Miguel López de Legazpi
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Miguel López de Legazpi was a 16th-century Spanish conquistador and colonial governor who led Spain’s first successful expedition to the Philippines and established its earliest permanent settlements.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Miguel López de Legazpi canonical | 13 |
| López de Legazpi | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Miguel López de Legazpi Context triple: [Manila, foundedBy, Miguel López de Legazpi]
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A.
Enrico Caterino Davila
Enrico Caterino Davila was a 17th-century Italian historian best known for his influential history of the French Wars of Religion, "Historia delle guerre civili di Francia."
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B.
Pedro de Mendoza
Pedro de Mendoza was a 16th-century Spanish conquistador and explorer who led the first Spanish expedition to the Río de la Plata region and established the initial settlement that became Buenos Aires.
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C.
Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira
Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira was a 16th-century Spanish navigator and explorer known for leading early Pacific voyages that resulted in the European discovery of the Solomon Islands.
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D.
Pedro de Valdivia
Pedro de Valdivia was a 16th-century Spanish conquistador best known for leading the conquest of Chile and establishing its colonial capital.
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E.
Francisco Javier de Reina
Francisco Javier de Reina was a Chilean political figure who participated in the country’s early independence movement as a member of its First Government Junta in 1810.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Miguel López de Legazpi Target entity description: Miguel López de Legazpi was a 16th-century Spanish conquistador and colonial governor who led Spain’s first successful expedition to the Philippines and established its earliest permanent settlements.
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A.
Enrico Caterino Davila
Enrico Caterino Davila was a 17th-century Italian historian best known for his influential history of the French Wars of Religion, "Historia delle guerre civili di Francia."
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B.
Pedro de Mendoza
Pedro de Mendoza was a 16th-century Spanish conquistador and explorer who led the first Spanish expedition to the Río de la Plata region and established the initial settlement that became Buenos Aires.
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C.
Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira
Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira was a 16th-century Spanish navigator and explorer known for leading early Pacific voyages that resulted in the European discovery of the Solomon Islands.
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D.
Pedro de Valdivia
Pedro de Valdivia was a 16th-century Spanish conquistador best known for leading the conquest of Chile and establishing its colonial capital.
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E.
Francisco Javier de Reina
Francisco Javier de Reina was a Chilean political figure who participated in the country’s early independence movement as a member of its First Government Junta in 1810.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Spanish conquistador
ⓘ
colonial governor ⓘ explorer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| arrivalPoint |
Cebu
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Philippines ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1502-11-12 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Basque Country
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Crown of Castile ⓘ Zumarraga, Gipuzkoa ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Crown of Castile
ⓘ
Spain ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1572-08-20 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Manila
ⓘ
Philippines ⓘ |
| departurePoint |
Navidad, New Spain
ⓘ
Viceroyalty of New Spain ⓘ |
| employer |
Crown of Castile
ⓘ
Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Basque ⓘ |
| expedition | 1564 expedition from New Spain to the Philippines ⓘ |
| familyName |
Miguel López de Legazpi
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
López de Legazpi
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| founded |
Spanish city of Manila
ⓘ
first permanent Spanish settlement in Cebu ⓘ |
| givenName | Miguel ⓘ |
| knownFor |
establishing colonial government in the Philippines
ⓘ
founding Manila as a Spanish city ⓘ founding the first permanent Spanish settlements in the Philippines ⓘ leading Spain’s first successful expedition to the Philippines ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Spanish ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Spanish colonial forces ⓘ |
| monarch | Philip II of Spain ⓘ |
| name | Miguel López de Legazpi self-link ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Adelantado of the Philippines ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Spanish conquest of the Philippines
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establishment of Spanish rule in the Philippines ⓘ |
| occupation |
colonial administrator
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conquistador ⓘ governor ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Age of Exploration
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surface form:
Age of Discovery
Spanish colonization of the Philippines ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Governor-General of the Philippines
ⓘ
first Governor-General of the Philippines ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence |
Manila
ⓘ
Mexico City ⓘ |
| servedIn |
Viceroyalty of New Spain
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surface form:
New Spain administration
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| timePeriod | 16th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Miguel López de Legazpi Description of subject: Miguel López de Legazpi was a 16th-century Spanish conquistador and colonial governor who led Spain’s first successful expedition to the Philippines and established its earliest permanent settlements.
Referenced by (14)
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