Jenkins ear incident
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The Jenkins ear incident refers to the 1731 maritime confrontation in which Spanish coast guards allegedly severed British captain Robert Jenkins’s ear, an episode later used by Britain as a pretext to declare the War of Jenkins’ Ear against Spain.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jenkins ear incident canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4698257 — 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: Jenkins ear incident Context triple: [Battle of Jenkins' Ear (incident), alsoKnownAs, Jenkins ear incident]
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A.
Jenkins
Jenkins is an open-source automation server widely used for continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) in software development.
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B.
Jenkins
Jenkins is a common English-language surname borne by numerous notable individuals across sports, politics, arts, and other fields.
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C.
Jenkins
Jenkins is the enigmatic, scholarly caretaker of the Library in the fantasy-adventure TV series "The Librarians," known for his vast knowledge of magic and history.
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D.
JEP
JEP is a leading peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes accessible, survey-style articles on a wide range of economics topics for both specialists and informed non-specialists.
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E.
Jetty
Jetty is a lightweight, embeddable Java-based web server and servlet container widely used for hosting web applications and supporting modern web protocols.
- 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: Jenkins ear incident Target entity description: The Jenkins ear incident refers to the 1731 maritime confrontation in which Spanish coast guards allegedly severed British captain Robert Jenkins’s ear, an episode later used by Britain as a pretext to declare the War of Jenkins’ Ear against Spain.
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A.
Jenkins
Jenkins is an open-source automation server widely used for continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) in software development.
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B.
Jenkins
Jenkins is a common English-language surname borne by numerous notable individuals across sports, politics, arts, and other fields.
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C.
Jenkins
Jenkins is the enigmatic, scholarly caretaker of the Library in the fantasy-adventure TV series "The Librarians," known for his vast knowledge of magic and history.
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D.
JEP
JEP is a leading peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes accessible, survey-style articles on a wide range of economics topics for both specialists and informed non-specialists.
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E.
Jetty
Jetty is a lightweight, embeddable Java-based web server and servlet container widely used for hosting web applications and supporting modern web protocols.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical incident
ⓘ
maritime confrontation ⓘ |
| chronologicallyPrecedes | formal British declaration of war on Spain in 1739 ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Kingdom of Great Britain
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Kingdom of Spain ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
British parliamentary records
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linked to:
Parliamentary Archives
contemporary British newspapers ⓘ later historical accounts of the War of Jenkins’ Ear ⓘ |
| followedBy |
War of Jenkins’ Ear
ⓘ
linked to:
War of Jenkins' Ear
|
| hasAspect |
alleged mutilation of a British captain
ⓘ
example of using a minor incident as casus belli ⓘ symbol of Spanish cruelty in British propaganda ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Spanish efforts to enforce trade restrictions
ⓘ
tensions over trade in the Caribbean ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
increased anti-Spanish sentiment in Britain
ⓘ
parliamentary debates in Britain about war with Spain ⓘ used as pretext for the War of Jenkins’ Ear ⓘ |
| hasInterpretation | possibly exaggerated or mythologized in later retellings ⓘ |
| hasLegalAspect | dispute over rights of search and seizure at sea ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Atlantic Ocean
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Caribbean Sea ⓘ off the coast of Spanish Florida ⓘ |
| hasPart | severing of Robert Jenkins’s ear ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
British merchant sailors
ⓘ
linked to:
British merchant navy
Robert Jenkins ⓘ Spanish coast guards ⓘ |
| hasSymbol | Robert Jenkins’s severed ear ⓘ |
| notableFor |
giving its name to the War of Jenkins’ Ear
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role in British war propaganda against Spain ⓘ |
| partOf | Anglo-Spanish conflicts in the 18th century ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 1731 ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
British colonial trade in the Caribbean
ⓘ
Spanish guarda costa operations ⓘ asiento trade disputes ⓘ |
| significantPerson |
Robert Jenkins
ⓘ
Spanish coast guard commander Julio León Fandiño ⓘ |
| usedAs | casus belli for war with Spain ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jenkins ear incident Description of subject: The Jenkins ear incident refers to the 1731 maritime confrontation in which Spanish coast guards allegedly severed British captain Robert Jenkins’s ear, an episode later used by Britain as a pretext to declare the War of Jenkins’ Ear against Spain.
Referenced by (1)
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