Cempoala
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Cempoala is a pre-Columbian Totonac archaeological city in modern-day Veracruz, Mexico, known for its role as an important regional center at the time of the Spanish conquest.
All labels observed (2)
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cempoala Context triple: [Veracruz, hasArchaeologicalSite, Cempoala]
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Bejucal
Bejucal is a Cuban town and municipality known for its historic role in the island’s early railway system and its traditional “Charangas de Bejucal” carnival festivities.
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B.
Sibaté
Sibaté is a municipality in central Colombia known for its agricultural production and proximity to Bogotá within the Cundinamarca Department.
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C.
Batabanó
Batabanó is a coastal municipality in western Cuba known for its fishing industry and ferry connections to nearby islands.
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Jayanegara
Jayanegara was an early 14th-century king of the Majapahit Empire in Java, known for consolidating the young kingdom amid internal conflicts and succession struggles.
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E.
Colonia Atlampa
Colonia Atlampa is a neighborhood in Mexico City located within the central borough of Cuauhtémoc.
- 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: Cempoala Target entity description: Cempoala is a pre-Columbian Totonac archaeological city in modern-day Veracruz, Mexico, known for its role as an important regional center at the time of the Spanish conquest.
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A.
Bejucal
Bejucal is a Cuban town and municipality known for its historic role in the island’s early railway system and its traditional “Charangas de Bejucal” carnival festivities.
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B.
Sibaté
Sibaté is a municipality in central Colombia known for its agricultural production and proximity to Bogotá within the Cundinamarca Department.
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C.
Batabanó
Batabanó is a coastal municipality in western Cuba known for its fishing industry and ferry connections to nearby islands.
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D.
Jayanegara
Jayanegara was an early 14th-century king of the Majapahit Empire in Java, known for consolidating the young kingdom amid internal conflicts and succession struggles.
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E.
Colonia Atlampa
Colonia Atlampa is a neighborhood in Mexico City located within the central borough of Cuauhtémoc.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Totonac settlement
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ pre-Columbian city ⓘ |
| abandonedByCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Hernán Cortés
ⓘ
Spanish conquistadors ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Cēmpoalātl
ⓘ
Zempoala ⓘ
linked to:
Cempoala
|
| archaeologicalExcavationStart | 20th century ⓘ |
| conqueredBy | Aztec Empire ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| culture |
Totonac civilization
ⓘ
linked to:
Totonac
|
| dateOfSpanishContact | 1519 ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 20 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Totonac people
ⓘ
linked to:
Totonac
|
| etymology | from Nahuatl meaning “place of twenty” or “place of many waters” ⓘ |
| event | forging of early Spanish–Totonac alliance ⓘ |
| flourishedInCentury | 15th century ⓘ |
| flourishedInPeriod | Late Postclassic period ⓘ |
| governedBy | Totonac ruler Xicomecoatl ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
Temple of the Carved Skulls
ⓘ
Temple of the Chimneys ⓘ Temple of the Crosses ⓘ
linked to:
Temple of the Cross
circular platforms dedicated to Ehecatl ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected archaeological zone of Mexico ⓘ |
| inhabitedFromCentury | 13th century ⓘ |
| knownFor |
large circular temples
ⓘ
role in Spanish conquest of Mexico ⓘ stone rings and towers ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gulf Coast of Mexico
ⓘ
Veracruz ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | America/Mexico_City ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Actopan River
ⓘ
Gulf of Mexico ⓘ La Antigua River ⓘ
linked to:
Actopan River
|
| mainDeityVenerated |
Ehecatl
ⓘ
linked to:
Quetzalcoatl
Tlaloc ⓘ Xipe Totec ⓘ |
| managedBy | Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| partOf | Totonacapan region ⓘ |
| populationEstimate | between 20,000 and 30,000 inhabitants at its peak ⓘ |
| religion | Mesoamerican polytheism ⓘ |
| role |
commercial center
ⓘ
regional political center ⓘ religious center ⓘ |
| tributaryTo | Aztec Empire ⓘ |
| visitedBy |
Bernal Díaz del Castillo
ⓘ
Hernán Cortés ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cempoala Description of subject: Cempoala is a pre-Columbian Totonac archaeological city in modern-day Veracruz, Mexico, known for its role as an important regional center at the time of the Spanish conquest.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Cempoala
linked to: Cempoala
subject linked to:
Totonac ruler Xicomecoatl
subject linked to:
Totonac ruler Xicomecoatl