Old Castile

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Old Castile is a historic region of central-northern Spain that formed the core of the medieval Kingdom of Castile and played a key role in the Reconquista and the formation of the Spanish state.

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Label	Occurrences
Old Castile canonical	9

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14308248 — 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: Old Castile
Context triple: [Province of Soria, hasHistoricRegion, Old Castile]

A. New Castile
New Castile is a historic region in central Spain that formed part of the Crown of Castile and includes provinces such as Ciudad Real, Toledo, and Cuenca.
B. County of Castile
The County of Castile was a medieval frontier territory in northern Spain that evolved from a vassal county of the Kingdom of León into the core of the later Kingdom of Castile.
C. Castile and León
Castile and León is an autonomous community in northwestern Spain known for its historic cities, medieval architecture, and significant role in the formation of the Spanish kingdom.
D. Castile-La Mancha
Castile-La Mancha is an autonomous community in central Spain known for its historic cities, windmill-dotted plains, and association with Miguel de Cervantes’ "Don Quixote."
E. Escalona, Crown of Castile
Escalona, Crown of Castile was a historic town and fortress in central Spain that served as an important noble seat within the medieval Crown of Castile.
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: Old Castile
Target entity description: Old Castile is a historic region of central-northern Spain that formed the core of the medieval Kingdom of Castile and played a key role in the Reconquista and the formation of the Spanish state.

A. New Castile
New Castile is a historic region in central Spain that formed part of the Crown of Castile and includes provinces such as Ciudad Real, Toledo, and Cuenca.
B. County of Castile
The County of Castile was a medieval frontier territory in northern Spain that evolved from a vassal county of the Kingdom of León into the core of the later Kingdom of Castile.
C. Castile and León
Castile and León is an autonomous community in northwestern Spain known for its historic cities, medieval architecture, and significant role in the formation of the Spanish kingdom.
D. Castile-La Mancha
Castile-La Mancha is an autonomous community in central Spain known for its historic cities, windmill-dotted plains, and association with Miguel de Cervantes’ "Don Quixote."
E. Escalona, Crown of Castile
Escalona, Crown of Castile was a historic town and fortress in central Spain that served as an important noble seat within the medieval Crown of Castile.
F. None of above. chosen

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Province of Soria → hasHistoricRegion → Old Castile ⓘ

Palencia → historicalRegion → Old Castile ⓘ

Northern Plateau of the Iberian Peninsula → historicalRegion → Old Castile ⓘ

Iglesia de San Benito el Real → region → Old Castile ⓘ

Province of Burgos → historicRegion → Old Castile ⓘ

Central Spain → includesHistoricalRegion → Old Castile ⓘ

Soria → historicRegion → Old Castile ⓘ

subject surface form: Soria (province)

Nationalist zone → includesTerritory → Old Castile ⓘ

Mayorga → hasCulturalRegion → Old Castile ⓘ

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How this entity was disambiguated