Itza Maya territory
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Itza Maya territory was the historical domain in the central Petén region of present-day Guatemala controlled by the Itza Maya, known as one of the last independent Maya polities to resist Spanish conquest.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Itza Maya territory canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20072881 — 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: Itza Maya territory Context triple: [Tayasal, partOf, Itza Maya territory]
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A.
Huastec cultural area
The Huastec cultural area is a Mesoamerican region in northeastern Mexico historically inhabited by the Huastec (Teenek) people, known for its distinctive language, art, and pre-Hispanic traditions.
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B.
Maya Kʼicheʼ region
The Maya Kʼicheʼ region is a highland area of Guatemala historically inhabited by the Kʼicheʼ Maya people, known for its rich indigenous culture, language, and traditions.
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C.
Puuc region
The Puuc region is a hilly area of the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico known for its distinctive Late Classic Maya architecture and numerous archaeological sites.
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D.
Sayaxché
Sayaxché is a town and municipality in northern Guatemala known as a gateway to Maya archaeological sites and the forests and rivers of the Petén region.
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E.
Kingdom of Mosquitia
The Kingdom of Mosquitia was an indigenous Miskitu-led polity that controlled much of the Caribbean coast of present-day Nicaragua and Honduras from the 17th to 19th centuries, known for its strategic alliances with the British against Spanish colonial power.
- 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: Itza Maya territory Target entity description: Itza Maya territory was the historical domain in the central Petén region of present-day Guatemala controlled by the Itza Maya, known as one of the last independent Maya polities to resist Spanish conquest.
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A.
Huastec cultural area
The Huastec cultural area is a Mesoamerican region in northeastern Mexico historically inhabited by the Huastec (Teenek) people, known for its distinctive language, art, and pre-Hispanic traditions.
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B.
Maya Kʼicheʼ region
The Maya Kʼicheʼ region is a highland area of Guatemala historically inhabited by the Kʼicheʼ Maya people, known for its rich indigenous culture, language, and traditions.
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C.
Puuc region
The Puuc region is a hilly area of the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico known for its distinctive Late Classic Maya architecture and numerous archaeological sites.
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D.
Sayaxché
Sayaxché is a town and municipality in northern Guatemala known as a gateway to Maya archaeological sites and the forests and rivers of the Petén region.
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E.
Kingdom of Mosquitia
The Kingdom of Mosquitia was an indigenous Miskitu-led polity that controlled much of the Caribbean coast of present-day Nicaragua and Honduras from the 17th to 19th centuries, known for its strategic alliances with the British against Spanish colonial power.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.