Ignacio Zaragoza
E178559
Ignacio Zaragoza was a 19th-century Mexican general best known for leading Mexican forces to victory against the French at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862 (Cinco de Mayo).
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ignacio Zaragoza canonical | 20 |
| General Ignacio Zaragoza | 1 |
| Ignacio Zaragoza Seguín | 1 |
| Mexican general Ignacio Zaragoza | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1577344 — 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: Ignacio Zaragoza Context triple: [Coahuila, namedAfter, Ignacio Zaragoza]
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A.
Morelos
Morelos is a small, landlocked state in south-central Mexico known for its warm climate, historical sites, and proximity to Mexico City.
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B.
Martín Miguel de Güemes
Martín Miguel de Güemes was an Argentine military leader and folk hero who led guerrilla forces in the northwest to defend the revolution during the Argentine War of Independence.
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C.
José María Morelos y Pavón
José María Morelos y Pavón was a Mexican Roman Catholic priest and revolutionary leader who became one of the foremost commanders and strategists of the Mexican War of Independence.
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D.
José Gregorio Argomedo
José Gregorio Argomedo was a Chilean lawyer and politician who played a significant role in the country’s early independence movement as a member of its first governing junta.
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E.
Miguel Hidalgo
Miguel Hidalgo is a central borough (alcaldía) of Mexico City known for its upscale neighborhoods, major business districts, and landmarks such as Chapultepec Park and Polanco.
- 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: Ignacio Zaragoza Target entity description: Ignacio Zaragoza was a 19th-century Mexican general best known for leading Mexican forces to victory against the French at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862 (Cinco de Mayo).
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A.
Morelos
Morelos is a small, landlocked state in south-central Mexico known for its warm climate, historical sites, and proximity to Mexico City.
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B.
Martín Miguel de Güemes
Martín Miguel de Güemes was an Argentine military leader and folk hero who led guerrilla forces in the northwest to defend the revolution during the Argentine War of Independence.
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C.
José María Morelos y Pavón
José María Morelos y Pavón was a Mexican Roman Catholic priest and revolutionary leader who became one of the foremost commanders and strategists of the Mexican War of Independence.
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D.
José Gregorio Argomedo
José Gregorio Argomedo was a Chilean lawyer and politician who played a significant role in the country’s early independence movement as a member of its first governing junta.
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E.
Miguel Hidalgo
Miguel Hidalgo is a central borough (alcaldía) of Mexico City known for its upscale neighborhoods, major business districts, and landmarks such as Chapultepec Park and Polanco.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mexican general
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Mexico
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Mexico
|
| birthDate | 1829-03-24 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Bahía del Espíritu Santo, Coahuila y Tejas, First Mexican Republic
ⓘ
Goliad, Texas, United States ⓘ
surface form:
present-day Goliad, Texas, United States
|
| causeOfDeath | typhoid fever ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Cinco de Mayo
ⓘ
surface form:
Cinco de Mayo celebrations
|
| countryOfCitizenship | Mexico ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent | 1862-05-05 ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1862-09-08 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Puebla
ⓘ
surface form:
Puebla, Mexico
|
| education | basic education in Matamoros, Tamaulipas ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Mexican of Spanish descent ⓘ |
| familyName | Zaragoza ⓘ |
| father | Miguel G. Zaragoza ⓘ |
| fullName |
Ignacio Zaragoza
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Ignacio Zaragoza Seguín
|
| givenName | Ignacio ⓘ |
| hasCommander | Ignacio Zaragoza self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| hasMonument |
Monument to Ignacio Zaragoza in Puebla
ⓘ
statue of Ignacio Zaragoza in Goliad, Texas ⓘ |
| hasPlaceNamedAfter |
Zaragoza, Chihuahua
ⓘ
surface form:
Ciudad Ignacio Zaragoza, Chihuahua, Mexico
Fuerte de Guadalupe ⓘ
surface form:
Fort Zaragoza in Puebla
Iztacalco, Mexico City ⓘ
surface form:
Ignacio Zaragoza borough, Mexico City
Zaragoza Metro station, Mexico City ⓘ |
| ideology | Mexican liberalism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
defeating French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862
ⓘ
role in the French intervention in Mexico ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Spanish ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
Armed Forces of Mexico
ⓘ
surface form:
Mexican Army
|
| militaryConflict | War of the Reform ⓘ |
| militaryRank | general ⓘ |
| mother | María de Jesús Seguín ⓘ |
| notableWork | Command of Mexican forces at the Battle of Puebla ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 3 ⓘ |
| occupation |
military officer
ⓘ
soldier ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Puebla
ⓘ
French intervention in Mexico ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence |
Monterrey
ⓘ
surface form:
Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
Puebla ⓘ
surface form:
Puebla, Mexico
|
| servedIn | Reform War ⓘ |
| servedUnder | Benito Juárez ⓘ |
| spouse | Rafaela Padilla de la Garza ⓘ |
| supported | liberal government of Benito Juárez ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ignacio Zaragoza Description of subject: Ignacio Zaragoza was a 19th-century Mexican general best known for leading Mexican forces to victory against the French at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862 (Cinco de Mayo).
Referenced by (23)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ignacio Zaragoza Seguín
subject surface form:
Battle of Puebla
this entity surface form:
General Ignacio Zaragoza
this entity surface form:
Mexican general Ignacio Zaragoza
subject surface form:
Battle of Puebla