Espada Aqueduct
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Espada Aqueduct is a historic 18th-century stone irrigation structure in San Antonio, Texas, built by Spanish missionaries to supply water to Mission Espada and its surrounding farmlands.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Espada Aqueduct canonical | 2 |
| Acequia de Espada Aqueduct | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3941277 — 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: Espada Aqueduct Context triple: [Mission Espada, hasPart, Espada Aqueduct]
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A.
Valens Aqueduct
The Valens Aqueduct is a late Roman-era aqueduct in Istanbul, Turkey, that once formed a key part of the city’s water supply system and remains a prominent historic landmark.
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B.
Agen aqueduct
The Agen aqueduct is a 19th-century stone canal bridge in southwestern France that carries the Canal de Garonne high above the Garonne River near the town of Agen.
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C.
Cacor aqueduct
The Cacor aqueduct is a historic French water bridge that carries the Canal de Garonne over the Tarn River near Moissac.
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D.
Aqua Paola aqueduct
The Aqua Paola aqueduct is a 17th-century Roman aqueduct and monumental fountain system that restored an ancient water supply to the city, culminating in the grand Fontana dell’Acqua Paola on the Janiculum Hill.
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E.
Acqua Felice aqueduct
The Acqua Felice aqueduct is a late 16th-century Roman aqueduct restored under Pope Sixtus V to bring fresh water back into the city, feeding several monumental fountains.
- 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: Espada Aqueduct Target entity description: Espada Aqueduct is a historic 18th-century stone irrigation structure in San Antonio, Texas, built by Spanish missionaries to supply water to Mission Espada and its surrounding farmlands.
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A.
Valens Aqueduct
The Valens Aqueduct is a late Roman-era aqueduct in Istanbul, Turkey, that once formed a key part of the city’s water supply system and remains a prominent historic landmark.
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B.
Agen aqueduct
The Agen aqueduct is a 19th-century stone canal bridge in southwestern France that carries the Canal de Garonne high above the Garonne River near the town of Agen.
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C.
Cacor aqueduct
The Cacor aqueduct is a historic French water bridge that carries the Canal de Garonne over the Tarn River near Moissac.
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D.
Aqua Paola aqueduct
The Aqua Paola aqueduct is a 17th-century Roman aqueduct and monumental fountain system that restored an ancient water supply to the city, culminating in the grand Fontana dell’Acqua Paola on the Janiculum Hill.
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E.
Acqua Felice aqueduct
The Acqua Felice aqueduct is a late 16th-century Roman aqueduct restored under Pope Sixtus V to bring fresh water back into the city, feeding several monumental fountains.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aqueduct
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historic structure ⓘ irrigation structure ⓘ stone arch bridge ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Espada Aqueduct
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surface form:
Acequia de Espada Aqueduct
|
| architecturalStyle | Spanish Colonial ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Mission San Francisco de la Espada ⓘ |
| builtBy |
Franciscan missions
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surface form:
Franciscan missionaries
Spanish missionaries ⓘ |
| builtFor | Mission Espada ⓘ |
| category |
Aqueducts in the United States
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Buildings and structures in San Antonio, Texas ⓘ Irrigation in the United States ⓘ National Historic Landmarks in Texas ⓘ Spanish Colonial architecture in Texas ⓘ |
| city | San Antonio ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial |
limestone
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stone ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crosses | Piedras Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followsWatercourse | San Antonio River ⓘ |
| hasFunction | to carry acequia water across Piedras Creek ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfArches | multiple stone arches ⓘ |
| hasOwner |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
ⓘ
National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
surface form:
National Register of Historic Places listing
part of San Antonio Missions UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bexar County, Texas
NERFINISHED
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San Antonio, Texas ⓘ Texas ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| maintainedBy |
National Park Service
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. National Park Service
|
| near |
Mission San Juan Capistrano (Texas)
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surface form:
Mission San Juan Capistrano (San Antonio)
|
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| partOf |
Espada acequia system
ⓘ
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park ⓘ |
| significantFor |
early Spanish irrigation engineering in North America
ⓘ
preservation of Spanish Colonial waterworks ⓘ |
| significantPeriod | Spanish colonial era ⓘ |
| startDate |
1740s
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18th century ⓘ |
| state | Texas ⓘ |
| stillInUse | partially ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSite |
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
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surface form:
San Antonio Missions
|
| usedFor |
irrigation
ⓘ
water supply ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Espada Aqueduct Description of subject: Espada Aqueduct is a historic 18th-century stone irrigation structure in San Antonio, Texas, built by Spanish missionaries to supply water to Mission Espada and its surrounding farmlands.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Acequia de Espada Aqueduct