Martín Cortés (son with Malintzin)
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Martín Cortés was the mestizo son of Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés and the Indigenous Nahua woman Malintzin (La Malinche), often regarded as one of the first people of mixed European and Indigenous American ancestry in New Spain.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Martín Cortés (son of Hernán Cortés) | 2 |
| Martín Cortés (son with Malintzin) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T555190 — 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: Martín Cortés (son with Malintzin) Context triple: [Hernán Cortés, child, Martín Cortés (son with Malintzin)]
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A.
Hernán Cortés
Hernán Cortés was a Spanish conquistador best known for leading the expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire and brought large portions of mainland Mexico under Spanish rule in the early 16th century.
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B.
Cuauhtémoc
Cuauhtémoc is a central borough of Mexico City known for its historic downtown, major cultural landmarks, and political and economic significance.
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C.
Cuauhtémoc
Cuauhtémoc was the last Aztec emperor, known for leading the final resistance against Hernán Cortés and the Spanish conquest of Tenochtitlan.
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D.
Moctezuma II
Moctezuma II was the ninth tlatoani (ruler) of the Aztec Empire, under whose reign the empire reached great power before falling to Hernán Cortés and the Spanish conquest.
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E.
Pedro de Alvarado
Pedro de Alvarado was a Spanish conquistador best known for his brutal campaigns in Mexico and Central America and his role as a leading lieutenant of Hernán Cortés.
- 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: Martín Cortés (son with Malintzin) Target entity description: Martín Cortés was the mestizo son of Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés and the Indigenous Nahua woman Malintzin (La Malinche), often regarded as one of the first people of mixed European and Indigenous American ancestry in New Spain.
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A.
Hernán Cortés
Hernán Cortés was a Spanish conquistador best known for leading the expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire and brought large portions of mainland Mexico under Spanish rule in the early 16th century.
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B.
Cuauhtémoc
Cuauhtémoc is a central borough of Mexico City known for its historic downtown, major cultural landmarks, and political and economic significance.
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C.
Cuauhtémoc
Cuauhtémoc was the last Aztec emperor, known for leading the final resistance against Hernán Cortés and the Spanish conquest of Tenochtitlan.
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D.
Moctezuma II
Moctezuma II was the ninth tlatoani (ruler) of the Aztec Empire, under whose reign the empire reached great power before falling to Hernán Cortés and the Spanish conquest.
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E.
Pedro de Alvarado
Pedro de Alvarado was a Spanish conquistador best known for his brutal campaigns in Mexico and Central America and his role as a leading lieutenant of Hernán Cortés.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical figure
ⓘ
mestizo ⓘ person of mixed European and Indigenous American ancestry ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hernán Cortés
ⓘ
Malintzin ⓘ
linked to:
La Malinche
New Spain ⓘ
linked to:
Viceroyalty of New Spain
|
| citizenship | Crown of Castile ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth |
New Spain
ⓘ
linked to:
Viceroyalty of New Spain
|
| culture | colonial Mexican ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin |
Nahua
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| familyName |
Cortés
ⓘ
linked to:
Hernán Cortés
|
| father | Hernán Cortés ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Martín ⓘ |
| hasAncestry |
European
ⓘ
Indigenous American ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire ⓘ |
| language |
Nahua languages
ⓘ
linked to:
Nahuan languages
Spanish ⓘ |
| mother |
Doña Marina
ⓘ
linked to:
La Malinche
La Malinche ⓘ Malintzin ⓘ
linked to:
La Malinche
|
| notableFor |
being one of the first documented mestizos in New Spain
ⓘ
being the son of conquistador Hernán Cortés and Indigenous interpreter Malintzin ⓘ |
| partOf | early colonial society of New Spain ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
New Spain
ⓘ
linked to:
Viceroyalty of New Spain
|
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| socialStatus | illegitimate son of a Spanish conquistador ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 16th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Martín Cortés (son with Malintzin) Description of subject: Martín Cortés was the mestizo son of Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés and the Indigenous Nahua woman Malintzin (La Malinche), often regarded as one of the first people of mixed European and Indigenous American ancestry in New Spain.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Martín Cortés (son with Malintzin)
linked to: Martín Cortés (son with Malintzin)