Castillo de San Severino
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Castillo de San Severino is a historic Spanish colonial fortress in Matanzas, Cuba, built in the 18th century to defend the city and its bay.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Castillo de San Severino canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9211956 — 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: Castillo de San Severino Context triple: [Matanzas, hasLandmark, Castillo de San Severino]
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A.
Castello di San Giusto
Castello di San Giusto is a historic hilltop fortress in Trieste, Italy, known for its panoramic views over the city and its role as a symbol of Trieste’s medieval and Habsburg past.
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B.
Castello di Santa Severa
Castello di Santa Severa is a historic seaside fortress near Rome, Italy, renowned for its medieval architecture and archaeological remains overlooking the Tyrrhenian coast.
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C.
Buonconsiglio Castle
Buonconsiglio Castle is a historic fortified complex in Trento, Italy, that served for centuries as the residence of the local prince-bishops and is renowned for its medieval and Renaissance architecture and frescoes.
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D.
Alvito Castle
Alvito Castle is a historic medieval fortress located in the town of Alvito in southern Portugal, known for its well-preserved architecture and role in regional defense.
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E.
Pietrarossa Castle
Pietrarossa Castle is a medieval hilltop fortress in Caltanissetta, Sicily, known for its strategic position and panoramic views over the surrounding valley.
- 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: Castillo de San Severino Target entity description: Castillo de San Severino is a historic Spanish colonial fortress in Matanzas, Cuba, built in the 18th century to defend the city and its bay.
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A.
Castello di San Giusto
Castello di San Giusto is a historic hilltop fortress in Trieste, Italy, known for its panoramic views over the city and its role as a symbol of Trieste’s medieval and Habsburg past.
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B.
Castello di Santa Severa
Castello di Santa Severa is a historic seaside fortress near Rome, Italy, renowned for its medieval architecture and archaeological remains overlooking the Tyrrhenian coast.
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C.
Buonconsiglio Castle
Buonconsiglio Castle is a historic fortified complex in Trento, Italy, that served for centuries as the residence of the local prince-bishops and is renowned for its medieval and Renaissance architecture and frescoes.
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D.
Alvito Castle
Alvito Castle is a historic medieval fortress located in the town of Alvito in southern Portugal, known for its well-preserved architecture and role in regional defense.
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E.
Pietrarossa Castle
Pietrarossa Castle is a medieval hilltop fortress in Caltanissetta, Sicily, known for its strategic position and panoramic views over the surrounding valley.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Spanish colonial fortress
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fortress ⓘ historic site ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Spanish colonial military architecture ⓘ |
| builtFor |
defense of Matanzas
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linked to:
Spanish Army in Cuba
defense of the Bay of Matanzas ⓘ |
| builtInCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | early 18th century ⓘ |
| constructionStart | late 17th century ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Cuba ⓘ |
| currentUse |
cultural center
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museum ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | memory of slavery ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bastions
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central courtyard ⓘ curtain walls ⓘ gun emplacements ⓘ moat ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
coastal defense
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military garrison ⓘ museum ⓘ prison ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | National Monument of Cuba ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Matanzas
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Matanzas Province ⓘ northern Cuba ⓘ |
| locatedNear | historic center of Matanzas ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Bay of Matanzas ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| overlooks | entrance to the Bay of Matanzas ⓘ |
| partOf | Spanish Caribbean defensive system ⓘ |
| region | Caribbean ⓘ |
| significance |
example of Spanish colonial military engineering in Cuba
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important site in history of Atlantic slave trade in Cuba ⓘ |
| usedAs |
political prison
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slave depot ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Cuban authorities
ⓘ
Spanish colonial authorities ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Castillo de San Severino Description of subject: Castillo de San Severino is a historic Spanish colonial fortress in Matanzas, Cuba, built in the 18th century to defend the city and its bay.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.