The Coming of Columbus
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The Coming of Columbus is a silent-era American film dramatizing Christopher Columbus’s voyage to the New World, produced by the early motion picture studio Selig Polyscope Company.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Coming of Columbus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2773444 — 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: The Coming of Columbus Context triple: [Selig Polyscope Company, hasFilm, The Coming of Columbus]
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A.
Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus
Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus is a 19th-century biographical and historical work that narrates the explorations and legacy of Christopher Columbus in a romanticized literary style.
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B.
The Arrival of Christopher Columbus
The Arrival of Christopher Columbus is a celebrated painting by Haitian artist Philomé Obin that depicts Columbus’s landing in the Americas through the lens of Haitian historical and folk-art traditions.
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C.
Historia del Almirante Don Cristóbal Colón
Historia del Almirante Don Cristóbal Colón is a biographical and historical account of Christopher Columbus’s life and voyages, written by his son Ferdinand Columbus in the early 16th century.
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D.
Giornata di Colombo
Giornata di Colombo is the Italian name for Columbus Day, a holiday commemorating Christopher Columbus’s arrival in the Americas.
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E.
Columbus’s letters
Columbus’s letters are firsthand written accounts in which Christopher Columbus described his transatlantic voyages, observations of the lands and peoples he encountered, and appeals for continued royal support.
- 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: The Coming of Columbus Target entity description: The Coming of Columbus is a silent-era American film dramatizing Christopher Columbus’s voyage to the New World, produced by the early motion picture studio Selig Polyscope Company.
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A.
Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus
Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus is a 19th-century biographical and historical work that narrates the explorations and legacy of Christopher Columbus in a romanticized literary style.
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B.
The Arrival of Christopher Columbus
The Arrival of Christopher Columbus is a celebrated painting by Haitian artist Philomé Obin that depicts Columbus’s landing in the Americas through the lens of Haitian historical and folk-art traditions.
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C.
Historia del Almirante Don Cristóbal Colón
Historia del Almirante Don Cristóbal Colón is a biographical and historical account of Christopher Columbus’s life and voyages, written by his son Ferdinand Columbus in the early 16th century.
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D.
Giornata di Colombo
Giornata di Colombo is the Italian name for Columbus Day, a holiday commemorating Christopher Columbus’s arrival in the Americas.
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E.
Columbus’s letters
Columbus’s letters are firsthand written accounts in which Christopher Columbus described his transatlantic voyages, observations of the lands and peoples he encountered, and appeals for continued royal support.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (19)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
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drama film ⓘ silent film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
voyages of Christopher Columbus to the Americas
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surface form:
voyages of Christopher Columbus
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depictsEvent | Columbus’s first voyage to the Americas ⓘ |
| depictsPeriod |
Age of Exploration
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surface form:
Age of Discovery
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| era | silent era ⓘ |
| filmFormat | black-and-white ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
drama
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historical drama ⓘ |
| industry | early American cinema ⓘ |
| language | Silent ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Christopher Columbus
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voyage to the New World ⓘ |
| medium | motion picture ⓘ |
| portrays |
Christopher Columbus
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European exploration of the Americas ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Selig Polyscope Company ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Coming of Columbus Description of subject: The Coming of Columbus is a silent-era American film dramatizing Christopher Columbus’s voyage to the New World, produced by the early motion picture studio Selig Polyscope Company.
Referenced by (1)
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