Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo
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Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo was a Spanish politician who served as Prime Minister during the early 1980s, overseeing key stages of Spain’s democratic consolidation and its entry into NATO.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo canonical | 7 |
| Leopoldo Calvo Sotelo, 1st Marquis of the Ría of Ribadeo | 1 |
| Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo government | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6281175 — 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: Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo Context triple: [Adolfo Suárez, succeededBy, Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo]
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Manuel Fraga
Manuel Fraga was a prominent Spanish conservative politician and former Franco-era minister who later became a key architect of Spain’s democratic right, notably serving as president of Galicia and as a founder of the modern conservative movement.
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B.
José María Aznar
José María Aznar is a Spanish politician who served as Prime Minister of Spain from 1996 to 2004 and leader of the conservative People's Party (Partido Popular).
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C.
Felipe González
Felipe González is a Spanish politician who served as Prime Minister of Spain from 1982 to 1996 and led the country's transition into a modern European social democracy.
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D.
Juan Carlos Aramburu
Juan Carlos Aramburu was an Argentine Roman Catholic cardinal who served as Archbishop of Buenos Aires and was a prominent figure in the country’s church during the late 20th century.
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E.
Manuel Espinosa Yglesias
Manuel Espinosa Yglesias was a prominent Mexican banker and philanthropist known for his influential role in Mexico’s financial sector and his support of cultural institutions.
- 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: Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo Target entity description: Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo was a Spanish politician who served as Prime Minister during the early 1980s, overseeing key stages of Spain’s democratic consolidation and its entry into NATO.
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A.
Manuel Fraga
Manuel Fraga was a prominent Spanish conservative politician and former Franco-era minister who later became a key architect of Spain’s democratic right, notably serving as president of Galicia and as a founder of the modern conservative movement.
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B.
José María Aznar
José María Aznar is a Spanish politician who served as Prime Minister of Spain from 1996 to 2004 and leader of the conservative People's Party (Partido Popular).
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C.
Felipe González
Felipe González is a Spanish politician who served as Prime Minister of Spain from 1982 to 1996 and led the country's transition into a modern European social democracy.
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D.
Juan Carlos Aramburu
Juan Carlos Aramburu was an Argentine Roman Catholic cardinal who served as Archbishop of Buenos Aires and was a prominent figure in the country’s church during the late 20th century.
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E.
Manuel Espinosa Yglesias
Manuel Espinosa Yglesias was a prominent Mexican banker and philanthropist known for his influential role in Mexico’s financial sector and his support of cultural institutions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Prime Minister of Spain
ⓘ
human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Madrid ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Spain ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1926-04-14 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2008-05-03 ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
European Parliament archives
ⓘ
linked to:
Archives of the European Union
Spanish governmental records ⓘ parliamentary archives of Spain ⓘ
linked to:
Bureau of the Congress of Deputies of Spain
|
| educatedAt |
Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros de Caminos, Canales y Puertos
ⓘ
Technical University of Madrid ⓘ
linked to:
Polytechnic University of Madrid
|
| endTime | 1982-12-01 (term as Prime Minister of Spain) ⓘ |
| familyName |
Calvo-Sotelo
ⓘ
Calvo-Sotelo y Bustelo ⓘ
linked to:
Calvo-Sotelo
|
| fieldOfStudy | civil engineering ⓘ |
| genre | political memoir ⓘ |
| givenName | Leopoldo ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentOf | Spain ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Marqués de la Ría de Ribadeo ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Spanish ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
UCD
ⓘ
Unión de Centro Democrático ⓘ |
| notableEvent | attempted coup d’état of 23 February 1981 (23-F) occurred during his investiture process ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Memoria de tiempos hostiles (memoirs)
ⓘ
oversaw Spain’s entry into NATO ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 8 ⓘ |
| occupation | civil engineer ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Spanish transition to democracy ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Madrid
ⓘ
Madrid, Spain ⓘ
linked to:
Madrid
|
| placeOfDeath |
Madrid
ⓘ
Madrid, Spain ⓘ
linked to:
Madrid
|
| positionHeld |
Deputy Prime Minister of Spain
ⓘ
Member of the Congress of Deputies of Spain ⓘ Member of the European Parliament ⓘ Minister of Public Works of Spain ⓘ President of the European People’s Party ⓘ Prime Minister of Spain ⓘ |
| predecessor | Adolfo Suárez ⓘ |
| relative |
Gerardo Diego (by marriage, father-in-law’s circle of intellectuals)
ⓘ
linked to:
Gerardo Diego
Leopoldo Calvo Sotelo, 1st Marquis of the Ría of Ribadeo ⓘ
linked to:
Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo
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| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence | Madrid ⓘ |
| spouse | Pilar Ibáñez-Martín ⓘ |
| startTime | 1981-02-25 (term as Prime Minister of Spain) ⓘ |
| successor | Felipe González ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo Description of subject: Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo was a Spanish politician who served as Prime Minister during the early 1980s, overseeing key stages of Spain’s democratic consolidation and its entry into NATO.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo
linked to: Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo