Antonio de Mendoza
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Antonio de Mendoza was a 16th-century Spanish colonial administrator who became the first viceroy of New Spain, overseeing the early consolidation and governance of Spain’s American territories.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Antonio de Mendoza canonical | 11 |
| Antonio de Mendoza y Pacheco | 1 |
| Antonio de Mendoza, 1st Viceroy of New Spain | 1 |
| Antonio de Mendoza, Viceroy of Peru | 1 |
| Viceroy Antonio de Mendoza | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T601522 — 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.
Target entity: Antonio de Mendoza Context triple: [Viceroyalty of New Spain, firstViceroy, Antonio de Mendoza]
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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.
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Ignacio de la Carrera
Ignacio de la Carrera was a Chilean patriot and politician who played a key role in the country’s early independence movement as part of its first national governing body.
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Antonio de Villarroel
Antonio de Villarroel was a Spanish military commander best known for leading the defense of Barcelona during the final stages of the War of the Spanish Succession.
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D.
Fernando de Valdés
Fernando de Valdés was a 16th-century Spanish churchman and statesman who served as one of the most powerful and controversial Grand Inquisitors of the Spanish Inquisition.
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E.
Simón de Anda y Salazar
Simón de Anda y Salazar was an 18th-century Spanish colonial official who became acting Governor-General of the Philippines and led the resistance against the British during their 1762–1764 occupation of Manila.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Antonio de Mendoza Target entity description: Antonio de Mendoza was a 16th-century Spanish colonial administrator who became the first viceroy of New Spain, overseeing the early consolidation and governance of Spain’s American territories.
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A.
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.
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B.
Ignacio de la Carrera
Ignacio de la Carrera was a Chilean patriot and politician who played a key role in the country’s early independence movement as part of its first national governing body.
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C.
Antonio de Villarroel
Antonio de Villarroel was a Spanish military commander best known for leading the defense of Barcelona during the final stages of the War of the Spanish Succession.
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D.
Fernando de Valdés
Fernando de Valdés was a 16th-century Spanish churchman and statesman who served as one of the most powerful and controversial Grand Inquisitors of the Spanish Inquisition.
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E.
Simón de Anda y Salazar
Simón de Anda y Salazar was an 18th-century Spanish colonial official who became acting Governor-General of the Philippines and led the resistance against the British during their 1762–1764 occupation of Manila.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Spanish colonial administrator
ⓘ
human ⓘ viceroy ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ |
| birthDate | circa 1495 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Granada
ⓘ
Kingdom of Castile ⓘ
linked to:
Castile
|
| countryOfCitizenship |
Crown of Castile
ⓘ
Spain ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1552 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Lima
ⓘ
Viceroyalty of Peru ⓘ |
| encouraged | introduction of the printing press in New Spain ⓘ |
| endTime | 1550 ⓘ |
| endTimeAsViceroyOfNewSpain | 1550 ⓘ |
| endTimeAsViceroyOfPeru | 1552 ⓘ |
| era | 16th century ⓘ |
| familyName | de Mendoza ⓘ |
| father | Íñigo López de Mendoza y Quiñones ⓘ |
| givenName | Antonio ⓘ |
| implemented |
New Laws of 1542 in New Spain
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linked to:
New Laws of 1542
|
| monarchDuringReign | Charles I of Spain ⓘ |
| mother | Francisca Pacheco ⓘ |
| name | Antonio de Mendoza ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | House of Mendoza ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the first viceroy of New Spain
ⓘ
early consolidation of Spanish rule in New Spain ⓘ founding institutions of governance in New Spain ⓘ implementing royal authority over conquistadors ⓘ promoting economic development in New Spain ⓘ |
| occupation |
colonial administrator
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viceroy ⓘ |
| orderInOffice | first Viceroy of New Spain ⓘ |
| oversaw |
early administration of Spain’s American territories
ⓘ
governance of New Spain ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Viceroy of New Spain
ⓘ
Viceroy of Peru ⓘ |
| precededByAsViceroyOfNewSpain | office created ⓘ |
| precededByAsViceroyOfPeru | Pedro de la Gasca ⓘ |
| promoted | missionary activity in New Spain ⓘ |
| religion | Catholicism ⓘ |
| servedUnder | Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| startTime | 1535 ⓘ |
| startTimeAsViceroyOfNewSpain | 1535 ⓘ |
| startTimeAsViceroyOfPeru | 1551 ⓘ |
| succeededByAsViceroyOfNewSpain | Luis de Velasco ⓘ |
| succeededByAsViceroyOfPeru | Melchor Bravo de Saravia ⓘ |
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Subject: Antonio de Mendoza Description of subject: Antonio de Mendoza was a 16th-century Spanish colonial administrator who became the first viceroy of New Spain, overseeing the early consolidation and governance of Spain’s American territories.
Referenced by (15)
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