Spanish colonial period

All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Spanish colonial period canonical	39
Spanish colonial era	14
Spanish colonial era in South America	2
colonial era of New Spain	2
Spanish colonial culture	1
Spanish colonial era in Mexico	1
Spanish colonial era in New Granada	1
Spanish colonial period in Cuba	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4878643 — 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: Spanish colonial period
Context triple: [Valdivia, historicalEra, Spanish colonial period]

A. Spanish colonial period in the Philippines
The Spanish colonial period in the Philippines was the more than three-century era (1565–1898) when the archipelago was ruled by Spain, marked by the spread of Catholicism, the galleon trade, and profound political, social, and cultural transformation.
B. Spanish colonial administration
The Spanish colonial administration was the system of governance, law, and bureaucracy through which the Spanish Empire ruled and managed its overseas territories in the Americas, Asia, and other regions from the 16th to the 19th centuries.
C. Spanish colonial period in the Marianas
The Spanish colonial period in the Marianas was the era from the 16th to the late 19th century when Spain controlled and missionized the Mariana Islands, profoundly transforming Chamorro society, culture, and demographics.
D. American colonial period in the Philippines
The American colonial period in the Philippines was the era from 1898 to 1946 when the United States exercised political, economic, and cultural control over the archipelago, reshaping its institutions, education system, and governance.
E. Spanish colonization of the Americas
The Spanish colonization of the Americas was the extensive imperial expansion by Spain from the late 15th century onward that conquered and settled vast territories in the Western Hemisphere, reshaping indigenous societies, economies, cultures, and demographics across the New World.
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: Spanish colonial period
Target entity description: The Spanish colonial period was the era when large parts of the Americas and other territories were ruled and culturally shaped by the Spanish Empire, marked by conquest, missionary activity, and colonial administration.

A. Spanish colonial period in the Philippines
The Spanish colonial period in the Philippines was the more than three-century era (1565–1898) when the archipelago was ruled by Spain, marked by the spread of Catholicism, the galleon trade, and profound political, social, and cultural transformation.
B. Spanish colonial administration
The Spanish colonial administration was the system of governance, law, and bureaucracy through which the Spanish Empire ruled and managed its overseas territories in the Americas, Asia, and other regions from the 16th to the 19th centuries.
C. Spanish colonial period in the Marianas
The Spanish colonial period in the Marianas was the era from the 16th to the late 19th century when Spain controlled and missionized the Mariana Islands, profoundly transforming Chamorro society, culture, and demographics.
D. American colonial period in the Philippines
The American colonial period in the Philippines was the era from 1898 to 1946 when the United States exercised political, economic, and cultural control over the archipelago, reshaping its institutions, education system, and governance.
E. Spanish colonization of the Americas
The Spanish colonization of the Americas was the extensive imperial expansion by Spain from the late 15th century onward that conquered and settled vast territories in the Western Hemisphere, reshaping indigenous societies, economies, cultures, and demographics across the New World.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (82)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	era of Spanish Empire ⓘ historical period ⓘ
appliesToTerritory	Americas ⓘ California ⓘ linked to: Californias Caribbean ⓘ Florida ⓘ Guam ⓘ Mariana Islands ⓘ Mesoamerica ⓘ New Spain ⓘ linked to: Viceroyalty of New Spain Philippines ⓘ South America ⓘ Viceroyalty of New Granada ⓘ Viceroyalty of Peru ⓘ Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata ⓘ parts of North America ⓘ
causeOf	Hispanization of indigenous cultures ⓘ creation of colonial universities in the Americas ⓘ demographic collapse of many indigenous populations ⓘ development of colonial baroque art and architecture ⓘ formation of creole elites ⓘ introduction of European diseases to indigenous peoples ⓘ introduction of European legal systems in colonies ⓘ mestizo populations in Latin America ⓘ spread of Catholicism in the Americas ⓘ spread of Spanish language in the Americas ⓘ syncretic religious practices ⓘ
country	Spanish Empire ⓘ
endTime	early 19th century ⓘ late 19th century in some territories ⓘ
followedBy	American period in the Philippines ⓘ Spanish–American War outcomes ⓘ independent Latin American republics ⓘ postcolonial period in Latin America ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	cultural syncretism ⓘ forced labor systems ⓘ imperial administration from Spain ⓘ integration into global trade networks ⓘ missionary activity ⓘ racial caste hierarchy ⓘ resource extraction economy ⓘ urbanization around colonial centers ⓘ
hasPart	Age of Discovery ⓘ linked to: Age of Exploration Argentine War of Independence ⓘ Bolivian War of Independence ⓘ Mexican War of Independence ⓘ Peruvian War of Independence ⓘ Philippine Revolution ⓘ Spanish colonization of the Caribbean ⓘ linked to: Spanish colonization of the Americas Spanish colonization of the Philippines ⓘ linked to: Spanish colonial period in the Philippines Spanish missions in California ⓘ Spanish missions in Florida ⓘ linked to: Spanish missions in North America Spanish missions in New Mexico ⓘ Spanish missions in Texas ⓘ Spanish missions in the Americas ⓘ linked to: Spanish missions in North America Spanish–American wars of independence ⓘ linked to: Latin American independence movements conquest of the Aztec Empire ⓘ linked to: Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire conquest of the Inca Empire ⓘ encomienda system ⓘ repartimiento system ⓘ transatlantic slave trade under Spain ⓘ
mainLanguage	Spanish ⓘ
partOf	European colonialism ⓘ history of Latin America ⓘ history of the Philippines ⓘ history of the Spanish Empire ⓘ
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ
significantEvent	Bourbon Reforms ⓘ Columbian Exchange ⓘ Council of the Indies administration ⓘ linked to: Council of the Indies Galleon trade between Manila and Acapulco ⓘ Jesuit expulsion from Spanish America ⓘ caste system in Spanish America ⓘ creation of haciendas ⓘ establishment of viceroyalties ⓘ founding of colonial cities ⓘ imposition of tribute systems ⓘ mining boom in Potosí ⓘ spread of Catholic missions ⓘ
startEvent	voyages of Christopher Columbus ⓘ linked to: voyages of Christopher Columbus to the Americas
startTime	1492 ⓘ late 15th century ⓘ

