Duque de Caxias (Brazilian military leader)
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Duque de Caxias was a prominent 19th-century Brazilian military leader and statesman, celebrated as a national patron of the army for his decisive role in internal pacification and the Paraguayan War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Duque de Caxias (Brazilian military leader) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8866604 — 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: Duque de Caxias (Brazilian military leader) Context triple: [Duque de Caxias, namedAfter, Duque de Caxias (Brazilian military leader)]
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A.
General Joaquim Pimenta de Castro
General Joaquim Pimenta de Castro was a Portuguese military officer and conservative politician who briefly served as prime minister during the turbulent early years of the First Portuguese Republic.
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B.
Pedro de Araújo Lima
Pedro de Araújo Lima was a Brazilian statesman and nobleman who served as regent of the Empire of Brazil and later became the Marquis of Olinda, playing a key role in the country’s early constitutional monarchy.
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C.
Leônidas da Silva
Leônidas da Silva was a legendary Brazilian footballer, famed as an early superstar striker and pioneer of the bicycle kick.
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D.
Marechal Deodoro
Marechal Deodoro is a historic coastal city in the Brazilian state of Alagoas, known as the birthplace of Brazil’s first president and for its well-preserved colonial architecture.
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E.
Fernando de Araújo
Fernando de Araújo was an East Timorese politician and independence activist who served as President of the National Parliament and briefly as acting President of Timor-Leste.
- 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: Duque de Caxias (Brazilian military leader) Target entity description: Duque de Caxias was a prominent 19th-century Brazilian military leader and statesman, celebrated as a national patron of the army for his decisive role in internal pacification and the Paraguayan War.
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A.
General Joaquim Pimenta de Castro
General Joaquim Pimenta de Castro was a Portuguese military officer and conservative politician who briefly served as prime minister during the turbulent early years of the First Portuguese Republic.
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B.
Pedro de Araújo Lima
Pedro de Araújo Lima was a Brazilian statesman and nobleman who served as regent of the Empire of Brazil and later became the Marquis of Olinda, playing a key role in the country’s early constitutional monarchy.
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C.
Leônidas da Silva
Leônidas da Silva was a legendary Brazilian footballer, famed as an early superstar striker and pioneer of the bicycle kick.
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D.
Marechal Deodoro
Marechal Deodoro is a historic coastal city in the Brazilian state of Alagoas, known as the birthplace of Brazil’s first president and for its well-preserved colonial architecture.
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E.
Fernando de Araújo
Fernando de Araújo was an East Timorese politician and independence activist who served as President of the National Parliament and briefly as acting President of Timor-Leste.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Brazilian military officer
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human ⓘ nobleman ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| allegiance | Empire of Brazil ⓘ |
| birthName | Luís Alves de Lima e Silva ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Caxias Mausoleum
ⓘ
Rio de Janeiro ⓘ |
| commemorativeDay | August 25 ⓘ |
| conflict |
Balaiada
ⓘ
Cisplatine War ⓘ Paraguayan War ⓘ Platine War ⓘ
linked to:
Platine Wars
Praieira revolt ⓘ Ragamuffin War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Brazil
ⓘ
Empire of Brazil ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1803-08-25 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1880-05-07 ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| father | Francisco de Lima e Silva ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasHonor | patron of the Brazilian Army ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Duque de Caxias ⓘ |
| knownFor |
internal pacification of the Empire of Brazil
ⓘ
leadership in the Paraguayan War ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Portuguese ⓘ |
| memberOf | Brazilian nobility ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Brazilian Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
field marshal
ⓘ
marshal ⓘ |
| monarchServed | Pedro II of Brazil ⓘ |
| mother | Mariana Cândida de Oliveira Belo ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Portuguese ⓘ |
| nobleRank | duke ⓘ |
| notableWork |
command of Brazilian forces in the Paraguayan War
ⓘ
pacification of internal revolts in Brazil ⓘ suppression of the Balaiada revolt ⓘ
linked to:
Balaiada revolt
suppression of the Praieira revolt ⓘ suppression of the Ragamuffin War ⓘ |
| patronOf | Brazilian Army ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Porto da Estrela
ⓘ
near Rio de Janeiro ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Rio de Janeiro ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
President of the Council of Ministers of the Empire of Brazil
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President of the Province of Maranhão ⓘ President of the Province of Rio Grande do Sul ⓘ President of the Province of Rio de Janeiro ⓘ Prime Minister of Brazil ⓘ Senator of the Empire of Brazil ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| sibling |
José Joaquim de Lima e Silva
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linked to:
Francisco de Lima e Silva
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| spouse | Ana Luísa de Loreto ⓘ |
| title |
Duke of Caxias
ⓘ
linked to:
Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias
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Subject: Duque de Caxias (Brazilian military leader) Description of subject: Duque de Caxias was a prominent 19th-century Brazilian military leader and statesman, celebrated as a national patron of the army for his decisive role in internal pacification and the Paraguayan War.
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