Lázaro de Tormes
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Lázaro de Tormes is the fictional protagonist and autobiographical narrator of the anonymous 16th-century Spanish picaresque novel "Lazarillo de Tormes," known for recounting his life of poverty and cunning survival.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lázaro de Tormes canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7514488 — 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: Lázaro de Tormes Context triple: [Lazarillo de Tormes, narrator, Lázaro de Tormes]
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A.
Lázaro
Lázaro is the baptismal name of You Heung-sik, a South Korean cardinal of the Catholic Church and Prefect of the Dicastery for the Clergy.
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B.
Graciano
Graciano is a dark-skinned Spanish wine grape variety known for producing deeply colored, aromatic, and age-worthy red wines, particularly in blends from regions like Rioja.
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C.
Bernabé
Bernabé is the Spanish given name of former New York Yankees All-Star center fielder Bernie Williams.
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D.
Fermín
Fermín is a Spanish given name, historically borne by figures such as missionaries and saints in the Spanish-speaking world.
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E.
Toribio
Toribio is the given name of Saint Turibius of Mogrovejo, a 16th-century Spanish missionary and Archbishop of Lima known for his major role in evangelizing and organizing the Catholic Church in colonial Peru.
- 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: Lázaro de Tormes Target entity description: Lázaro de Tormes is the fictional protagonist and autobiographical narrator of the anonymous 16th-century Spanish picaresque novel "Lazarillo de Tormes," known for recounting his life of poverty and cunning survival.
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A.
Lázaro
Lázaro is the baptismal name of You Heung-sik, a South Korean cardinal of the Catholic Church and Prefect of the Dicastery for the Clergy.
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B.
Graciano
Graciano is a dark-skinned Spanish wine grape variety known for producing deeply colored, aromatic, and age-worthy red wines, particularly in blends from regions like Rioja.
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C.
Bernabé
Bernabé is the Spanish given name of former New York Yankees All-Star center fielder Bernie Williams.
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D.
Fermín
Fermín is a Spanish given name, historically borne by figures such as missionaries and saints in the Spanish-speaking world.
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E.
Toribio
Toribio is the given name of Saint Turibius of Mogrovejo, a 16th-century Spanish missionary and Archbishop of Lima known for his major role in evangelizing and organizing the Catholic Church in colonial Peru.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
autobiographical narrator
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fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ pícaro ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
La vida de Lazarillo de Tormes y de sus fortunas y adversidades
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linked to:
Lazarillo de Tormes
Lazarillo de Tormes ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme | social mobility through cunning rather than honor ⓘ |
| author | anonymous ⓘ |
| birthplace |
Tormes River
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near Salamanca ⓘ |
| centralThemeOf |
critique of religious hypocrisy
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critique of social hypocrisy ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Spain ⓘ |
| createdInCentury | 16th century ⓘ |
| definingTrait |
cunning
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resourceful ⓘ survivor ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | picaresque novel ⓘ |
| givenName | Lázaro ⓘ |
| hasMaster |
blind man
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chaplain ⓘ constable ⓘ friar ⓘ pardoner ⓘ priest ⓘ squire ⓘ |
| influenced |
European picaresque tradition
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later picaresque protagonists in Spanish literature ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Spanish ⓘ |
| lifeCondition | hunger ⓘ |
| lifeCondition | poverty ⓘ |
| literaryFunction | origin of the picaresque hero archetype ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Spanish Golden Age ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | one of the earliest picaresque protagonists in European literature ⓘ |
| moralAmbiguity | yes ⓘ |
| nameInOriginalLanguage | Lázaro de Tormes ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | epistolary ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | retrospective account of his life ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
autobiographical narrator
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first-person narrator ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| occupation |
servant
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water seller ⓘ |
| setting |
Castile
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Salamanca ⓘ Toledo ⓘ |
| socialStatus |
low-born
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poor ⓘ |
| tellsStoryTo | Vuestra Merced ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lázaro de Tormes Description of subject: Lázaro de Tormes is the fictional protagonist and autobiographical narrator of the anonymous 16th-century Spanish picaresque novel "Lazarillo de Tormes," known for recounting his life of poverty and cunning survival.
Referenced by (3)
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