Crónica de Castilla
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Crónica de Castilla is a 13th-century Castilian historical chronicle that compiles and adapts earlier narratives to recount the legendary and political origins of the kingdom of Castile.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Crónica de Castilla canonical | 2 |
| Chronicle of Castile | 1 |
| Navarrese chronicles | 1 |
| royal chronicles of Castile | 1 |
| universal chronicle project of Alfonso X | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Crónica de Castilla Context triple: [Estoria de España, influenced, Crónica de Castilla]
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A.
Estoria de España
Estoria de España is a 13th-century Spanish historical chronicle commissioned by King Alfonso X that compiles and narrates the history of Spain from its legendary origins to the monarch’s own time.
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B.
Nuevo Reino de León
Nuevo Reino de León was a colonial-era province of the Viceroyalty of New Spain in northeastern Mexico, roughly corresponding to parts of the modern state of Nuevo León.
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C.
Tierras de León
Tierras de León is a traditional comarca in the Province of León, Spain, centered around the city of León and known for its historical and cultural significance within the region of Castile and León.
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D.
El caballero de Olmedo
El caballero de Olmedo is a celebrated Spanish Golden Age tragicomedy by Lope de Vega that dramatizes love, honor, and fatal destiny in rural Castile.
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E.
Cantar de mio Cid
Cantar de mio Cid is an epic medieval Spanish poem recounting the heroic deeds and exile of the Castilian knight Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, known as El Cid.
- 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: Crónica de Castilla Target entity description: Crónica de Castilla is a 13th-century Castilian historical chronicle that compiles and adapts earlier narratives to recount the legendary and political origins of the kingdom of Castile.
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A.
Estoria de España
Estoria de España is a 13th-century Spanish historical chronicle commissioned by King Alfonso X that compiles and narrates the history of Spain from its legendary origins to the monarch’s own time.
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B.
Nuevo Reino de León
Nuevo Reino de León was a colonial-era province of the Viceroyalty of New Spain in northeastern Mexico, roughly corresponding to parts of the modern state of Nuevo León.
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C.
Tierras de León
Tierras de León is a traditional comarca in the Province of León, Spain, centered around the city of León and known for its historical and cultural significance within the region of Castile and León.
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D.
El caballero de Olmedo
El caballero de Olmedo is a celebrated Spanish Golden Age tragicomedy by Lope de Vega that dramatizes love, honor, and fatal destiny in rural Castile.
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E.
Cantar de mio Cid
Cantar de mio Cid is an epic medieval Spanish poem recounting the heroic deeds and exile of the Castilian knight Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, known as El Cid.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Castilian chronicle
ⓘ
historical work ⓘ historiographical source ⓘ medieval chronicle ⓘ |
| adapts | earlier historiographical materials ⓘ |
| aim |
to construct a dynastic memory
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to integrate legendary material into royal history ⓘ to legitimize the kingdom of Castile ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Castilian royal court ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Castilian narrative tradition ⓘ |
| century | 13th century ⓘ |
| chronicleType | national chronicle ⓘ |
| compiles | earlier historical narratives ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Kingdom of Castile
ⓘ
linked to:
Christian kingdom of Castile
|
| culturalContext | medieval Castile ⓘ |
| dateOfComposition | 13th century ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Castilian nobility
ⓘ
kings of Castile ⓘ
linked to:
King of Castile
legendary origins of Castile ⓘ political origins of Castile ⓘ |
| genre |
historical chronicle
ⓘ
historiography ⓘ |
| hasManuscriptTradition | yes ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodDescribed |
early history of Castile
ⓘ
formation of the Kingdom of Castile ⓘ |
| influenced | later medieval Castilian historiography ⓘ |
| language |
Medieval Castilian
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Old Castilian ⓘ |
| literaryCategory | royal chronicle ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Castilian historiography ⓘ |
| name | Crónica de Castilla ⓘ |
| narrativeScope | from legendary origins to later medieval period ⓘ |
| originalLanguageFamily | Romance languages ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Castile ⓘ |
| preservedIn | medieval manuscripts ⓘ |
| region | Iberian Peninsula ⓘ |
| script | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| subject |
history of the Kingdom of Castile
ⓘ
legendary history ⓘ origins of Castile ⓘ political history ⓘ |
| titleInEnglish |
Chronicle of Castile
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linked to:
Crónica de Castilla
|
| typeOfHistory | mixed legendary and political history ⓘ |
| usedAsSourceBy | later Castilian chroniclers ⓘ |
| usesSource |
earlier Latin chronicles
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earlier vernacular narratives ⓘ epic and legendary traditions ⓘ |
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Referenced by (6)
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linked to: Crónica de Castilla
linked to: Crónica de Castilla
linked to: Crónica de Castilla
linked to: Crónica de Castilla