Salvador Fidalgo
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Salvador Fidalgo was an 18th-century Spanish naval officer and explorer known for his expeditions along the Pacific Northwest coast of North America.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Salvador Fidalgo canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8866875 — 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: Salvador Fidalgo Context triple: [Fidalgo Island, namedAfter, Salvador Fidalgo]
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A.
Felino Palafox Sr.
Felino Palafox Sr. is a prominent Filipino architect and urban planner known for his influential large-scale planning and design projects in the Philippines and abroad.
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B.
Miguel de Benavides
Miguel de Benavides was a Spanish Dominican friar and the third Archbishop of Manila, best known for establishing the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines in the early 17th century.
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C.
Isidro Fabela
Isidro Fabela is a municipality in the State of Mexico, Mexico, named after the prominent Mexican diplomat, writer, and politician Isidro Fabela.
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D.
Alonso de Bernalillo
Alonso de Bernalillo was a historical figure after whom Bernalillo County in New Mexico was named, likely an early Spanish settler or official influential in the region’s colonial era.
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E.
Francisco Ruiz
Francisco Ruiz is a Spanish-language personal name shared by numerous individuals across fields such as politics, sports, the arts, and academia.
- 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: Salvador Fidalgo Target entity description: Salvador Fidalgo was an 18th-century Spanish naval officer and explorer known for his expeditions along the Pacific Northwest coast of North America.
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A.
Felino Palafox Sr.
Felino Palafox Sr. is a prominent Filipino architect and urban planner known for his influential large-scale planning and design projects in the Philippines and abroad.
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B.
Miguel de Benavides
Miguel de Benavides was a Spanish Dominican friar and the third Archbishop of Manila, best known for establishing the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines in the early 17th century.
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C.
Isidro Fabela
Isidro Fabela is a municipality in the State of Mexico, Mexico, named after the prominent Mexican diplomat, writer, and politician Isidro Fabela.
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D.
Alonso de Bernalillo
Alonso de Bernalillo was a historical figure after whom Bernalillo County in New Mexico was named, likely an early Spanish settler or official influential in the region’s colonial era.
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E.
Francisco Ruiz
Francisco Ruiz is a Spanish-language personal name shared by numerous individuals across fields such as politics, sports, the arts, and academia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Spanish naval officer
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cartographer ⓘ explorer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
18th century
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early 19th century ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1756-08-06 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Catalonia
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La Seu d’Urgell ⓘ Spain ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | illness ⓘ |
| commanded |
Princesa (ship)
ⓘ
San Carlos (ship) ⓘ San Carlos el Filipino (ship) ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Spain ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1803-09-13 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Tacubaya
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linked to:
Tacubaya, Mexico City
Viceroyalty of New Spain ⓘ present-day Mexico City area ⓘ |
| employer | Spanish Navy ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Catalan ⓘ |
| explored |
Alaska coast
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linked to:
Coast of Alaska
Cook Inlet region ⓘ
linked to:
Cook Inlet
Pacific Northwest coast of North America ⓘ
linked to:
Pacific Northwest
Prince William Sound ⓘ coast of present-day Washington ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
coastal charting
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hydrographic surveying ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Spanish ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Spanish Royal Navy officers corps
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linked to:
Spanish Navy
|
| militaryBranch | Spanish Navy ⓘ |
| militaryRank | captain ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
asserted Spanish sovereignty in the Pacific Northwest
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led 1790 expedition to Prince William Sound ⓘ raised Spanish flag in parts of Alaska coast ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Spanish expeditions to Alaska
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Spanish presence in Nootka Sound crisis era ⓘ exploration of Prince William Sound ⓘ exploration of present-day Washington State coast ⓘ exploration of the Pacific Northwest coast of North America ⓘ |
| occupation |
explorer
ⓘ
naval officer ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Spanish expeditions to the Pacific Northwest
ⓘ
Spanish exploration of Alaska ⓘ |
| partOf | Spanish exploration of the Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| serviceEnd | 1803 ⓘ |
| serviceStart | 1770 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Salvador Fidalgo Description of subject: Salvador Fidalgo was an 18th-century Spanish naval officer and explorer known for his expeditions along the Pacific Northwest coast of North America.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.