San Miguel de Gualdape
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San Miguel de Gualdape was a short-lived early 16th-century Spanish colonial settlement in what is now the southeastern United States, notable as one of the first European attempts at colonization in North America.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| San Miguel de Gualdape canonical | 1 |
| San Miguel de Gualdape (as main Spanish focus in the region) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9108669 — 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: San Miguel de Gualdape Context triple: [Spanish Florida, hasSettlement, San Miguel de Gualdape]
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A.
Colonia Escandón
Colonia Escandón is a traditional residential neighborhood in Mexico City known for its quiet streets, local markets, and growing number of cafes and restaurants.
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B.
Fernandina de Jagua
Fernandina de Jagua was the original colonial name of the Cuban city now known as Cienfuegos, an important port on the island’s southern coast.
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C.
Santa Elena
Santa Elena is a small town in western Belize, located near San Ignacio and serving as a local commercial and residential hub in the Cayo District.
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D.
Colonia Santa María la Ribera
Colonia Santa María la Ribera is a historic neighborhood in Mexico City known for its late 19th-century architecture, cultural venues, and the iconic Moorish Kiosk in its central park.
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E.
San Blas
San Blas is a coastal town and port in the Mexican state of Nayarit, known for its beaches, fishing, and nearby mangrove and bird-filled wetlands.
- 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: San Miguel de Gualdape Target entity description: San Miguel de Gualdape was a short-lived early 16th-century Spanish colonial settlement in what is now the southeastern United States, notable as one of the first European attempts at colonization in North America.
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A.
Colonia Escandón
Colonia Escandón is a traditional residential neighborhood in Mexico City known for its quiet streets, local markets, and growing number of cafes and restaurants.
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B.
Fernandina de Jagua
Fernandina de Jagua was the original colonial name of the Cuban city now known as Cienfuegos, an important port on the island’s southern coast.
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C.
Santa Elena
Santa Elena is a small town in western Belize, located near San Ignacio and serving as a local commercial and residential hub in the Cayo District.
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D.
Colonia Santa María la Ribera
Colonia Santa María la Ribera is a historic neighborhood in Mexico City known for its late 19th-century architecture, cultural venues, and the iconic Moorish Kiosk in its central park.
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E.
San Blas
San Blas is a coastal town and port in the Mexican state of Nayarit, known for its beaches, fishing, and nearby mangrove and bird-filled wetlands.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Spanish colonial settlement
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archaeological site candidate ⓘ former populated place ⓘ |
| approximateLocation | Atlantic coast of the southeastern United States ⓘ |
| causeOfDestruction |
disease
ⓘ
internal conflict ⓘ starvation ⓘ |
| colonizingPower | Spain ⓘ |
| coordinateLocationStatus | unknown ⓘ |
| country | Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| discoveryStatus | exact site not yet archaeologically confirmed ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1526 ⓘ |
| documentedIn | Spanish colonial chronicles ⓘ |
| duration | a few months ⓘ |
| endTime | 1526 ⓘ |
| followedBy | later Spanish settlements in La Florida ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Lucas Vázquez de Ayllón ⓘ |
| founder | Lucas Vázquez de Ayllón ⓘ |
| governor | Lucas Vázquez de Ayllón ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup |
Spaniards
ⓘ
enslaved Africans ⓘ local Native American groups ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance | among earliest European settlements in what is now the United States ⓘ |
| hasPopulationType |
Spanish settlers
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enslaved Africans ⓘ indigenous peoples in surrounding area ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfGovernment | colonial administration under Spanish Crown ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Age of Discovery
ⓘ
linked to:
Age of Exploration
early 16th century ⓘ |
| inception | 1526 ⓘ |
| languageOfAdministration | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
southeastern United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Southern United States
|
| locatedInPresentDay |
American Southeast
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| locatedOnContinent | North America ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Saint Michael ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being an early Spanish colony north of present-day Florida
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being one of the first European attempts at colonization in North America ⓘ early use of enslaved Africans in what is now the United States ⓘ |
| partOf |
Spanish colonization of the Americas
ⓘ
early European colonization of North America ⓘ |
| partOfConflict | Spanish–indigenous interactions in early colonial period ⓘ |
| precededBy | Spanish reconnaissance voyages along the Atlantic coast ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
abandonment of settlement
ⓘ
death of Lucas Vázquez de Ayllón ⓘ failure of early Spanish colonization attempt ⓘ internal mutiny ⓘ |
| startTime | 1526 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: San Miguel de Gualdape Description of subject: San Miguel de Gualdape was a short-lived early 16th-century Spanish colonial settlement in what is now the southeastern United States, notable as one of the first European attempts at colonization in North America.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: San Miguel de Gualdape