Viceroy of Brazil
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The Viceroy of Brazil was the highest-ranking royal official and representative of the Portuguese Crown in colonial Brazil, overseeing its administration, defense, and economic affairs.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Viceroy of Brazil canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14249036 — 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: Viceroy of Brazil Context triple: [Governor-General of Brazil, successorPosition, Viceroy of Brazil]
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A.
Viceroy of the Americas
The Viceroy of the Americas was a high-ranking colonial official in the French imperial administration responsible for overseeing and governing France’s territories in the Americas on behalf of the monarch.
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B.
Viceroy of Peru
The Viceroy of Peru was the Spanish Crown’s highest colonial authority in the Viceroyalty of Peru, governing vast territories in South America from the 16th to the early 19th century.
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C.
Viceroy of the Río de la Plata
The Viceroy of the Río de la Plata was the Spanish Crown’s highest colonial official in the southern regions of South America, overseeing administration, justice, and defense in the viceroyalty.
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D.
Viceroy of Portugal
The Viceroy of Portugal was the monarch’s highest representative and governor in Portuguese territories, wielding broad administrative, military, and political authority on behalf of the crown.
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E.
Viceroy of New Granada
The Viceroy of New Granada was the Spanish Crown’s highest colonial authority in the New Granada region (including present-day Colombia and neighboring areas), overseeing administration, justice, and defense.
- 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: Viceroy of Brazil Target entity description: The Viceroy of Brazil was the highest-ranking royal official and representative of the Portuguese Crown in colonial Brazil, overseeing its administration, defense, and economic affairs.
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A.
Viceroy of the Americas
The Viceroy of the Americas was a high-ranking colonial official in the French imperial administration responsible for overseeing and governing France’s territories in the Americas on behalf of the monarch.
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B.
Viceroy of Peru
The Viceroy of Peru was the Spanish Crown’s highest colonial authority in the Viceroyalty of Peru, governing vast territories in South America from the 16th to the early 19th century.
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C.
Viceroy of the Río de la Plata
The Viceroy of the Río de la Plata was the Spanish Crown’s highest colonial official in the southern regions of South America, overseeing administration, justice, and defense in the viceroyalty.
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D.
Viceroy of Portugal
The Viceroy of Portugal was the monarch’s highest representative and governor in Portuguese territories, wielding broad administrative, military, and political authority on behalf of the crown.
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E.
Viceroy of New Granada
The Viceroy of New Granada was the Spanish Crown’s highest colonial authority in the New Granada region (including present-day Colombia and neighboring areas), overseeing administration, justice, and defense.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.