Miguel Costansó
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Miguel Costansó was an 18th-century Spanish military engineer and cartographer who played a key role in exploring and mapping early Alta California.
All labels observed (1)
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| Miguel Costansó canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5994445 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Miguel Costansó Context triple: [Portolá expedition, notableMember, Miguel Costansó]
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Manuel Amoros
Manuel Amoros is a former French international footballer, primarily a right-back, who was one of Europe’s leading defenders in the 1980s and early 1990s, notably starring for clubs like AS Monaco and Olympique de Marseille and helping France win UEFA Euro 1984.
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Pedro de Ampudia
Pedro de Ampudia was a 19th-century Spanish-born Mexican general who served as a prominent commander for Mexico during the Mexican–American War.
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C.
José de Patiño
José de Patiño was a prominent early 18th-century Spanish statesman and naval administrator who played a key role in reforming Spain’s maritime and colonial policies under King Philip V.
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D.
Alejo Vidal-Quadras
Alejo Vidal-Quadras is a Spanish conservative politician and former European Parliament vice president known for his role in founding the right-wing party Vox.
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Blas Piñar
Blas Piñar was a Spanish far-right politician, lawyer, and founder of the ultranationalist party Fuerza Nueva, known for his staunch support of Francoist ideology.
- 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: Miguel Costansó Target entity description: Miguel Costansó was an 18th-century Spanish military engineer and cartographer who played a key role in exploring and mapping early Alta California.
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A.
Manuel Amoros
Manuel Amoros is a former French international footballer, primarily a right-back, who was one of Europe’s leading defenders in the 1980s and early 1990s, notably starring for clubs like AS Monaco and Olympique de Marseille and helping France win UEFA Euro 1984.
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B.
Pedro de Ampudia
Pedro de Ampudia was a 19th-century Spanish-born Mexican general who served as a prominent commander for Mexico during the Mexican–American War.
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C.
José de Patiño
José de Patiño was a prominent early 18th-century Spanish statesman and naval administrator who played a key role in reforming Spain’s maritime and colonial policies under King Philip V.
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D.
Alejo Vidal-Quadras
Alejo Vidal-Quadras is a Spanish conservative politician and former European Parliament vice president known for his role in founding the right-wing party Vox.
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E.
Blas Piñar
Blas Piñar was a Spanish far-right politician, lawyer, and founder of the ultranationalist party Fuerza Nueva, known for his staunch support of Francoist ideology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Spanish military engineer
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cartographer ⓘ person ⓘ |
| activity |
drawing maps of California missions and presidios
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surveying routes in Alta California ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Franciscan missions in Alta California
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linked to:
Spanish missions in California
Spanish colonization of California ⓘ |
| birthYear | 1741 ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
early maps of the California coast
ⓘ
first land exploration of Alta California by the Spanish ⓘ |
| deathYear | 1814 ⓘ |
| employer |
Spanish Crown
ⓘ
linked to:
Crown of Spain
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| era | 18th century ⓘ |
| field |
cartography
ⓘ
geography ⓘ military engineering ⓘ |
| knownFor |
exploration of Alta California
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mapping of early Alta California ⓘ participation in the Portolá expedition ⓘ |
| language | Spanish ⓘ |
| nationality | Spanish ⓘ |
| occupation |
cartographer
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explorer ⓘ military engineer ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Portolá expedition ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Alta California
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linked to:
Alta California (Spanish colony)
New Spain ⓘ
linked to:
Viceroyalty of New Spain
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| role | chief engineer of the Portolá expedition ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Spanish Army ⓘ |
| wroteAbout |
geography of the California coast
ⓘ
routes and sites of the Portolá expedition ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Miguel Costansó Description of subject: Miguel Costansó was an 18th-century Spanish military engineer and cartographer who played a key role in exploring and mapping early Alta California.
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