Ecatepec (Nahua settlement)
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Ecatepec (Nahua settlement) was a pre-Hispanic Nahua town that later became the colonial-era community of San Cristóbal Ecatepec in what is now the State of Mexico.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ecatepec (Nahua settlement) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4265098 — 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: Ecatepec (Nahua settlement) Context triple: [San Cristóbal Ecatepec, State of Mexico, Viceroyalty of New Spain, preHispanicOrigin, Ecatepec (Nahua settlement)]
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A.
Metepec
Metepec is a municipality and town in central Mexico renowned for its traditional pottery, especially the iconic "Tree of Life" sculptures.
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B.
Tenayuca
Tenayuca is a station and northern terminus of Mexico City’s Metrobús Line 3, serving as a key public transit hub in the area.
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C.
Ocoyoacac (town)
Ocoyoacac (town) is a municipality seat in the State of Mexico known for its proximity to Toluca and its location along the route to Mexico City.
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D.
Naucalpan de Juárez
Naucalpan de Juárez is a large industrial and residential city in the State of Mexico that forms part of the Mexico City metropolitan area.
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E.
Tecpatlán Totonac
Tecpatlán Totonac is a regional variety of the Totonac language traditionally spoken by Totonac communities in and around Tecpatlán in eastern 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: Ecatepec (Nahua settlement) Target entity description: Ecatepec (Nahua settlement) was a pre-Hispanic Nahua town that later became the colonial-era community of San Cristóbal Ecatepec in what is now the State of Mexico.
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A.
Metepec
Metepec is a municipality and town in central Mexico renowned for its traditional pottery, especially the iconic "Tree of Life" sculptures.
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B.
Tenayuca
Tenayuca is a station and northern terminus of Mexico City’s Metrobús Line 3, serving as a key public transit hub in the area.
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C.
Ocoyoacac (town)
Ocoyoacac (town) is a municipality seat in the State of Mexico known for its proximity to Toluca and its location along the route to Mexico City.
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D.
Naucalpan de Juárez
Naucalpan de Juárez is a large industrial and residential city in the State of Mexico that forms part of the Mexico City metropolitan area.
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E.
Tecpatlán Totonac
Tecpatlán Totonac is a regional variety of the Totonac language traditionally spoken by Totonac communities in and around Tecpatlán in eastern Mexico.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Nahua town
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archaeological and historical site ⓘ pre-Hispanic settlement ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| culture | Nahua ⓘ |
| currentLocation |
Ecatepec de Morelos, State of Mexico, Mexico
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linked to:
Ecatepec de Morelos
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| ethnicGroup |
Nahua peoples
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linked to:
Nahua
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| followedBy |
San Cristóbal Ecatepec
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linked to:
Ecatepec de Morelos
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| hasHistoricalPeriod | pre-Hispanic Mesoamerica ⓘ |
| hasNameInLanguage |
Ecatepec (Nahuatl)
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linked to:
Ecatepec de Morelos
Ecatepec (Spanish) ⓘ
linked to:
Ecatepec de Morelos
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| language | Classical Nahuatl ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Valley of Mexico
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modern municipality of Ecatepec de Morelos ⓘ present-day State of Mexico ⓘ |
| locatedInTime | before Spanish colonial period ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Mexico City ⓘ |
| partOf |
pre-Hispanic central Mexican cultural area
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pre-colonial political landscape of the Valley of Mexico ⓘ |
| predecessorOf | colonial town of San Cristóbal Ecatepec ⓘ |
| region | central Mexico ⓘ |
| religion | pre-Hispanic Mesoamerican religion ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
San Cristóbal Ecatepec
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linked to:
Ecatepec de Morelos
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| significantEvent | Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire ⓘ |
| transformedInto | colonial-era community of San Cristóbal Ecatepec ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ecatepec (Nahua settlement) Description of subject: Ecatepec (Nahua settlement) was a pre-Hispanic Nahua town that later became the colonial-era community of San Cristóbal Ecatepec in what is now the State of Mexico.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
San Cristóbal Ecatepec, State of Mexico, Viceroyalty of New Spain
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preHispanicOrigin
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Ecatepec (Nahua settlement)
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