San Jacinto Monument

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monument obelisk war memorial

The San Jacinto Monument is a towering obelisk in Texas commemorating the decisive 1836 Battle of San Jacinto and the Texan victory that secured independence from Mexico.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
San Jacinto Monument canonical	4
San Jacinto Battleground monument marker	1
Texas Revolution monument	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5326789 — 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: San Jacinto Monument
Context triple: [San Jacinto Battlefield, hasPart, San Jacinto Monument]

A. San Jacinto Battlefield
The San Jacinto Battlefield is the historic site near present-day Houston where Texian forces won a decisive victory over Mexico in 1836, securing Texas’ independence.
B. Sam Houston grave monument
The Sam Houston grave monument is a prominent memorial marking the burial site of Texas statesman and military leader Sam Houston in Oakwood Cemetery in Huntsville, Texas.
C. The Alamo
The Alamo is a historic Spanish mission and fortress in San Antonio, Texas, best known as the site of the pivotal 1836 battle during the Texas Revolution.
D. Sam Houston Statue
The Sam Houston Statue is a towering monument in Texas honoring Sam Houston, a key leader in the Texas Revolution and former president of the Republic of Texas.
E. Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site
Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site is a Texas state park and historic area preserving the location where the Texas Declaration of Independence was signed in 1836.
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: San Jacinto Monument
Target entity description: The San Jacinto Monument is a towering obelisk in Texas commemorating the decisive 1836 Battle of San Jacinto and the Texan victory that secured independence from Mexico.

A. San Jacinto Battlefield
The San Jacinto Battlefield is the historic site near present-day Houston where Texian forces won a decisive victory over Mexico in 1836, securing Texas’ independence.
B. Sam Houston grave monument
The Sam Houston grave monument is a prominent memorial marking the burial site of Texas statesman and military leader Sam Houston in Oakwood Cemetery in Huntsville, Texas.
C. The Alamo
The Alamo is a historic Spanish mission and fortress in San Antonio, Texas, best known as the site of the pivotal 1836 battle during the Texas Revolution.
D. Sam Houston Statue
The Sam Houston Statue is a towering monument in Texas honoring Sam Houston, a key leader in the Texas Revolution and former president of the Republic of Texas.
E. Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site
Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site is a Texas state park and historic area preserving the location where the Texas Declaration of Independence was signed in 1836.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	monument ⓘ obelisk ⓘ war memorial ⓘ
commemorates	Battle of San Jacinto ⓘ Texan victory over Mexico ⓘ Texas Revolution ⓘ
completionDate	1939 ⓘ
constructionStartDate	1936 ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
dedicated	April 21, 1939 ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Texas independence ⓘ Texian soldiers ⓘ
hasArchitecturalStyle	Art Deco ⓘ
hasLighting	illuminated at night ⓘ
hasPart	base frieze ⓘ elevator ⓘ inscribed star ⓘ museum ⓘ observation deck ⓘ reflecting pool ⓘ
height	567 feet ⓘ approximately 173 meters ⓘ
heritageDesignation	National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark ⓘ National Historic Landmark district (as part of San Jacinto Battleground) ⓘ linked to: U.S. National Historic Landmark District
inception	1936 ⓘ
locatedAtCoordinate	approximate latitude 29.749° N ⓘ approximate longitude 95.089° W ⓘ
locatedIn	Harris County, Texas ⓘ linked to: Harris County La Porte, Texas ⓘ San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site ⓘ linked to: San Jacinto Battlefield Texas ⓘ
locatedNear	Houston, Texas ⓘ linked to: Houston, Texas, United States
locatedOn	San Jacinto Battleground ⓘ linked to: San Jacinto Battlefield
managedBy	Texas Parks and Wildlife Department ⓘ
materialUsed	limestone ⓘ reinforced concrete ⓘ
namedAfter	San Jacinto River ⓘ
nearby	Battleship Texas ⓘ linked to: USS Texas (BB-35)
notableFor	being one of the tallest masonry monuments in the world ⓘ commemorating the decisive battle securing Texas independence from Mexico ⓘ
ownedBy	State of Texas ⓘ linked to: Texas
significantEvent	Texas Centennial celebrations ⓘ linked to: Texas Centennial Exposition (1936)
subjectOf	Texas history tourism ⓘ
symbol	lone star ⓘ
visitorFacility	San Jacinto Museum of History ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

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

San Jacinto Battlefield → hasPart → San Jacinto Monument ⓘ

National Historic Landmarks in Texas → contains → San Jacinto Monument ⓘ

San Jacinto River → near → San Jacinto Monument ⓘ

Lorenzo de Zavala → hasMonument → San Jacinto Battleground monument marker ⓘ

linked to: San Jacinto Monument

San Jacinto Museum of History → locatedIn → San Jacinto Monument ⓘ

Fannin Memorial Monument → category → Texas Revolution monument ⓘ