Cristóbal de Olid
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Cristóbal de Olid was a Spanish conquistador and one of Hernán Cortés’s principal lieutenants during the conquest of the Aztec Empire.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cristóbal de Olid canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4985198 — 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: Cristóbal de Olid Context triple: [Siege of Tenochtitlan, commander, Cristóbal de Olid]
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A.
Martín Cortés
Martín Cortés was the son of Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés and the Indigenous Nahua woman Malinalli (La Malinche), often regarded as one of the first mestizos of New Spain.
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B.
Diego de Alvarado
Diego de Alvarado was a Spanish conquistador of the early 16th century, known primarily as a member of the influential Alvarado family involved in the conquest of Central America.
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C.
Francisco Javier Cortés
Francisco Javier Cortés was the designer responsible for creating the official coat of arms of Peru.
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D.
Cortes
The Cortes was the unicameral national parliament of the Second Spanish Republic, responsible for enacting laws and overseeing the government under the 1931 constitution.
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E.
Cortes
The Cortes was the representative legislative assembly of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves during the early 19th century constitutional period.
- 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: Cristóbal de Olid Target entity description: Cristóbal de Olid was a Spanish conquistador and one of Hernán Cortés’s principal lieutenants during the conquest of the Aztec Empire.
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A.
Martín Cortés
Martín Cortés was the son of Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés and the Indigenous Nahua woman Malinalli (La Malinche), often regarded as one of the first mestizos of New Spain.
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B.
Diego de Alvarado
Diego de Alvarado was a Spanish conquistador of the early 16th century, known primarily as a member of the influential Alvarado family involved in the conquest of Central America.
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C.
Francisco Javier Cortés
Francisco Javier Cortés was the designer responsible for creating the official coat of arms of Peru.
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D.
Cortes
The Cortes was the representative legislative assembly of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves during the early 19th century constitutional period.
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E.
Cortes
The Cortes was the unicameral national parliament of the Second Spanish Republic, responsible for enacting laws and overseeing the government under the 1931 constitution.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Spanish conquistador
ⓘ
explorer ⓘ military officer ⓘ |
| activity |
exploration of New Spain
ⓘ
subjugation of indigenous polities in western Mexico ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Hernán Cortés
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spanish Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Aztec Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hernán Cortés NERFINISHED ⓘ Honduras NERFINISHED ⓘ Michoacán NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | rebellion against Hernán Cortés ⓘ |
| commanderOf |
Spanish forces in Michoacán
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
expeditionary force to Honduras ⓘ |
| continentOfBirth | Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continentOfDeath | North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Crown of Castile ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | circa 1480s ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1524 ⓘ |
| employer | Hernán Cortés NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Spaniards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | history of the Spanish conquest of the Americas ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Age of Discovery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | New Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Spanish ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | execution ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | conquistador forces in New Spain ⓘ |
| militaryRank | captain ⓘ |
| notableCommander | Hernán Cortés NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
attempt to establish an independent command in Honduras
ⓘ
defection from Hernán Cortés in Honduras ⓘ |
| notableWork |
expedition to Honduras
ⓘ
participation in the conquest of the Aztec Empire ⓘ |
| opponent |
Aztec Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
forces loyal to Hernán Cortés in Honduras ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Spanish colonization of the Americas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ expedition to Honduras ⓘ expedition to Michoacán ⓘ |
| partOf | Spanish conquest of Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Castile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Honduras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | lieutenant of Hernán Cortés ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| roleInEvent | key lieutenant in the conquest of Tenochtitlan ⓘ |
| servedUnder |
Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hernán Cortés NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cristóbal de Olid Description of subject: Cristóbal de Olid was a Spanish conquistador and one of Hernán Cortés’s principal lieutenants during the conquest of the Aztec Empire.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.