San Cristóbal Ecatepec, State of Mexico, Viceroyalty of New Spain
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San Cristóbal Ecatepec, in the State of Mexico during the Viceroyalty of New Spain, was a colonial-era town known as the site where Mexican independence leader José María Morelos y Pavón was executed.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ecatepec, Viceroyalty of New Spain | 1 |
| San Cristóbal Ecatepec, State of Mexico, Viceroyalty of New Spain canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T807587 — 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: San Cristóbal Ecatepec, State of Mexico, Viceroyalty of New Spain Context triple: [José María Morelos y Pavón, deathPlace, San Cristóbal Ecatepec, State of Mexico, Viceroyalty of New Spain]
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A.
Texcoco, Mexico
Texcoco, Mexico is a municipality in the State of Mexico known for its agricultural research institutions, historical significance near ancient Lake Texcoco, and proximity to Mexico City.
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B.
Naucalpan de Juárez
Naucalpan de Juárez is a large industrial and residential city in the State of Mexico that forms part of the Mexico City metropolitan area.
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C.
Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City
Cuauhtémoc is a central borough of Mexico City that serves as the city’s historic, political, and cultural core, encompassing major landmarks, government buildings, and commercial districts.
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D.
Tlalpan, Mexico City
Tlalpan, Mexico City is a large southern borough of Mexico City known for its historic center, extensive green areas, and mix of urban and rural zones.
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E.
Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico
Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico is a border city on the Rio Grande opposite Eagle Pass, Texas, known as an important industrial and commercial hub in northern Mexico.
- 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: San Cristóbal Ecatepec, State of Mexico, Viceroyalty of New Spain Target entity description: San Cristóbal Ecatepec, in the State of Mexico during the Viceroyalty of New Spain, was a colonial-era town known as the site where Mexican independence leader José María Morelos y Pavón was executed.
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A.
Texcoco, Mexico
Texcoco, Mexico is a municipality in the State of Mexico known for its agricultural research institutions, historical significance near ancient Lake Texcoco, and proximity to Mexico City.
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B.
Naucalpan de Juárez
Naucalpan de Juárez is a large industrial and residential city in the State of Mexico that forms part of the Mexico City metropolitan area.
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C.
Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City
Cuauhtémoc is a central borough of Mexico City that serves as the city’s historic, political, and cultural core, encompassing major landmarks, government buildings, and commercial districts.
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D.
Tlalpan, Mexico City
Tlalpan, Mexico City is a large southern borough of Mexico City known for its historic center, extensive green areas, and mix of urban and rural zones.
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E.
Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico
Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico is a border city on the Rio Grande opposite Eagle Pass, Texas, known as an important industrial and commercial hub in northern Mexico.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial town
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settlement in New Spain ⓘ |
| administrativeStatus | pueblo (town) in the colonial administrative system ⓘ |
| country |
New Spain
ⓘ
linked to:
Viceroyalty of New Spain
|
| dateOfSignificantEvent | 22 December 1815 ⓘ |
| etymology |
from Nahuatl "Ehécatl-tepētl" or "wind hill" (commonly rendered as "Ecatepec")
ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Nahuatl
|
| eventLocation | execution of José María Morelos y Pavón ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod | colonial era ⓘ |
| hasMonument | later site of the Casa de Morelos memorial (in modern Ecatepec) ⓘ |
| hasReligiousBuilding | parish church of San Cristóbal ⓘ |
| indigenousLanguage | Nahuatl ⓘ |
| knownFor | execution of José María Morelos y Pavón ⓘ |
| language | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New Spain
ⓘ
linked to:
Viceroyalty of New Spain
State of Mexico ⓘ Valley of Mexico ⓘ Viceroyalty of New Spain ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Saint Christopher ⓘ |
| near | Mexico City ⓘ |
| partOf |
Archdiocese of Mexico
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mexico
corregimiento of Ecatepec ⓘ |
| preHispanicOrigin | Ecatepec (Nahua settlement) ⓘ |
| presentDayLocation |
Ecatepec de Morelos, State of Mexico, Mexico
ⓘ
linked to:
Ecatepec de Morelos
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| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| transportRoute | royal road between Mexico City and the northeast regions ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: San Cristóbal Ecatepec, State of Mexico, Viceroyalty of New Spain Description of subject: San Cristóbal Ecatepec, in the State of Mexico during the Viceroyalty of New Spain, was a colonial-era town known as the site where Mexican independence leader José María Morelos y Pavón was executed.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
José María Morelos y Pavón
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deathPlace
→
San Cristóbal Ecatepec, State of Mexico, Viceroyalty of New Spain
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subject linked to:
José María
linked to: San Cristóbal Ecatepec, State of Mexico, Viceroyalty of New Spain