Valley of the Fallen
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The Valley of the Fallen is a monumental basilica and memorial complex near Madrid, Spain, built under Francisco Franco’s regime to honor those who died in the Spanish Civil War and long associated with Franco’s own burial.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Valley of the Fallen canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4653326 — 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: Valley of the Fallen Context triple: [Mingorrubio Cemetery, receivedFrancoRemainsFrom, Valley of the Fallen]
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A.
Cemetery of the Kings
Cemetery of the Kings is a historic burial ground in Geneva, Switzerland, known as the resting place of many prominent political, cultural, and intellectual figures.
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B.
The General in His Labyrinth
The General in His Labyrinth is a historical novel by Gabriel García Márquez that fictionalizes the final journey and inner turmoil of Latin American liberator Simón Bolívar.
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C.
Patria o Muerte
Patria o Muerte is a famous Cuban revolutionary slogan meaning "Homeland or Death," closely associated with Fidel Castro and the post-1959 Cuban state.
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D.
Domingo de Salazar
Domingo de Salazar was a Spanish Dominican friar who became the first bishop of Manila and played a key role in establishing the Catholic Church in the Philippines in the late 16th century.
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E.
Ontinyent
Ontinyent is a historic town in eastern Spain known for its textile industry, traditional festivals, and scenic setting along the Clariano River.
- 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: Valley of the Fallen Target entity description: The Valley of the Fallen is a monumental basilica and memorial complex near Madrid, Spain, built under Francisco Franco’s regime to honor those who died in the Spanish Civil War and long associated with Franco’s own burial.
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A.
Cemetery of the Kings
Cemetery of the Kings is a historic burial ground in Geneva, Switzerland, known as the resting place of many prominent political, cultural, and intellectual figures.
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B.
The General in His Labyrinth
The General in His Labyrinth is a historical novel by Gabriel García Márquez that fictionalizes the final journey and inner turmoil of Latin American liberator Simón Bolívar.
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C.
Patria o Muerte
Patria o Muerte is a famous Cuban revolutionary slogan meaning "Homeland or Death," closely associated with Fidel Castro and the post-1959 Cuban state.
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D.
Domingo de Salazar
Domingo de Salazar was a Spanish Dominican friar who became the first bishop of Manila and played a key role in establishing the Catholic Church in the Philippines in the late 16th century.
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E.
Ontinyent
Ontinyent is a historic town in eastern Spain known for its textile industry, traditional festivals, and scenic setting along the Clariano River.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman Catholic basilica
ⓘ
memorial complex ⓘ monument ⓘ |
| architect |
Diego Méndez
ⓘ
Pedro Muguruza ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Francisco Franco
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Francoist Spain ⓘ Spanish Civil War ⓘ |
| burialType | mass graves ⓘ |
| constructedBy |
Francoist regime
ⓘ
linked to:
Francoist Spain
|
| constructionStartDate | 1940 ⓘ |
| containsGravesOf |
Nationalist dead of the Spanish Civil War
ⓘ
Republican dead of the Spanish Civil War ⓘ |
| controversy |
symbol of Francoist dictatorship
ⓘ
use of forced labor by political prisoners during construction ⓘ |
| coordinates | 40.642°N 4.147°W ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| crossHeight |
approximately 150 metres
ⓘ
approximately 500 feet ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | fallen of the Spanish Civil War ⓘ |
| formerBurialPlaceOf |
Francisco Franco
ⓘ
José Antonio Primo de Rivera ⓘ |
| FrancoBurialDate | 1975 ⓘ |
| FrancoExhumationDate | 2019 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Benedictine abbey
ⓘ
basilica ⓘ cross ⓘ funicular railway (historical) ⓘ guest house and abbey buildings ⓘ large esplanade ⓘ underground crypt ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Bien de Interés Cultural (surrounding area/El Escorial complex context)
ⓘ
linked to:
Bien de Interés Cultural
|
| inaugurationDate | 1959 ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
San Lorenzo de El Escorial
ⓘ
linked to:
El Escorial
Sierra de Guadarrama ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Madrid ⓘ |
| managedBy | Patrimonio Nacional ⓘ |
| material | granite ⓘ |
| notableFeature | gigantic stone cross ⓘ |
| numberOfBurials |
over 30,000
ⓘ
over 33,000 (approximate) ⓘ |
| officialOpeningDate | 1 April 1959 ⓘ |
| operator |
Benedictine monks (historically)
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linked to:
Benedictines
|
| originalName | Valle de los Caídos ⓘ |
| patron | Francisco Franco ⓘ |
| purpose | memorial to those who died in the Spanish Civil War ⓘ |
| region | Community of Madrid ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| style | monumentalist architecture ⓘ |
| UNESCOTentativeListStatus | not inscribed ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Valley of the Fallen Description of subject: The Valley of the Fallen is a monumental basilica and memorial complex near Madrid, Spain, built under Francisco Franco’s regime to honor those who died in the Spanish Civil War and long associated with Franco’s own burial.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.