Machado family
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The Machado family was an early Californio family of prominence in San Diego during the Spanish and Mexican periods, associated with historic adobe residences and regional landholding.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Machado family canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10893987 — 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: Machado family Context triple: [La Casa de Machado y Stewart, namedAfter, Machado family]
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A.
Guzmán family
The Guzmán family is a prominent Spanish noble lineage that rose to great power and influence, most notably through its role as the founding dynasty of the House of Medina Sidonia.
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B.
Carvajal family
The Carvajal family is a notable Spanish lineage historically associated with nobility, military service, and colonial administration in the Spanish Empire.
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C.
Marinho family
The Marinho family is one of Brazil’s most powerful media dynasties, best known for controlling the Globo media conglomerate and wielding significant influence over the country’s television and news landscape.
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D.
Carvalho family
The Carvalho family is a prominent Portuguese noble lineage best known for producing the influential 18th-century statesman the Marquis of Pombal.
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E.
Montejo family
The Montejo family was a prominent Spanish colonial lineage best known for its leading role in the conquest and early governance of the Yucatán Peninsula.
- 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: Machado family Target entity description: The Machado family was an early Californio family of prominence in San Diego during the Spanish and Mexican periods, associated with historic adobe residences and regional landholding.
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A.
Guzmán family
The Guzmán family is a prominent Spanish noble lineage that rose to great power and influence, most notably through its role as the founding dynasty of the House of Medina Sidonia.
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B.
Carvajal family
The Carvajal family is a notable Spanish lineage historically associated with nobility, military service, and colonial administration in the Spanish Empire.
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C.
Marinho family
The Marinho family is one of Brazil’s most powerful media dynasties, best known for controlling the Globo media conglomerate and wielding significant influence over the country’s television and news landscape.
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D.
Carvalho family
The Carvalho family is a prominent Portuguese noble lineage best known for producing the influential 18th-century statesman the Marquis of Pombal.
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E.
Montejo family
The Montejo family was a prominent Spanish colonial lineage best known for its leading role in the conquest and early governance of the Yucatán Peninsula.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Californio family
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historical family ⓘ |
| activity |
agriculture
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cattle ranching ⓘ |
| architecturalAssociation | adobe construction ⓘ |
| associatedWithBuilding |
Casa de Machado
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linked to:
Casa de Machado y Silvas
Casa de Machado y Silvas ⓘ Casa de Machado y Stewart ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
La Playa, San Diego
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linked to:
Ocean Beach, San Diego
Mission San Diego de Alcalá ⓘ Old Town San Diego ⓘ
linked to:
Old Town, San Diego
Rancho El Rosario ⓘ Rancho Guajome ⓘ Rancho de la Nación ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Mexican rancho system in California
ⓘ
linked to:
Ranchos of California
Presidio of San Diego ⓘ Spanish land grant system in California ⓘ |
| country |
Mexico
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | represents Californio lifestyle and architecture ⓘ |
| eraOfProminence |
19th century
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late 18th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Californio ⓘ |
| hasHistoricRecognition |
listed in Old Town San Diego State Historic Park interpretive materials
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recognized in San Diego historical scholarship ⓘ |
| hasMember |
José Manuel Machado
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Juan Machado ⓘ María Antonia Machado ⓘ Rosa Machado ⓘ Serafina Machado ⓘ |
| heritage |
Mexican
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Spanish colonial ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
civic leaders in early San Diego
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landowners in San Diego region ⓘ military service in Spanish and Mexican presidial forces ⓘ |
| influenced | development of Old Town San Diego ⓘ |
| language | Spanish ⓘ |
| notableFor |
ownership of adobe residences
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prominence in early San Diego history ⓘ regional landholding ⓘ |
| partOf | Californio elite ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | several family adobes preserved as historic sites ⓘ |
| region |
Alta California
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linked to:
Alta California (Spanish colony)
San Diego ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Mexican period in California
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Spanish colonial period in California ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Machado family Description of subject: The Machado family was an early Californio family of prominence in San Diego during the Spanish and Mexican periods, associated with historic adobe residences and regional landholding.
Referenced by (1)
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