Portolá statue in Pacifica, California
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The Portolá statue in Pacifica, California is a public monument honoring Spanish explorer Gaspar de Portolá, leader of the first European land expedition to explore and document the area that is now coastal California.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Portolá statue in Pacifica, California canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6392695 — 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: Portolá statue in Pacifica, California Context triple: [Gaspar de Portolá, hasMonument, Portolá statue in Pacifica, California]
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Statue of Thomas Starr King (San Francisco)
The Statue of Thomas Starr King in San Francisco is a bronze monument by American sculptor Daniel Chester French honoring the influential Unitarian minister and orator who helped keep California in the Union during the Civil War.
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B.
Angel of the Waters statue
The Angel of the Waters statue is a celebrated neoclassical bronze sculpture crowning New York City's Bethesda Fountain, symbolizing healing and purity.
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C.
Sir Francis Drake statue
The Sir Francis Drake statue is a public monument honoring the famed 16th-century English sea captain and explorer, located in Tavistock, Devon.
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D.
statue of Christopher Columbus
The statue of Christopher Columbus in Nassau is a public monument commemorating the controversial Italian explorer whose voyages led to the European colonization of the Americas.
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E.
El Caballito statue
El Caballito statue is a prominent equestrian monument in Mexico City, widely recognized as a historic symbol of the city’s colonial and artistic heritage.
- 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: Portolá statue in Pacifica, California Target entity description: The Portolá statue in Pacifica, California is a public monument honoring Spanish explorer Gaspar de Portolá, leader of the first European land expedition to explore and document the area that is now coastal California.
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A.
Statue of Thomas Starr King (San Francisco)
The Statue of Thomas Starr King in San Francisco is a bronze monument by American sculptor Daniel Chester French honoring the influential Unitarian minister and orator who helped keep California in the Union during the Civil War.
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B.
Angel of the Waters statue
The Angel of the Waters statue is a celebrated neoclassical bronze sculpture crowning New York City's Bethesda Fountain, symbolizing healing and purity.
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C.
Sir Francis Drake statue
The Sir Francis Drake statue is a public monument honoring the famed 16th-century English sea captain and explorer, located in Tavistock, Devon.
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D.
statue of Christopher Columbus
The statue of Christopher Columbus in Nassau is a public monument commemorating the controversial Italian explorer whose voyages led to the European colonization of the Americas.
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E.
El Caballito statue
El Caballito statue is a prominent equestrian monument in Mexico City, widely recognized as a historic symbol of the city’s colonial and artistic heritage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
outdoor sculpture
ⓘ
public monument ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Portolá expedition ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson | Gaspar de Portolá ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace | coastal California ⓘ |
| commemorates |
exploration and documentation of the area that is now coastal California
ⓘ
first European land expedition to explore coastal California ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| dedicatedTo | Gaspar de Portolá ⓘ |
| depicts | Gaspar de Portolá ⓘ |
| hasArtisticGenre | figurative sculpture ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | local historical landmark ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | Spanish colonial history of California ⓘ |
| hasLanguageContext |
English
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| hasSubject | Spanish exploration of the Pacific coast ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
European exploration of California
ⓘ
linked to:
Portolá expedition
history of coastal California ⓘ |
| honors | Gaspar de Portolá ⓘ |
| isOutdoor | true ⓘ |
| isPublicAccess | true ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Pacifica, California ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
San Mateo County, California ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Pacific Time Zone ⓘ |
| memorialType | explorer monument ⓘ |
| subjectHasRole |
Spanish explorer
ⓘ
expedition leader ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | true ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Portolá statue in Pacifica, California Description of subject: The Portolá statue in Pacifica, California is a public monument honoring Spanish explorer Gaspar de Portolá, leader of the first European land expedition to explore and document the area that is now coastal California.
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