Francisco de Castañeda
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Francisco de Castañeda was a Mexican army officer best known for leading Mexican forces during the 1835 Battle of Gonzales, the opening skirmish of the Texas Revolution.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Francisco de Castañeda canonical | 1 |
| Mexican officer Francisco de Castañeda | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5810586 — 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: Francisco de Castañeda Context triple: [Battle of Gonzales, commander, Francisco de Castañeda]
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A.
Garcí Manuel de Carbajal
Garcí Manuel de Carbajal was a 16th-century Spanish conquistador best known for establishing the city of Arequipa in present-day Peru.
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B.
Juan de Amezquita
Juan de Amezquita was a Spanish colonial figure known for establishing the town of Caguas in Puerto Rico.
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C.
Juan del Águila
Juan del Águila was a Spanish general best known for commanding Spanish forces in late 16th-century conflicts against England and in campaigns in Ireland and the Low Countries.
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D.
Diego de los Ríos
Diego de los Ríos was a Spanish general and colonial administrator best known as the last Spanish Governor-General of the Philippines during the final phase of Spanish rule in the archipelago.
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E.
Hermenegildo Galeana
Hermenegildo Galeana was a prominent Mexican insurgent military leader who fought alongside José María Morelos during the Mexican War of Independence.
- 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: Francisco de Castañeda Target entity description: Francisco de Castañeda was a Mexican army officer best known for leading Mexican forces during the 1835 Battle of Gonzales, the opening skirmish of the Texas Revolution.
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A.
Garcí Manuel de Carbajal
Garcí Manuel de Carbajal was a 16th-century Spanish conquistador best known for establishing the city of Arequipa in present-day Peru.
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B.
Juan de Amezquita
Juan de Amezquita was a Spanish colonial figure known for establishing the town of Caguas in Puerto Rico.
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C.
Juan del Águila
Juan del Águila was a Spanish general best known for commanding Spanish forces in late 16th-century conflicts against England and in campaigns in Ireland and the Low Countries.
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D.
Diego de los Ríos
Diego de los Ríos was a Spanish general and colonial administrator best known as the last Spanish Governor-General of the Philippines during the final phase of Spanish rule in the archipelago.
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E.
Hermenegildo Galeana
Hermenegildo Galeana was a prominent Mexican insurgent military leader who fought alongside José María Morelos during the Mexican War of Independence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mexican army officer
ⓘ
person ⓘ |
| activityLocation | Gonzales, Texas ⓘ |
| allegiance | Centralist Mexican government ⓘ |
| associatedWith | opening of armed conflict between Mexico and Texian colonists ⓘ |
| battle | Battle of Gonzales ⓘ |
| commanded | Mexican cavalry detachment at Gonzales ⓘ |
| conflict | Texas Revolution ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| eventDate | 1835 ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Coahuila y Tejas ⓘ |
| knownFor | leading Mexican forces in the opening skirmish of the Texas Revolution ⓘ |
| language | Spanish ⓘ |
| militaryAction | attempted to retrieve a cannon from Gonzales settlers ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Mexican Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | officer ⓘ |
| notableFor | commanding Mexican forces at the Battle of Gonzales ⓘ |
| occupation | military officer ⓘ |
| opponent |
Texian militia at Gonzales
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linked to:
Battle of Gonzales
Texian settlers ⓘ
linked to:
Anglo-American colonization of Texas
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| orderedBy |
Mexican authorities in Coahuila y Tejas
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linked to:
government of Coahuila
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| participatedIn |
Battle of Gonzales
ⓘ
Texas Revolution ⓘ |
| role | commander of Mexican detachment at Gonzales ⓘ |
| sideInConflict | Mexican side in the Texas Revolution ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Francisco de Castañeda Description of subject: Francisco de Castañeda was a Mexican army officer best known for leading Mexican forces during the 1835 Battle of Gonzales, the opening skirmish of the Texas Revolution.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Francisco de Castañeda