Cotonou plantation
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Cotonou plantation was a colonial-era plantation in Saint-Domingue (now Haiti) known primarily as the birthplace of Haitian revolutionary leader Jean-Jacques Dessalines.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cotonou plantation canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1061364 — 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: Cotonou plantation Context triple: [Jean-Jacques Dessalines, placeOfBirth, Cotonou plantation]
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A.
Plantation No. 1
Plantation No. 1 was the early designation for the area that later became the town of Gilead in Oxford County, Maine.
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B.
Bréda plantation
Bréda plantation was a colonial sugar estate near Cap-Français in Saint-Domingue (now Haiti), historically significant as the birthplace and early home of revolutionary leader Toussaint Louverture.
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C.
Cornell Plantations
Cornell Plantations, now known as Cornell Botanic Gardens, is Cornell University’s extensive network of botanical gardens, arboretum, and natural areas dedicated to plant conservation, education, and research.
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D.
Priestley Plantation
Priestley Plantation was a Southern plantation estate that served as the birthplace of influential American architect Henry Hobson Richardson.
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E.
Rose Hall
Rose Hall is a famous Jamaican estate and resort area near Montego Bay, best known for its historic great house and associated "White Witch" legend.
- 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: Cotonou plantation Target entity description: Cotonou plantation was a colonial-era plantation in Saint-Domingue (now Haiti) known primarily as the birthplace of Haitian revolutionary leader Jean-Jacques Dessalines.
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A.
Plantation No. 1
Plantation No. 1 was the early designation for the area that later became the town of Gilead in Oxford County, Maine.
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B.
Bréda plantation
Bréda plantation was a colonial sugar estate near Cap-Français in Saint-Domingue (now Haiti), historically significant as the birthplace and early home of revolutionary leader Toussaint Louverture.
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C.
Cornell Plantations
Cornell Plantations, now known as Cornell Botanic Gardens, is Cornell University’s extensive network of botanical gardens, arboretum, and natural areas dedicated to plant conservation, education, and research.
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D.
Priestley Plantation
Priestley Plantation was a Southern plantation estate that served as the birthplace of influential American architect Henry Hobson Richardson.
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E.
Rose Hall
Rose Hall is a famous Jamaican estate and resort area near Montego Bay, best known for its historic great house and associated "White Witch" legend.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (10)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial-era plantation
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plantation ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
Haitian Revolution
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surface form:
Haitian Revolution (indirectly, via Dessalines)
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| countryDuringColonialPeriod | France ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | French colonial era ⓘ |
| knownFor | being the birthplace of Jean-Jacques Dessalines ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
French colony of Saint-Domingue
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surface form:
Saint-Domingue
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| locatedInPresentDay | Haiti ⓘ |
| notablePersonBornHere | Jean-Jacques Dessalines ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cotonou plantation Description of subject: Cotonou plantation was a colonial-era plantation in Saint-Domingue (now Haiti) known primarily as the birthplace of Haitian revolutionary leader Jean-Jacques Dessalines.
Referenced by (1)
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