José Castro
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José Castro was a 19th-century Californio military leader and politician who played a prominent role in Mexican-era California before U.S. annexation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| José Castro canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1741350 — 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: José Castro Context triple: [Castro District, namedAfter, José Castro]
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A.
Mariano Arista
Mariano Arista was a 19th-century Mexican general and politician who served as President of Mexico and played a prominent role in the early battles of the Mexican–American War.
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B.
Luis Pardo
Luis Pardo was a Chilean naval officer best known for commanding the ship Yelcho in the 1916 rescue of Ernest Shackleton’s stranded Endurance expedition from Elephant Island in Antarctica.
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C.
José Palacios
José Palacios is a character in Gabriel García Márquez’s novel "The General in His Labyrinth," depicted as the loyal servant and companion of Simón Bolívar during the liberator’s final journey.
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D.
Ramón Castro
Ramón Castro was a Cuban revolutionary and politician, best known as the elder brother of Fidel and Raúl Castro and for his long involvement in Cuba’s agricultural and economic sectors.
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E.
Juan Aldama
Juan Aldama was a Mexican insurgent and key conspirator in the early stages of the Mexican War of Independence.
- 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: José Castro Target entity description: José Castro was a 19th-century Californio military leader and politician who played a prominent role in Mexican-era California before U.S. annexation.
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A.
Mariano Arista
Mariano Arista was a 19th-century Mexican general and politician who served as President of Mexico and played a prominent role in the early battles of the Mexican–American War.
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B.
Luis Pardo
Luis Pardo was a Chilean naval officer best known for commanding the ship Yelcho in the 1916 rescue of Ernest Shackleton’s stranded Endurance expedition from Elephant Island in Antarctica.
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C.
José Palacios
José Palacios is a character in Gabriel García Márquez’s novel "The General in His Labyrinth," depicted as the loyal servant and companion of Simón Bolívar during the liberator’s final journey.
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D.
Ramón Castro
Ramón Castro was a Cuban revolutionary and politician, best known as the elder brother of Fidel and Raúl Castro and for his long involvement in Cuba’s agricultural and economic sectors.
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E.
Juan Aldama
Juan Aldama was a Mexican insurgent and key conspirator in the early stages of the Mexican War of Independence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Californio
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military leader ⓘ person ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Mexico ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Californio ⓘ |
| familyName | Castro ⓘ |
| givenName | José ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Mexican Alta California
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surface form:
Mexican era of California
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| languageSpoken | Spanish ⓘ |
| militaryRank | general ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leadership among Californio elites before U.S. annexation of California
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leadership in Mexican-era California politics ⓘ opposition to U.S. military forces during the Mexican–American War in California ⓘ role in secularization of California missions ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
United States military authorities
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surface form:
U.S. military authorities in California
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| participantIn |
Mexican–American War
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political conflicts in Mexican-era California ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Mexican Alta California
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surface form:
Alta California
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| placeOfDeath | Mexico ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
Californio regional interests
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Centralist Mexican government ⓘ
surface form:
Mexican central government
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| positionHeld |
Commandante General of Alta California
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Governor of Las Californias ⓘ
surface form:
acting Governor of Alta California
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| precedes | U.S. annexation of California ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Alta California (Spanish colony)
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surface form:
Alta California
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| residence |
Monterey
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surface form:
Monterey, Alta California
Rancho San Justo ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: José Castro Description of subject: José Castro was a 19th-century Californio military leader and politician who played a prominent role in Mexican-era California before U.S. annexation.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.