Teofilo
E542944
Teofilo is an elderly Pueblo man whose death and traditional burial rituals are central to the themes of cultural identity and conflict in Leslie Marmon Silko’s short story "The Man to Send Rain Clouds."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Teofilo canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5624039 — 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: Teofilo Context triple: [The Man to Send Rain Clouds, featuresCharacter, Teofilo]
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A.
Teofilo
Teofilo is a champion Irish-bred Thoroughbred racehorse and successful sire known for his unbeaten two-year-old season and influential stud career.
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B.
Timoteo
Timoteo is a masculine given name, commonly used in Romance-language countries, derived from the biblical name Timothy.
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C.
Elpidio
Elpidio is a masculine given name most notably borne by Elpidio Quirino, the sixth President of the Philippines.
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D.
Vicente
Vicente is a given name, common in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries, that corresponds to the English name Vincent.
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E.
Alejo
Alejo is a Spanish given name commonly used as a short form of Alejandro.
- 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: Teofilo Target entity description: Teofilo is an elderly Pueblo man whose death and traditional burial rituals are central to the themes of cultural identity and conflict in Leslie Marmon Silko’s short story "The Man to Send Rain Clouds."
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A.
Teofilo
Teofilo is a champion Irish-bred Thoroughbred racehorse and successful sire known for his unbeaten two-year-old season and influential stud career.
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B.
Timoteo
Timoteo is a masculine given name, commonly used in Romance-language countries, derived from the biblical name Timothy.
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C.
Elpidio
Elpidio is a masculine given name most notably borne by Elpidio Quirino, the sixth President of the Philippines.
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D.
Vicente
Vicente is a given name, common in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries, that corresponds to the English name Vincent.
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E.
Alejo
Alejo is a Spanish given name commonly used as a short form of Alejandro.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Pueblo man
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fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| age | elderly ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
"The Man to Send Rain Clouds"
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linked to:
The Man to Send Rain Clouds
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| associatedWithTheme |
cultural identity
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syncretism of Native and Catholic practices ⓘ tradition versus modernity ⓘ |
| burialRitualType | traditional Pueblo burial rituals ⓘ |
| characterStatus | deceased for most of the narrative ⓘ |
| conflictType | intersection of Native and Catholic ritual practices ⓘ |
| createdBy | Leslie Marmon Silko ⓘ |
| culturalBackground |
Native American
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linked to:
Native Americans
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| ethnicity | Pueblo ⓘ |
| familyRole | grandfather figure in the Pueblo community ⓘ |
| firstPublicationContext | American literature ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| importanceInCurriculum |
frequently studied in discussions of Native American literature
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used to illustrate cultural hybridity in literature ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | contemporary Native American literature ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
catalyst for exploration of cultural conflict
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catalyst for exploration of cultural identity ⓘ |
| plotEvent | his death initiates the burial rituals in the story ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
Catholic influence on burial rites
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Pueblo traditional beliefs ⓘ |
| roleInWork | central figure in the death and burial rituals ⓘ |
| settingAssociation | Pueblo reservation in the American Southwest ⓘ |
| storyMedium | short story ⓘ |
| symbolicRole |
embodiment of ancestral presence
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symbol of continuity of Pueblo traditions ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Teofilo Description of subject: Teofilo is an elderly Pueblo man whose death and traditional burial rituals are central to the themes of cultural identity and conflict in Leslie Marmon Silko’s short story "The Man to Send Rain Clouds."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.