Pyramid of El Cerrito
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The Pyramid of El Cerrito is a pre-Hispanic Mesoamerican ceremonial center and pyramid complex located in the modern Mexican state of Querétaro.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| El Cerrito pyramid | 1 |
| El Cerrito pyramid complex | 1 |
| Pirámide de El Cerrito | 1 |
| Pyramid of El Cerrito canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3756875 — 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: Pyramid of El Cerrito Context triple: [Municipality of Corregidora, Querétaro, hasHeritageSite, Pyramid of El Cerrito]
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A.
Osario pyramid
The Osario pyramid is a stepped Mesoamerican temple at Chichén Itzá notable for its central staircase and interior burial chamber containing human remains and artifacts.
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B.
Pyramid of the Moon
The Pyramid of the Moon is a major Mesoamerican pyramid at Teotihuacan in central Mexico, notable as one of the city's largest and most important ceremonial structures.
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C.
Pyramid of the Niches
The Pyramid of the Niches is a distinctive pre-Columbian stepped pyramid in the ancient city of El Tajín, Mexico, renowned for its hundreds of recessed niches and intricate architectural design.
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D.
Piramide de Tenayuca
Pirámide de Tenayuca is a pre-Hispanic Mesoamerican pyramid and archaeological site notable for its Aztec-era double-temple structure and serpent-adorned terraces.
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E.
Nohoch Mul pyramid
The Nohoch Mul pyramid is the tallest ancient Maya pyramid in the Yucatán Peninsula, located within the archaeological site of Cobá in Mexico.
- 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: Pyramid of El Cerrito Target entity description: The Pyramid of El Cerrito is a pre-Hispanic Mesoamerican ceremonial center and pyramid complex located in the modern Mexican state of Querétaro.
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A.
Osario pyramid
The Osario pyramid is a stepped Mesoamerican temple at Chichén Itzá notable for its central staircase and interior burial chamber containing human remains and artifacts.
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B.
Pyramid of the Moon
The Pyramid of the Moon is a major Mesoamerican pyramid at Teotihuacan in central Mexico, notable as one of the city's largest and most important ceremonial structures.
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C.
Pyramid of the Niches
The Pyramid of the Niches is a distinctive pre-Columbian stepped pyramid in the ancient city of El Tajín, Mexico, renowned for its hundreds of recessed niches and intricate architectural design.
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D.
Piramide de Tenayuca
Pirámide de Tenayuca is a pre-Hispanic Mesoamerican pyramid and archaeological site notable for its Aztec-era double-temple structure and serpent-adorned terraces.
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E.
Nohoch Mul pyramid
The Nohoch Mul pyramid is the tallest ancient Maya pyramid in the Yucatán Peninsula, located within the archaeological site of Cobá in Mexico.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesoamerican pyramid
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archaeological site ⓘ ceremonial center ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Mesoamerican pyramid architecture ⓘ |
| associatedCulture |
Chupícuaro culture
ⓘ
Epiclassic period ⓘ
surface form:
Epiclassic Mesoamerica
Teotihuacano influence ⓘ Toltec civilization ⓘ
surface form:
Toltec
|
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| culturalPeriod | pre-Hispanic ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Mesoamerican ⓘ |
| excavationStatus | partially excavated ⓘ |
| function |
place of worship
ⓘ
regional ceremonial focus ⓘ |
| hasAlternateName |
El Cerrito archaeological zone
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El Cerrito archaeological zone ⓘ
surface form:
El Cerrito ceremonial center
Pyramid of El Cerrito ⓘ
surface form:
El Cerrito pyramid complex
|
| hasFeature |
stepped pyramid base
ⓘ
superimposed construction phases ⓘ |
| hasPart |
altars
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causeways ⓘ main pyramid platform ⓘ plazas ⓘ residential structures ⓘ stairways ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Archaeological Monuments Zone of Mexico
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surface form:
Zona Arqueológica (Mexico)
|
| locatedIn |
El Pueblito
ⓘ
Querétaro ⓘ Querétaro Valley ⓘ central Mexico ⓘ Municipio de Corregidora ⓘ
surface form:
municipality of Corregidora
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| locatedOn |
El Cerrito
ⓘ
surface form:
hill known as El Cerrito
|
| management | Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia ⓘ |
| material |
adobe
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| maximumHeight | approximately 30 meters ⓘ |
| near |
Querétaro City
ⓘ
surface form:
city of Querétaro
|
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| partOf | Mesoamerica ⓘ |
| region |
Bajío
ⓘ
surface form:
Bajío region of Mexico
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| significance | one of the most important pre-Hispanic sites in Querétaro ⓘ |
| timeOfUse |
Classic period of Mesoamerica
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Early Postclassic period of Mesoamerica ⓘ Epiclassic period of Mesoamerica ⓘ |
| usedAs |
ceremonial center
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political center ⓘ religious center ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pyramid of El Cerrito Description of subject: The Pyramid of El Cerrito is a pre-Hispanic Mesoamerican ceremonial center and pyramid complex located in the modern Mexican state of Querétaro.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Municipality of Corregidora, Querétaro
this entity surface form:
El Cerrito pyramid
this entity surface form:
Pirámide de El Cerrito
this entity surface form:
El Cerrito pyramid complex