Martín Alonso Pinzón
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Martín Alonso Pinzón was a Spanish mariner and explorer who played a key leadership role in Christopher Columbus’s first voyage to the Americas.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Martín Alonso Pinzón canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1996260 — 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.
Target entity: Martín Alonso Pinzón Context triple: [Pinta, commandedBy, Martín Alonso Pinzón]
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A.
Vicente Yáñez Pinzón
Vicente Yáñez Pinzón was a Spanish navigator and explorer best known for commanding one of Christopher Columbus’s ships during the 1492 voyage and later leading his own expeditions to the coasts of Brazil and Central America.
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B.
Juan de Grijalva
Juan de Grijalva was a Spanish conquistador and explorer known for leading one of the first European expeditions to the coasts of present-day Mexico in the early 16th century.
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C.
Diego Columbus
Diego Columbus was the eldest legitimate son of Christopher Columbus who became a Spanish colonial governor in the Caribbean, notably serving as Viceroy of the Indies.
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Andrés de Urdaneta
Andrés de Urdaneta was a 16th-century Spanish Augustinian friar, navigator, and explorer renowned for pioneering the return route across the Pacific that enabled the Manila–Acapulco galleon trade.
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E.
Vasco Núñez de Balboa
Vasco Núñez de Balboa was a Spanish explorer and conquistador best known for leading the first European expedition to see the Pacific Ocean from the Americas in 1513.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Martín Alonso Pinzón Target entity description: Martín Alonso Pinzón was a Spanish mariner and explorer who played a key leadership role in Christopher Columbus’s first voyage to the Americas.
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A.
Vicente Yáñez Pinzón
Vicente Yáñez Pinzón was a Spanish navigator and explorer best known for commanding one of Christopher Columbus’s ships during the 1492 voyage and later leading his own expeditions to the coasts of Brazil and Central America.
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B.
Juan de Grijalva
Juan de Grijalva was a Spanish conquistador and explorer known for leading one of the first European expeditions to the coasts of present-day Mexico in the early 16th century.
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C.
Diego Columbus
Diego Columbus was the eldest legitimate son of Christopher Columbus who became a Spanish colonial governor in the Caribbean, notably serving as Viceroy of the Indies.
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D.
Andrés de Urdaneta
Andrés de Urdaneta was a 16th-century Spanish Augustinian friar, navigator, and explorer renowned for pioneering the return route across the Pacific that enabled the Manila–Acapulco galleon trade.
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E.
Vasco Núñez de Balboa
Vasco Núñez de Balboa was a Spanish explorer and conquistador best known for leading the first European expedition to see the Pacific Ocean from the Americas in 1513.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Spanish navigator
ⓘ
explorer ⓘ mariner ⓘ ship captain ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Catholic Monarchs
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Monarchs of Spain
Christopher Columbus ⓘ Palos de la Frontera ⓘ Vicente Yáñez Pinzón ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Crown of Castile
ⓘ
Palos de la Frontera ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 15th century ⓘ |
| commanded |
La Pinta
ⓘ
surface form:
caravel Pinta
|
| continentOfActivity |
Americas
ⓘ
Europe ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Crown of Castile ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Palos de la Frontera ⓘ |
| employer |
Catholic Monarchs
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Monarchs of Spain
|
| era |
Age of Exploration
ⓘ
surface form:
Age of Discovery
|
| familyName | Pinzón ⓘ |
| fleet |
La Pinta
ⓘ
surface form:
Columbus’s first voyage fleet
|
| fullName | Martín Alonso Pinzón self-link ⓘ |
| givenName | Martín ⓘ |
| helpedRecruit | crew for Columbus’s first voyage ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Andalusia ⓘ |
| knownFor |
captaining the caravel Pinta
ⓘ
leadership among the Pinzón brothers ⓘ participation in Christopher Columbus’s first voyage to the Americas ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Spanish ⓘ |
| maritimeRegionOfActivity | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| nationality | Spanish ⓘ |
| notableEvent | made landfall in the Americas in 1492 as part of Columbus’s fleet ⓘ |
| notableFor | key leadership role in Columbus’s first voyage to the Americas ⓘ |
| occupation |
explorer
ⓘ
navigator ⓘ ship captain ⓘ |
| participantIn |
1492 voyage across the Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Christopher Columbus’s first voyage ⓘ |
| patron |
Catholic Monarchs
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Monarchs of Spain
|
| relative | Pinzón family ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| role |
captain of the Pinta
ⓘ
co-leader of Columbus’s first expedition ⓘ |
| ship | Pinta ⓘ |
| sibling |
Francisco Martín Pinzón
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Vicente Yáñez Pinzón ⓘ |
| supported | Christopher Columbus’s proposal to sail west to reach Asia ⓘ |
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Subject: Martín Alonso Pinzón Description of subject: Martín Alonso Pinzón was a Spanish mariner and explorer who played a key leadership role in Christopher Columbus’s first voyage to the Americas.
Referenced by (8)
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