Old City of Salamanca
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The Old City of Salamanca is a historic Spanish university city renowned for its golden sandstone architecture, monumental Plaza Mayor, and one of Europe’s oldest universities.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2984026 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Old City of Salamanca Context triple: [Castile and León, hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite, Old City of Salamanca]
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Plaza Mayor of Salamanca
The Plaza Mayor of Salamanca is an iconic 18th-century Baroque square in western Spain, renowned as one of the country’s most beautiful plazas and a vibrant social and cultural hub.
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Old Town of Cáceres
The Old Town of Cáceres is a remarkably well-preserved medieval and Renaissance walled city in western Spain, renowned for its blend of Roman, Islamic, Gothic, and Italianate architecture.
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Old Cathedral of Salamanca
The Old Cathedral of Salamanca is a Romanesque-Gothic cathedral in Salamanca, Spain, renowned for its medieval architecture, frescoes, and historical significance alongside the adjacent New Cathedral.
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New Cathedral of Salamanca
The New Cathedral of Salamanca is a grand Gothic and Baroque-style Roman Catholic cathedral in Salamanca, Spain, renowned for its richly decorated façades and towering presence alongside the city’s Old Cathedral.
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Seville Historic District
Seville Historic District is a preserved historic neighborhood in Pensacola, Florida, known for its 18th- and 19th-century architecture and significance as one of the city’s oldest settled areas.
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- 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: Old City of Salamanca Target entity description: The Old City of Salamanca is a historic Spanish university city renowned for its golden sandstone architecture, monumental Plaza Mayor, and one of Europe’s oldest universities.
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Plaza Mayor of Salamanca
The Plaza Mayor of Salamanca is an iconic 18th-century Baroque square in western Spain, renowned as one of the country’s most beautiful plazas and a vibrant social and cultural hub.
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Old Town of Cáceres
The Old Town of Cáceres is a remarkably well-preserved medieval and Renaissance walled city in western Spain, renowned for its blend of Roman, Islamic, Gothic, and Italianate architecture.
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Old Cathedral of Salamanca
The Old Cathedral of Salamanca is a Romanesque-Gothic cathedral in Salamanca, Spain, renowned for its medieval architecture, frescoes, and historical significance alongside the adjacent New Cathedral.
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New Cathedral of Salamanca
The New Cathedral of Salamanca is a grand Gothic and Baroque-style Roman Catholic cathedral in Salamanca, Spain, renowned for its richly decorated façades and towering presence alongside the city’s Old Cathedral.
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Seville Historic District
Seville Historic District is a preserved historic neighborhood in Pensacola, Florida, known for its 18th- and 19th-century architecture and significance as one of the city’s oldest settled areas.
- F. None of above. chosen
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Old City of Salamanca Description of subject: The Old City of Salamanca is a historic Spanish university city renowned for its golden sandstone architecture, monumental Plaza Mayor, and one of Europe’s oldest universities.
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autonomous community of Castile and León
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Clerecía de Salamanca (Real Colegio del Espíritu Santo, Salamanca)
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Andrés García de Quiñones
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UNESCO World Heritage Site (Old City of Salamanca)
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