Manila–Acapulco galleon

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The Manila–Acapulco galleon was a Spanish trans-Pacific maritime route and fleet that linked Asia and the Americas from the 16th to the 19th century, facilitating extensive trade in silver, silk, spices, and other luxury goods.

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All labels observed (12)

Label	Occurrences
Manila galleon trade	3
Manila-Acapulco galleon trade	3
Manila galleons	2
Manila–Acapulco galleon trade	2
Flota de Nueva España	1
Galeones de Manila	1
Galeón de Manila	1
Manila Galleon	1
Manila galleon	1
Manila–Acapulco galleon canonical	1
New Spain fleet under Diego de Egüés y Beaumont	1
Spanish colonial Manila–Acapulco galleon trade network	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13944472 — 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: Manila–Acapulco galleon
Context triple: [Spanish overseas territories, tradeRoute, Manila–Acapulco galleon]

A. Santa María la Antigua del Darién
Santa María la Antigua del Darién was the first stable Spanish settlement and colonial town on the mainland of the Americas, established in the early 16th century in present-day Colombia.
B. Spanish ship San Nicolás
The Spanish ship San Nicolás was a ship of the line in the Spanish Navy, best known for being captured by the British Royal Navy during Admiral Jervis and Nelson’s victory at the 1797 Battle of Cape St Vincent.
C. Santa María
Santa María is a large stratovolcano in Guatemala known for its catastrophic 1902 eruption and ongoing activity at its Santiaguito lava dome complex.
D. Santa María
Santa María is a small Chilean city and commune located in the Valparaíso Region, known for its agricultural activity within the Aconcagua Valley.
E. Santa María
Santa María was the largest of the three ships used by Christopher Columbus on his first voyage across the Atlantic in 1492.
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: Manila–Acapulco galleon
Target entity description: The Manila–Acapulco galleon was a Spanish trans-Pacific maritime route and fleet that linked Asia and the Americas from the 16th to the 19th century, facilitating extensive trade in silver, silk, spices, and other luxury goods.

A. Santa María la Antigua del Darién
Santa María la Antigua del Darién was the first stable Spanish settlement and colonial town on the mainland of the Americas, established in the early 16th century in present-day Colombia.
B. Spanish ship San Nicolás
The Spanish ship San Nicolás was a ship of the line in the Spanish Navy, best known for being captured by the British Royal Navy during Admiral Jervis and Nelson’s victory at the 1797 Battle of Cape St Vincent.
C. Santa María
Santa María is a large stratovolcano in Guatemala known for its catastrophic 1902 eruption and ongoing activity at its Santiaguito lava dome complex.
D. Santa María
Santa María is a small Chilean city and commune located in the Valparaíso Region, known for its agricultural activity within the Aconcagua Valley.
E. Santa María
Santa María was the largest of the three ships used by Christopher Columbus on his first voyage across the Atlantic in 1492.
F. None of above. chosen