José Arcadio (son of José Arcadio Buendía)
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José Arcadio is a prominent member of the Buendía family in Gabriel García Márquez's novel "One Hundred Years of Solitude," known for his impulsive nature, physical strength, and tumultuous life marked by excess and tragedy.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| José Arcadio | 6 |
| José Arcadio (son of José Arcadio Buendía) canonical | 2 |
| José Arcadio (grandson of Úrsula) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4372103 — 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: José Arcadio (son of José Arcadio Buendía) Context triple: [Amaranta, hasRelative, José Arcadio (son of José Arcadio Buendía)]
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José Arcadio Buendía
José Arcadio Buendía is the visionary yet increasingly obsessive patriarch who founds the town of Macondo in Gabriel García Márquez’s novel "One Hundred Years of Solitude."
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Aureliano Buendía
Aureliano Buendía is a central figure in Gabriel García Márquez’s novel "One Hundred Years of Solitude," known for his transformation from a withdrawn child into a legendary colonel whose life reflects the cyclical, tragic history of Macondo and the Buendía family.
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Amaranta
Amaranta is a central member of the Buendía family in Gabriel García Márquez’s novel "One Hundred Years of Solitude," known for her lifelong virginity, unfulfilled loves, and embodiment of solitude and stubborn pride.
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D.
Fermina Daza
Fermina Daza is a central character in Gabriel García Márquez’s novel "Love in the Time of Cholera," known for her complex romantic life and enduring, conflicted relationship with Florentino Ariza.
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Gaston (husband of Amaranta Úrsula)
Gaston (husband of Amaranta Úrsula) is a minor character in Gabriel García Márquez’s novel "One Hundred Years of Solitude," a foreign husband of Amaranta Úrsula who becomes briefly entwined with the final generations of the Buendía family.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: José Arcadio (son of José Arcadio Buendía) Target entity description: José Arcadio is a prominent member of the Buendía family in Gabriel García Márquez's novel "One Hundred Years of Solitude," known for his impulsive nature, physical strength, and tumultuous life marked by excess and tragedy.
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A.
José Arcadio Buendía
José Arcadio Buendía is the visionary yet increasingly obsessive patriarch who founds the town of Macondo in Gabriel García Márquez’s novel "One Hundred Years of Solitude."
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B.
Aureliano Buendía
Aureliano Buendía is a central figure in Gabriel García Márquez’s novel "One Hundred Years of Solitude," known for his transformation from a withdrawn child into a legendary colonel whose life reflects the cyclical, tragic history of Macondo and the Buendía family.
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C.
Amaranta
Amaranta is a central member of the Buendía family in Gabriel García Márquez’s novel "One Hundred Years of Solitude," known for her lifelong virginity, unfulfilled loves, and embodiment of solitude and stubborn pride.
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D.
Fermina Daza
Fermina Daza is a central character in Gabriel García Márquez’s novel "Love in the Time of Cholera," known for her complex romantic life and enduring, conflicted relationship with Florentino Ariza.
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E.
Gaston (husband of Amaranta Úrsula)
Gaston (husband of Amaranta Úrsula) is a minor character in Gabriel García Márquez’s novel "One Hundred Years of Solitude," a foreign husband of Amaranta Úrsula who becomes briefly entwined with the final generations of the Buendía family.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | One Hundred Years of Solitude ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
exile
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sexual excess ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| birthplace | Macondo ⓘ |
| bloodTrail | flows through Macondo to the Buendía house ⓘ |
| bodyFound | in his house ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
excessive
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impulsive ⓘ physically strong ⓘ rebellious ⓘ sensual ⓘ |
| countryOfWorkOrigin | Colombia ⓘ |
| creator | Gabriel García Márquez ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Macondo ⓘ |
| familyName |
Buendía
ⓘ
linked to:
Buendía family
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| father | José Arcadio Buendía ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Macondo ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | magic realism ⓘ |
| givenName |
José Arcadio
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linked to:
José Arcadio (son of José Arcadio Buendía)
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| home | house of the Buendía family in Macondo ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Spanish ⓘ |
| leavesHome | Macondo ⓘ |
| loveInterest | Rebeca ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath |
mysterious
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violent ⓘ |
| marriageType | controversial marriage ⓘ |
| mother | Úrsula Iguarán ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
contrast to his brother Aureliano Buendía’s introspective nature
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member of the first generation of Buendías born in Macondo ⓘ |
| nationality | Colombian (fictional context) ⓘ |
| notableFor |
great physical strength
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tragic death ⓘ tumultuous life ⓘ |
| occupation | sailor (implied) ⓘ |
| returnsTo | Macondo ⓘ |
| returnsWith |
sailor-like appearance
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tattooed body ⓘ |
| sibling |
Amaranta
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Aureliano Buendía ⓘ |
| spouse | Rebeca ⓘ |
| symbolism |
cyclical repetition of names and destinies in the novel
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embodiment of physicality and excess in the Buendía lineage ⓘ |
| workPublicationYear | 1967 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: José Arcadio (son of José Arcadio Buendía) Description of subject: José Arcadio is a prominent member of the Buendía family in Gabriel García Márquez's novel "One Hundred Years of Solitude," known for his impulsive nature, physical strength, and tumultuous life marked by excess and tragedy.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: José Arcadio (son of José Arcadio Buendía)
linked to: José Arcadio (son of José Arcadio Buendía)
linked to: José Arcadio (son of José Arcadio Buendía)
linked to: José Arcadio (son of José Arcadio Buendía)
linked to: José Arcadio (son of José Arcadio Buendía)
linked to: José Arcadio (son of José Arcadio Buendía)
linked to: José Arcadio (son of José Arcadio Buendía)