Hernández de Córdoba
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Hernández de Córdoba is the Spanish family name of Francisco Hernández de Córdoba, an early 16th-century conquistador associated with the first Spanish expeditions to regions of present-day Mexico and Nicaragua.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hernández de Córdoba canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6570920 — 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: Hernández de Córdoba Context triple: [Francisco Hernández de Córdoba, hasFamilyName, Hernández de Córdoba]
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A.
Alvaro de Saavedra
Álvaro de Saavedra was a 16th-century Spanish navigator and explorer known for his Pacific voyages in search of a westward route to the Spice Islands.
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B.
Blasco Núñez Vela
Blasco Núñez Vela was a 16th-century Spanish colonial administrator and soldier who became the first viceroy of Peru and was killed in conflicts over enforcing the New Laws that limited the power of encomenderos.
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C.
Gil González Dávila
Gil González Dávila was a 16th-century Spanish conquistador and explorer active in Central America, noted for his early expeditions and role in the colonization of regions including present-day Honduras.
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D.
Jorge de Alvarado
Jorge de Alvarado was a 16th-century Spanish conquistador active in the conquest of Central America, known particularly for his role in the subjugation of Guatemala.
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E.
Diego de Alvarado
Diego de Alvarado was a Spanish conquistador of the early 16th century, known primarily as a member of the influential Alvarado family involved in the conquest of Central America.
- 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: Hernández de Córdoba Target entity description: Hernández de Córdoba is the Spanish family name of Francisco Hernández de Córdoba, an early 16th-century conquistador associated with the first Spanish expeditions to regions of present-day Mexico and Nicaragua.
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A.
Alvaro de Saavedra
Álvaro de Saavedra was a 16th-century Spanish navigator and explorer known for his Pacific voyages in search of a westward route to the Spice Islands.
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B.
Blasco Núñez Vela
Blasco Núñez Vela was a 16th-century Spanish colonial administrator and soldier who became the first viceroy of Peru and was killed in conflicts over enforcing the New Laws that limited the power of encomenderos.
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C.
Gil González Dávila
Gil González Dávila was a 16th-century Spanish conquistador and explorer active in Central America, noted for his early expeditions and role in the colonization of regions including present-day Honduras.
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D.
Jorge de Alvarado
Jorge de Alvarado was a 16th-century Spanish conquistador active in the conquest of Central America, known particularly for his role in the subjugation of Guatemala.
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E.
Diego de Alvarado
Diego de Alvarado was a Spanish conquistador of the early 16th century, known primarily as a member of the influential Alvarado family involved in the conquest of Central America.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Spanish conquistador ⓘ |
| areaOfActivity |
Caribbean Sea
ⓘ
Central America ⓘ Gulf of Mexico ⓘ Yucatán Peninsula ⓘ |
| associatedRegion |
Caribbean colonies of Spain
ⓘ
Castile ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Spanish colonization of the Americas
ⓘ
Spanish conquest of Central America ⓘ Spanish conquest of Mesoamerica ⓘ
linked to:
Spanish colonization of the Americas
|
| countryOfCitizenship | Crown of Castile ⓘ |
| culture | Spanish colonial culture ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Spaniards ⓘ |
| explorationObjective |
search for new lands for the Spanish Crown
ⓘ
search for wealth and potential colonies ⓘ |
| familyName | Hernández de Córdoba ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Francisco ⓘ |
| hasNameInLanguage | Francisco Hernández de Córdoba ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
precursor to Spanish conquest campaigns in Nicaragua
ⓘ
precursor to later conquests in Mexico ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
among the earliest Europeans to report on the Maya region
ⓘ
contributed to Spanish knowledge of mainland territories west of Cuba ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Spanish ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Spanish colonial forces in the Caribbean ⓘ |
| militaryConflict | conflicts with Indigenous peoples of the Yucatán region ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | es ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early Spanish exploration of regions of present-day Mexico
ⓘ
early Spanish exploration of regions of present-day Nicaragua ⓘ leading one of the first Spanish expeditions to the Yucatán Peninsula ⓘ |
| occupation |
conquistador
ⓘ
explorer ⓘ soldier ⓘ |
| participatedIn | early 16th-century Spanish expeditions in the Caribbean ⓘ |
| partOf | Spanish imperial expansion in the New World ⓘ |
| politicalAllegiance |
Spanish Crown
ⓘ
linked to:
Crown of Spain
|
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 16th century ⓘ |
| travelDestination |
coasts of present-day Mexico
ⓘ
regions of present-day Nicaragua ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hernández de Córdoba Description of subject: Hernández de Córdoba is the Spanish family name of Francisco Hernández de Córdoba, an early 16th-century conquistador associated with the first Spanish expeditions to regions of present-day Mexico and Nicaragua.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Hernández de Córdoba