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Referenced by (61)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Valdivia → historicalEra → Spanish colonial period ⓘ

San Ildefonso Church → heritagePeriod → Spanish colonial period ⓘ

Royal Mint of Potosí → historicalPeriod → Spanish colonial era ⓘ

linked to: Spanish colonial period

Granada → historicalEra → Spanish colonial period ⓘ

Charcas → historicalEra → Spanish colonial period ⓘ

Tejanos → historicalPeriod → Spanish colonial era ⓘ

linked to: Spanish colonial period

Hispanos of New Mexico → historicalPeriod → Spanish colonial period ⓘ

Misión San Francisco de Borja Adac → foundedInPeriod → Spanish colonial period ⓘ

Vigan, Ilocos Sur, Captaincy General of the Philippines → historicalEra → Spanish colonial period ⓘ

Goliad → foundingPeriod → Spanish colonial era ⓘ

linked to: Spanish colonial period

Valladolid, New Spain → locatedInTimePeriod → Spanish colonial period ⓘ

Sitio de Cuautla → historicalPeriod → Spanish colonial era in Mexico ⓘ

linked to: Spanish colonial period

Governor of Popayán → timePeriod → Spanish colonial period ⓘ

Tamazula, Nueva Vizcaya, Viceroyalty of New Spain → historicalEra → Spanish colonial period ⓘ

Plaza de España → historicalPeriod → Spanish colonial era ⓘ

linked to: Spanish colonial period

Taxco de Alarcón → historicalPeriodOfGrowth → Spanish colonial era ⓘ

linked to: Spanish colonial period

Chimayo → hasHistoricalEra → Spanish colonial period ⓘ

Gila River region → historicalPeriod → Spanish colonial era ⓘ

linked to: Spanish colonial period

La Huasteca and Sotavento cultural macroregion → hasCulturalInfluenceFrom → Spanish colonial culture ⓘ

linked to: Spanish colonial period

Catholic Church in Colombia → historicalPeriodOfEstablishment → Spanish colonial era ⓘ

linked to: Spanish colonial period

Trujillo Province → historicalEra → Spanish colonial period ⓘ

Comecrudo language → historicalEra → Spanish colonial period ⓘ

Pericú people → timePeriod → Spanish colonial period ⓘ

Binondo, Manila, Captaincy General of the Philippines → historicalEra → Spanish colonial period ⓘ

Opata → historicalPeriod → Spanish colonial period ⓘ

Las Bóvedas → associatedWith → Spanish colonial period ⓘ

Vigan → historicalPeriodOfDevelopment → Spanish colonial period ⓘ

subject linked to: Vigan, Ilocos Sur, Philippines

Jemez State Monument → timePeriodRepresented → Spanish colonial period ⓘ

Tubac → historicalEra → Spanish colonial period ⓘ

House of Moctezuma → timePeriod → Spanish colonial period ⓘ

Forts of Corral Bay → historicalPeriod → Spanish colonial period ⓘ

Hacienda de Corralejo, Pénjamo, Guanajuato → historicalPeriod → colonial era of New Spain ⓘ

linked to: Spanish colonial period

Novaliches → historicalEra → Spanish colonial period ⓘ

Manuel Ortiz de Zárate → historicalPeriod → Spanish colonial era in New Granada ⓘ

linked to: Spanish colonial period

Juan Salinas → timePeriod → Spanish colonial era in South America ⓘ

linked to: Spanish colonial period

City of Valdivia → historicalEra → Spanish colonial period ⓘ

Likan Antai people → historicalPeriod → Spanish colonial period ⓘ

Rich Mountain → historicalPeriod → Spanish colonial era ⓘ

linked to: Spanish colonial period

Mina de Dolores → historicalPeriod → colonial era of New Spain ⓘ

linked to: Spanish colonial period

Governor Intendant of Córdoba del Tucumán → historicalPeriod → Spanish colonial era in South America ⓘ

linked to: Spanish colonial period

Catholic Church in the Dominican Republic → historicalOriginPeriod → Spanish colonial era ⓘ

linked to: Spanish colonial period

Charcas → historicalEra → Spanish colonial period ⓘ

subject linked to: city of Charcas (La Plata / Chuquisaca)

Montúfar → hasHistoricalAssociation → Spanish colonial period ⓘ

Chiquitano people → historicalPeriod → Spanish colonial period ⓘ

Chiquitos region → historicalPeriod → Spanish colonial era ⓘ

linked to: Spanish colonial period

Royal Inland Road → historicalPeriod → Spanish colonial era ⓘ

linked to: Spanish colonial period

Antioquia Province 1540s–1826 → timePeriod → Spanish colonial era ⓘ

linked to: Spanish colonial period

Iglesia de Santa Bárbara → hasStylePeriod → Spanish colonial period ⓘ

Cathedral of San Cristóbal de las Casas → builtDuring → Spanish colonial period ⓘ

Nagcarlan, Laguna → hasCulturalInfluence → Spanish colonial period ⓘ

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