Castillo de San Felipe
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Castillo de San Felipe is a historic coastal fortress on Menorca, Spain, built to defend the strategic harbor of Mahón and repeatedly expanded and contested in early modern Mediterranean conflicts.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Castillo de San Felipe canonical | 3 |
| Fort St. Philip, Menorca | 2 |
| Castillo de San Felipe (Menorca) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5714470 — 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: Castillo de San Felipe Context triple: [Es Castell, hasNearbyFort, Castillo de San Felipe]
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A.
Castillo San Cristóbal
Castillo San Cristóbal is a massive 18th-century Spanish fortress in San Juan, Puerto Rico, built to protect the city from land-based attacks and now part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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B.
Fuerte de San Miguel
Fuerte de San Miguel is a historic Spanish colonial fort in Campeche, Mexico, built to defend the city from pirate attacks and now serving as a cultural and archaeological site.
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C.
Fort San Sebastian
Fort San Sebastian is a historic coastal fortress in present-day Ghana, built by the Portuguese in the 16th century and later used by European powers as part of the West African gold and slave trade.
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D.
Castillo de San Miguel
Castillo de San Miguel is a historic hilltop fortress in Almuñécar, Spain, known for its medieval architecture and coastal defensive role.
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E.
Fort Santiago de la Gloria
Fort Santiago de la Gloria is a historic Spanish colonial fortification in Portobelo, Panama, built to defend the town’s strategic Caribbean harbor and its role in the transatlantic trade.
- 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: Castillo de San Felipe Target entity description: Castillo de San Felipe is a historic coastal fortress on Menorca, Spain, built to defend the strategic harbor of Mahón and repeatedly expanded and contested in early modern Mediterranean conflicts.
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A.
Castillo San Cristóbal
Castillo San Cristóbal is a massive 18th-century Spanish fortress in San Juan, Puerto Rico, built to protect the city from land-based attacks and now part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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B.
Fuerte de San Miguel
Fuerte de San Miguel is a historic Spanish colonial fort in Campeche, Mexico, built to defend the city from pirate attacks and now serving as a cultural and archaeological site.
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C.
Fort San Sebastian
Fort San Sebastian is a historic coastal fortress in present-day Ghana, built by the Portuguese in the 16th century and later used by European powers as part of the West African gold and slave trade.
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D.
Castillo de San Miguel
Castillo de San Miguel is a historic hilltop fortress in Almuñécar, Spain, known for its medieval architecture and coastal defensive role.
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E.
Fort Santiago de la Gloria
Fort Santiago de la Gloria is a historic Spanish colonial fortification in Portobelo, Panama, built to defend the town’s strategic Caribbean harbor and its role in the transatlantic trade.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal fortress
ⓘ
historical monument ⓘ military fortification ⓘ |
| builtFor |
defense of Mahón harbour
ⓘ
protection against naval attacks ⓘ |
| contestedBy |
France
ⓘ
Great Britain ⓘ Spain ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| expandedDuring | early modern period ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Buildings and structures in Menorca
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Coastal fortifications in the Mediterranean ⓘ Forts in Spain ⓘ Military history of the Balearic Islands ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
artillery stronghold
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coastal defense ⓘ harbor defense ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic site ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Balearic Islands
ⓘ
Mahón harbour area ⓘ
linked to:
Port of Mahón
Mediterranean Sea ⓘ Menorca ⓘ
linked to:
Minorca
eastern Menorca ⓘ municipality of Es Castell ⓘ |
| locatedOn | entrance to the port of Mahón ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Saint Philip ⓘ |
| partOf |
defensive system of Mahón
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linked to:
defences of Port Mahón
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| strategicImportance |
control of Mahón harbour
ⓘ
naval base protection ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
Mediterranean conflicts
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early modern period ⓘ wars between European powers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Castillo de San Felipe Description of subject: Castillo de San Felipe is a historic coastal fortress on Menorca, Spain, built to defend the strategic harbor of Mahón and repeatedly expanded and contested in early modern Mediterranean conflicts.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Castillo de San Felipe
linked to: Castillo de San Felipe
linked to: Castillo de San Felipe