Captain General of New Spain
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The Captain General of New Spain was the highest military and often de facto political authority in the early Spanish colonial administration of Mexico, a role famously held by conquistador Hernán Cortés.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Captain General of New Spain canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T555177 — 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: Captain General of New Spain Context triple: [Hernán Cortés, positionHeld, Captain General of New Spain]
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A.
Governor of Las Californias
The Governor of Las Californias was the chief Spanish colonial official overseeing civil and military administration in the vast province that once encompassed present-day California and Baja California.
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B.
Captain General of the Spanish Armed Forces
The Captain General of the Spanish Armed Forces is the highest military rank in Spain, traditionally held by the reigning monarch as the supreme commander of the country's armed forces.
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C.
Adelantado of Florida
Adelantado of Florida was a Spanish royal title granting Juan Ponce de León authority to conquer, govern, and colonize the region of Florida in the early 16th century.
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D.
Admiral Juan de Lángara
Admiral Juan de Lángara was a Spanish naval officer and fleet commander of the late 18th century, noted for his role in major Mediterranean operations during the French Revolutionary Wars.
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E.
Ignacio de la Carrera
Ignacio de la Carrera was a Chilean patriot and politician who played a key role in the country’s early independence movement as part of its first national governing body.
- 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: Captain General of New Spain Target entity description: The Captain General of New Spain was the highest military and often de facto political authority in the early Spanish colonial administration of Mexico, a role famously held by conquistador Hernán Cortés.
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A.
Governor of Las Californias
The Governor of Las Californias was the chief Spanish colonial official overseeing civil and military administration in the vast province that once encompassed present-day California and Baja California.
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B.
Captain General of the Spanish Armed Forces
The Captain General of the Spanish Armed Forces is the highest military rank in Spain, traditionally held by the reigning monarch as the supreme commander of the country's armed forces.
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C.
Adelantado of Florida
Adelantado of Florida was a Spanish royal title granting Juan Ponce de León authority to conquer, govern, and colonize the region of Florida in the early 16th century.
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D.
Admiral Juan de Lángara
Admiral Juan de Lángara was a Spanish naval officer and fleet commander of the late 18th century, noted for his role in major Mediterranean operations during the French Revolutionary Wars.
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E.
Ignacio de la Carrera
Ignacio de la Carrera was a Chilean patriot and politician who played a key role in the country’s early independence movement as part of its first national governing body.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Spanish imperial office
ⓘ
colonial military office ⓘ position of authority ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
New Spain
ⓘ
linked to:
Viceroyalty of New Spain
Viceroyalty of New Spain ⓘ |
| country | Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| governmentalBody |
Spanish colonial government in New Spain
ⓘ
linked to:
Viceroyalty of New Spain
|
| hasAuthorityOver |
Spanish colonial army in New Spain
ⓘ
defense of New Spain ⓘ military forces in New Spain ⓘ |
| hasDeFactoPowerOver |
civil government of New Spain (early period)
ⓘ
political administration of New Spain (early period) ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
New Spain’s coastal defenses
ⓘ
fortifications in New Spain ⓘ royal troops stationed in New Spain ⓘ |
| hasMainTerritory | Mexico ⓘ |
| hasRole |
defense against foreign powers
ⓘ
defense against indigenous uprisings ⓘ maintenance of internal order ⓘ supreme military command in New Spain ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Age of Discovery
ⓘ
linked to:
Age of Exploration
Early modern period ⓘ
linked to:
Early Modern period
Spanish colonization of the Americas ⓘ |
| inception | early 16th century ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Spanish ⓘ |
| legalBasis | royal decree of the King of Spain ⓘ |
| locationOfWork |
Mexico City
ⓘ
Tenochtitlan (after conquest, as administrative center) ⓘ
linked to:
Tenochtitlan
|
| nativeLabel | Capitán General de Nueva España ⓘ |
| officeHolder |
Hernán Cortés
ⓘ
viceroy of New Spain (ex officio, later period) ⓘ |
| oftenCombinedWith |
governor of New Spain
ⓘ
viceroy of New Spain ⓘ |
| partOf |
Spanish colonial administration in the Americas
ⓘ
linked to:
Spanish colonial administration
colonial administration of New Spain ⓘ |
| relatedPosition |
Captain General of Cuba
ⓘ
Captain General of Guatemala ⓘ Viceroy of New Spain ⓘ |
| replacedBy | independent Mexican military command (after independence) ⓘ |
| seatOfGovernment | Mexico City ⓘ |
| significantEvent | Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Council of the Indies
ⓘ
King of Spain ⓘ Spanish Crown ⓘ
linked to:
Crown of Spain
|
| usedBy |
Bourbon Spain
ⓘ
Habsburg Spain ⓘ Spanish monarchy ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Captain General of New Spain Description of subject: The Captain General of New Spain was the highest military and often de facto political authority in the early Spanish colonial administration of Mexico, a role famously held by conquistador Hernán Cortés.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Viceroy Francisco Javier Venegas