Chapultepec, hasPart, Altar a la Patria]
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A.
Angel of Independence
The Angel of Independence is a prominent golden victory column and monument in Mexico City that commemorates the country’s War of Independence and serves as an iconic national symbol.
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B.
Monumento a la Revolución
The Monumento a la Revolución is a monumental arch and mausoleum in Mexico City commemorating the Mexican Revolution and housing the remains of several of its key revolutionary leaders.
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C.
Nueva Paz
Nueva Paz is a municipality in western Cuba known for its rural character and location within the province surrounding Havana.
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D.
Grito de Baire
Grito de Baire was the 1895 uprising in the town of Baire that marked the formal beginning of Cuba’s War of Independence against Spanish colonial rule.
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E.
Estelada
The Estelada is a pro-independence Catalan flag featuring a star within a triangle beside the traditional Catalan stripes, widely used as a symbol of Catalan nationalism and the movement for Catalonia’s independence.
- 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: Altar a la Patria Target entity description: Altar a la Patria is a monumental memorial in Mexico City honoring the Niños Héroes, cadets who died defending Chapultepec Castle during the Mexican–American War.
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A.
Angel of Independence
The Angel of Independence is a prominent golden victory column and monument in Mexico City that commemorates the country’s War of Independence and serves as an iconic national symbol.
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B.
Monumento a la Revolución
The Monumento a la Revolución is a monumental arch and mausoleum in Mexico City commemorating the Mexican Revolution and housing the remains of several of its key revolutionary leaders.
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C.
Nueva Paz
Nueva Paz is a municipality in western Cuba known for its rural character and location within the province surrounding Havana.
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D.
Grito de Baire
Grito de Baire was the 1895 uprising in the town of Baire that marked the formal beginning of Cuba’s War of Independence against Spanish colonial rule.
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E.
Estelada
The Estelada is a pro-independence Catalan flag featuring a star within a triangle beside the traditional Catalan stripes, widely used as a symbol of Catalan nationalism and the movement for Catalonia’s independence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
monument
ⓘ
war memorial ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Altar de la Patria
ⓘ
Monumento a los Niños Héroes ⓘ
linked to:
Monument to the Niños Héroes
|
| architect | Enrique Aragón Echegaray ⓘ |
| category |
Chapultepec Park
ⓘ
linked to:
Bosque de Chapultepec
Mexican–American War memorials ⓘ Monuments and memorials in Mexico City ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Battle of Chapultepec
ⓘ
Mexican–American War ⓘ |
| constructionEndDate | 1952 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1947 ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Mexican military cadets
ⓘ
cadets of the Heroic Military College ⓘ |
| hasPart |
central statue of a mother holding a fallen son
ⓘ
inscribed urn with remains of the Niños Héroes ⓘ six marble columns ⓘ |
| hasSymbol |
Mexican national emblem
ⓘ
eagle ⓘ laurel wreaths ⓘ |
| hasVisitorAccess | yes ⓘ |
| heritage | part of Mexican historical memory ⓘ |
| honours |
Niños Héroes
ⓘ
linked to:
Altar a la Patria
|
| inauguratedBy |
Lázaro Cárdenas
ⓘ
linked to:
Lázaro Cárdenas del Río
|
| inaugurationDate | 1952 ⓘ |
| languageOfInscription | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chapultepec Park
ⓘ
linked to:
Bosque de Chapultepec
Mexico City ⓘ Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico City ⓘ |
| materialUsed | white marble ⓘ |
| memorialFor |
Agustín Melgar
ⓘ
Fernando Montes de Oca ⓘ Francisco Márquez ⓘ Juan Escutia ⓘ Juan de la Barrera ⓘ Vicente Suárez ⓘ |
| memorialType | military memorial ⓘ |
| near |
Chapultepec Castle
ⓘ
Paseo de la Reforma ⓘ |
| numberOfColumns | 6 ⓘ |
| operator | Government of Mexico ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Government of Mexico ⓘ |
| sculptor | Ernesto Tamariz ⓘ |
| significance |
national symbol of sacrifice
ⓘ
site of official commemorations of the Niños Héroes ⓘ |
| style | monumental architecture ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Mexican civic ceremonies ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Altar a la Patria Description of subject: Altar a la Patria is a monumental memorial in Mexico City honoring the Niños Héroes, cadets who died defending Chapultepec Castle during the Mexican–American War.
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