Tyrant of the Marañón
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Tyrant of the Marañón was the self-styled title adopted by the 16th-century Spanish conquistador and rebel Lope de Aguirre during his infamous Amazon expedition and revolt against the Spanish Crown.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tyrant of the Marañón canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10240084 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tyrant of the Marañón Context triple: [Lope de Aguirre, proclaimedTitle, Tyrant of the Marañón]
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A.
King of Torres
King of Torres was a medieval Sardinian monarch who ruled the Giudicato (judicate) of Torres in northern Sardinia.
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B.
De tyranno
De tyranno is a political treatise by the Italian humanist Coluccio Salutati that examines the nature and legitimacy of tyranny within the framework of late medieval and early Renaissance political thought.
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C.
Protector of Peru
Protector of Peru was the title held by José de San Martín as the political and military leader who oversaw Peru’s transition to independence from Spanish rule in the early 19th century.
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D.
Achamán
Achamán is the supreme creator god in the traditional religion of the Guanche people of Tenerife in the Canary Islands.
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E.
Hero of Yaguajay
Hero of Yaguajay is the honorific title given to Cuban revolutionary commander Camilo Cienfuegos for his decisive leadership in the Battle of Yaguajay during the Cuban Revolution.
- 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: Tyrant of the Marañón Target entity description: Tyrant of the Marañón was the self-styled title adopted by the 16th-century Spanish conquistador and rebel Lope de Aguirre during his infamous Amazon expedition and revolt against the Spanish Crown.
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A.
King of Torres
King of Torres was a medieval Sardinian monarch who ruled the Giudicato (judicate) of Torres in northern Sardinia.
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B.
De tyranno
De tyranno is a political treatise by the Italian humanist Coluccio Salutati that examines the nature and legitimacy of tyranny within the framework of late medieval and early Renaissance political thought.
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C.
Protector of Peru
Protector of Peru was the title held by José de San Martín as the political and military leader who oversaw Peru’s transition to independence from Spanish rule in the early 19th century.
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D.
Achamán
Achamán is the supreme creator god in the traditional religion of the Guanche people of Tenerife in the Canary Islands.
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E.
Hero of Yaguajay
Hero of Yaguajay is the honorific title given to Cuban revolutionary commander Camilo Cienfuegos for his decisive leadership in the Battle of Yaguajay during the Cuban Revolution.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical title
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self-styled title ⓘ |
| appliedTo | Lope de Aguirre ⓘ |
| associatedWithCountry | Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
Lope de Aguirre Amazon expedition
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linked to:
legend and chronicles of Lope de Aguirre
Lope de Aguirre revolt against the Spanish Crown ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion |
Amazon Basin
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Marañón River ⓘ |
| hasRole |
conquistador title
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rebel leader title ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Spanish conquest of South America ⓘ |
| language | Spanish ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with a notorious colonial-era rebellion
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symbolizing Lope de Aguirre’s defiance of the Spanish Crown ⓘ |
| politicalMeaning |
claim of autonomous authority
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rejection of royal authority ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
conquistador rebellions in the Americas
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tyranny ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
rebellion against Philip II of Spain
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search for El Dorado ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 16th century ⓘ |
| usedBy | Lope de Aguirre ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
Lope de Aguirre’s Amazon expedition
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Lope de Aguirre’s rebellion in Peru ⓘ |
| usedInDocuments |
Lope de Aguirre’s letters
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Lope de Aguirre’s proclamations ⓘ |
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Subject: Tyrant of the Marañón Description of subject: Tyrant of the Marañón was the self-styled title adopted by the 16th-century Spanish conquistador and rebel Lope de Aguirre during his infamous Amazon expedition and revolt against the Spanish Crown.
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