La Recta Provincia (secret society of sorcerers)

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clandestine brotherhood of sorcerers element of Chilote mythology legendary secret society mythological organization

La Recta Provincia is a legendary clandestine brotherhood of sorcerers in Chilote mythology, reputed for its organized magical practices, initiation rites, and influence over supernatural events in the Chiloé Archipelago.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
La Recta Provincia (mythical brujo organization)	1
La Recta Provincia (secret society of sorcerers) canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4538518 — 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: La Recta Provincia (secret society of sorcerers)
Context triple: [Chilote mythology, hasPart, La Recta Provincia (secret society of sorcerers)]

A. Fellowcraft
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B. Brethren Court
The Brethren Court is a council of powerful pirate lords from across the seas in the Pirates of the Caribbean universe, who convene to decide matters affecting all piracy.
C. Olympic coven
The Olympic coven is a family-like group of vegetarian vampires in the Twilight series, best known for including characters such as the Cullens and later Bella Swan.
D. Secret Society
Secret Society is a young adult novel by Tom Dolby that follows an elite group of prep school students drawn into a mysterious and powerful clandestine organization in New York City.
E. Secret Society
The Secret Society is a coalition of supervillains in the DC Animated Universe that unites various enemies of the Justice League under a shared agenda of power and revenge.
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: La Recta Provincia (secret society of sorcerers)
Target entity description: La Recta Provincia is a legendary clandestine brotherhood of sorcerers in Chilote mythology, reputed for its organized magical practices, initiation rites, and influence over supernatural events in the Chiloé Archipelago.

A. Fellowcraft
Fellowcraft is the second degree in Freemasonry, representing a stage of moral and intellectual development between the Entered Apprentice and Master Mason.
B. Brethren Court
The Brethren Court is a council of powerful pirate lords from across the seas in the Pirates of the Caribbean universe, who convene to decide matters affecting all piracy.
C. Olympic coven
The Olympic coven is a family-like group of vegetarian vampires in the Twilight series, best known for including characters such as the Cullens and later Bella Swan.
D. Secret Society
Secret Society is a young adult novel by Tom Dolby that follows an elite group of prep school students drawn into a mysterious and powerful clandestine organization in New York City.
E. Secret Society
The Secret Society is a coalition of supervillains in the DC Animated Universe that unites various enemies of the Justice League under a shared agenda of power and revenge.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (57)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	clandestine brotherhood of sorcerers ⓘ element of Chilote mythology ⓘ legendary secret society ⓘ mythological organization ⓘ
associatedWithMyth	Caleuche (ghost ship of Chiloé) ⓘ brujos de Chiloé (Chilote sorcerers) ⓘ linked to: Brujo de Chiloé invunche (deformed guardian creature, in some versions) ⓘ
associatedWithObject	Cahuín (meeting place or cave, in some versions) ⓘ linked to: La Cueva de Quicaví (brujo meeting place) human skin cloak or garment (in some accounts) ⓘ magical book of laws (in some legends) ⓘ magical ointment for flying ⓘ
associatedWithPractice	night flights ⓘ pacts with the devil (in Christianized versions) ⓘ shape-shifting ⓘ use of enchanted boats or ghost ships ⓘ
country	Chile ⓘ
culturalContext	Chilote culture ⓘ Mapuche-Huilliche traditions ⓘ Southern Chilean folklore ⓘ
documentedIn	Chilean folklore studies ⓘ ethnographic accounts of Chiloé ⓘ oral tradition of Chiloé ⓘ
governedBy	Council of sorcerers (in some versions) ⓘ King of the Recta Provincia ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	La Mayoría ⓘ La Provincia Recta ⓘ linked to: La Recta Provincia La Recta ⓘ linked to: La Recta Provincia La Recta Provincia de la Tierra ⓘ linked to: La Recta Provincia
hasLanguage	Mapudungun (influence) ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
hasLeaderTitle	Rey de la Costa (in some variants) ⓘ Rey de la Recta Provincia ⓘ
hasOrganizationalStructure	hierarchical ⓘ territorial divisions called provincias (in some accounts) ⓘ
hasReputationFor	causing illness ⓘ control of storms and winds ⓘ influence over supernatural events ⓘ initiation rites ⓘ magical healing (in some accounts) ⓘ malefic magic ⓘ organized magical practices ⓘ sorcery ⓘ witchcraft ⓘ
hasTheme	conflict between Christianity and indigenous beliefs ⓘ fear of hidden powers ⓘ social control through witchcraft accusations ⓘ
influenced	Chilean literature about Chiloé ⓘ local legends of witchcraft in southern Chile ⓘ
locatedIn	Chiloé Archipelago ⓘ Chiloé Island ⓘ linked to: Chiloé Archipelago
perceivedAs	criminal organization by colonial and republican authorities (in some historical cases) ⓘ
requires	formal initiation ⓘ loyalty to the brotherhood ⓘ oath of secrecy ⓘ renunciation of Christian faith (in some legends) ⓘ
timePeriod	19th century (documented beliefs) ⓘ colonial era (ascribed) ⓘ