Juan de Padilla
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Juan de Padilla was a 16th-century Franciscan missionary and one of the first Christian martyrs in what is now the United States, known for his evangelizing efforts among Indigenous peoples on the Great Plains.
All labels observed (1)
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| Juan de Padilla canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16511742 — 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: Juan de Padilla Context triple: [Spanish Franciscans, notableMember, Juan de Padilla]
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A.
Juan de Aponte
Juan de Aponte was a Spanish colonial figure credited with establishing the city of Mayagüez in western Puerto Rico in the 18th century.
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B.
Anastasio Torrejón
Anastasio Torrejón was a Mexican Army officer and general best known for his role in the early clashes of the Mexican–American War in the mid-19th century.
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C.
Isidro Romero Carbo
Isidro Romero Carbo is an Ecuadorian businessman and former president of Barcelona Sporting Club, renowned for his influential role in the club’s development and legacy.
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D.
Francisco Menéndez Parreño
Francisco Menéndez Parreño was a Spanish Republican military officer best known for leading the attacking forces during the 1936 Siege of the Alcázar in the Spanish Civil War.
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E.
Francisco Menéndez
Francisco Menéndez was a formerly enslaved African who became a leader of the free Black militia at Fort Mose in Spanish Florida, playing a key role in early Black resistance and community formation in what is now the United States.
- 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: Juan de Padilla Target entity description: Juan de Padilla was a 16th-century Franciscan missionary and one of the first Christian martyrs in what is now the United States, known for his evangelizing efforts among Indigenous peoples on the Great Plains.
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A.
Juan de Aponte
Juan de Aponte was a Spanish colonial figure credited with establishing the city of Mayagüez in western Puerto Rico in the 18th century.
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B.
Anastasio Torrejón
Anastasio Torrejón was a Mexican Army officer and general best known for his role in the early clashes of the Mexican–American War in the mid-19th century.
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C.
Isidro Romero Carbo
Isidro Romero Carbo is an Ecuadorian businessman and former president of Barcelona Sporting Club, renowned for his influential role in the club’s development and legacy.
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D.
Francisco Menéndez Parreño
Francisco Menéndez Parreño was a Spanish Republican military officer best known for leading the attacking forces during the 1936 Siege of the Alcázar in the Spanish Civil War.
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E.
Francisco Menéndez
Francisco Menéndez was a formerly enslaved African who became a leader of the free Black militia at Fort Mose in Spanish Florida, playing a key role in early Black resistance and community formation in what is now the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.