Forte de São Magno

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bastion fort fortification

Forte de São Magno is a historic Portuguese fortification that forms part of the renowned defensive complex surrounding the border town of Elvas, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Label	Occurrences
Forte de São Magno canonical	1
Forte de São Magno da Graça	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9964461 — 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: Forte de São Magno
Context triple: [Garrison Border Town of Elvas and its Fortifications, hasPart, Forte de São Magno]

A. Forte de Santa Luzia
Forte de Santa Luzia is a 17th-century star-shaped fort in Elvas, Portugal, built as part of the town’s extensive defensive system and now recognized within a UNESCO World Heritage site.
B. Forte de São Pedro
Forte de São Pedro is a historic defensive fortification that forms part of the renowned fortified ensemble of Elvas in Portugal, recognized for its significant military architecture and strategic role in regional defense.
C. Forte de São Francisco
Forte de São Francisco is a historic star-shaped military fortification in Elvas, Portugal, that forms part of the UNESCO-listed defensive complex protecting the former border stronghold.
D. Fort of São Brás
Fort of São Brás is a 16th-century coastal fortress in Ponta Delgada on São Miguel Island in the Azores, built to defend the harbor against pirate and privateer attacks.
E. Forte de São Mateus
Forte de São Mateus is a historic coastal fort in Cabo Frio, Brazil, known for its colonial-era architecture and scenic ocean views.
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: Forte de São Magno
Target entity description: Forte de São Magno is a historic Portuguese fortification that forms part of the renowned defensive complex surrounding the border town of Elvas, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

A. Forte de Santa Luzia
Forte de Santa Luzia is a 17th-century star-shaped fort in Elvas, Portugal, built as part of the town’s extensive defensive system and now recognized within a UNESCO World Heritage site.
B. Forte de São Pedro
Forte de São Pedro is a historic defensive fortification that forms part of the renowned fortified ensemble of Elvas in Portugal, recognized for its significant military architecture and strategic role in regional defense.
C. Forte de São Francisco
Forte de São Francisco is a historic star-shaped military fortification in Elvas, Portugal, that forms part of the UNESCO-listed defensive complex protecting the former border stronghold.
D. Fort of São Brás
Fort of São Brás is a 16th-century coastal fortress in Ponta Delgada on São Miguel Island in the Azores, built to defend the harbor against pirate and privateer attacks.
E. Forte de São Mateus
Forte de São Mateus is a historic coastal fort in Cabo Frio, Brazil, known for its colonial-era architecture and scenic ocean views.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bastion fort ⓘ fortification ⓘ
architecturalStyle	star fort ⓘ
category	Buildings and structures in Elvas ⓘ Forts in Portugal ⓘ Military history of Portugal ⓘ World Heritage Sites in Portugal ⓘ
conservationStatus	preserved ⓘ
controlledBy	Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ
country	Portugal ⓘ
era	early modern period ⓘ
function	outwork of Elvas fortress system ⓘ
hasPart	bastions ⓘ moat (historical or dry ditch) ⓘ ramparts ⓘ
heritageDesignation	Monumento Nacional (Portugal) ⓘ linked to: National Monument of Portugal UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
heritageProtection	protected under Portuguese cultural heritage law ⓘ
heritageStatus	UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ
languageOfName	Portuguese ⓘ
locatedIn	Alentejo ⓘ Elvas ⓘ Portalegre District ⓘ Portugal ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone	Western European Summer Time ⓘ Western European Time ⓘ
locatedNear	Badajoz (Spain) ⓘ linked to: Badajoz border between Portugal and Spain ⓘ
locatedOn	hill near Elvas ⓘ
material	masonry ⓘ stone ⓘ
namedAfter	Saint Magnus (São Magno) ⓘ
nearbyFeature	Elvas city walls ⓘ linked to: Elvas fortifications other forts of Elvas defensive ring ⓘ
openToPublic	yes ⓘ
operator	Portuguese Army (historical) ⓘ linked to: Portuguese Army
partOf	Garrison Border Town of Elvas and its Fortifications ⓘ defensive complex of Elvas ⓘ linked to: Elvas fortifications fortifications of Elvas ⓘ linked to: Elvas fortifications
region	Iberian Peninsula ⓘ
significance	example of early modern military architecture in Portugal ⓘ part of one of the largest bulwarked dry-ditch systems in the world ⓘ
tourism	cultural tourism attraction ⓘ
usedFor	border defense ⓘ military defense ⓘ protection of Elvas ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Garrison Border Town of Elvas and its Fortifications → hasPart → Forte de São Magno ⓘ

Garrison Border Town of Elvas and its Fortifications → hasPart → Forte de São Magno da Graça ⓘ

linked to: Forte de São Magno

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