Hospital San Nicolás de Bari
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Hospital San Nicolás de Bari is considered the first hospital built in the Americas, a 16th-century medical complex whose ruins lie within the Colonial City of Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hospital San Nicolás de Bari canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6785916 — 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: Hospital San Nicolás de Bari Context triple: [Colonial City of Santo Domingo, hasPart, Hospital San Nicolás de Bari]
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A.
Hospital Clínico San Carlos
Hospital Clínico San Carlos is a major teaching and research hospital in Madrid, Spain, known for its comprehensive medical services and academic role within the city’s healthcare system.
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B.
Hospital General La Villa
Hospital General La Villa is a public general hospital in Mexico City that serves as a key healthcare facility for residents in the northern part of the city.
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C.
Fatebenefratelli Hospital
Fatebenefratelli Hospital is a historic Roman hospital renowned for its location on Tiber Island and its role in sheltering Jews during World War II.
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D.
Centro Médico
Centro Médico is a major Mexico City Metro transfer station and transit hub serving both Line 3 and Line 9 near the National Medical Center.
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E.
San Matteo Polyclinic
San Matteo Polyclinic is a major teaching and research hospital in Pavia, Italy, closely integrated with the University of Pavia’s medical and clinical training programs.
- 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: Hospital San Nicolás de Bari Target entity description: Hospital San Nicolás de Bari is considered the first hospital built in the Americas, a 16th-century medical complex whose ruins lie within the Colonial City of Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic.
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A.
Hospital Clínico San Carlos
Hospital Clínico San Carlos is a major teaching and research hospital in Madrid, Spain, known for its comprehensive medical services and academic role within the city’s healthcare system.
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B.
Hospital General La Villa
Hospital General La Villa is a public general hospital in Mexico City that serves as a key healthcare facility for residents in the northern part of the city.
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C.
Fatebenefratelli Hospital
Fatebenefratelli Hospital is a historic Roman hospital renowned for its location on Tiber Island and its role in sheltering Jews during World War II.
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D.
Centro Médico
Centro Médico is a major Mexico City Metro transfer station and transit hub serving both Line 3 and Line 9 near the National Medical Center.
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E.
San Matteo Polyclinic
San Matteo Polyclinic is a major teaching and research hospital in Pavia, Italy, closely integrated with the University of Pavia’s medical and clinical training programs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial-era building
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historic ruin ⓘ hospital ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Spanish colonial ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Spanish colonization of the Americas
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early colonial healthcare in the Caribbean ⓘ |
| category |
16th-century establishments in the Spanish Empire
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Buildings and structures in Santo Domingo ⓘ Hospitals in the Dominican Republic ⓘ Ruins in the Dominican Republic ⓘ Spanish colonial architecture in the Dominican Republic ⓘ |
| centuryOfConstruction | 16th century ⓘ |
| city | Santo Domingo de Guzmán ⓘ |
| considered | first hospital built in the Americas ⓘ |
| constructionEndApprox | early 16th century ⓘ |
| constructionStart | early 16th century ⓘ |
| constructionStartApprox | circa 1503 ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Dominican Republic ⓘ |
| function |
charitable institution
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hospital ⓘ |
| governingBody | Dominican Republic cultural heritage authorities ⓘ |
| hasPart |
church
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cloister-like areas ⓘ courtyards ⓘ hospital wards ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Colonial City of Santo Domingo ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
medical care for colonists
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medical care for enslaved Africans ⓘ medical care for indigenous people ⓘ |
| languageOfHistoricalAdministration | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ciudad Colonial de Santo Domingo
ⓘ
linked to:
Colonial City of Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo ⓘ |
| locatedOn | island of Hispaniola ⓘ |
| material | masonry ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Saint Nicholas of Bari
ⓘ
linked to:
Saint Nicholas of Myra
|
| near |
Cathedral of Santa María la Menor
ⓘ
Parque Colón ⓘ |
| preservation | archaeological site ⓘ |
| region | Distrito Nacional ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation |
Roman Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| significance | earliest known permanent hospital in the New World ⓘ |
| status | ruins ⓘ |
| tourism | popular tourist attraction in Santo Domingo ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1990 ⓘ |
| visibleFrom | Calle Hostos (street in the Colonial Zone) ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hospital San Nicolás de Bari Description of subject: Hospital San Nicolás de Bari is considered the first hospital built in the Americas, a 16th-century medical complex whose ruins lie within the Colonial City of Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic.
Referenced by (2)
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