Military Governor of Cuba
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The Military Governor of Cuba was the U.S. Army officer appointed to administer and oversee Cuba’s government and reconstruction during the period of American military occupation after the Spanish–American War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Military Governor of Cuba canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9597951 — 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: Military Governor of Cuba Context triple: [Leonard Wood, positionHeld, Military Governor of Cuba]
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A.
Captain General of Cuba
The Captain General of Cuba was the highest-ranking Spanish colonial official on the island, combining civil governance and military command under the authority of the Spanish Crown.
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B.
Provisional Governor of Cuba
The Provisional Governor of Cuba was a temporary administrative post established by the United States to oversee and stabilize Cuban governance during periods of political crisis in the early 20th century.
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C.
Chief of the General Staff of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba
The Chief of the General Staff of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba is the highest-ranking professional military officer responsible for directing Cuba’s armed forces operations and implementing national defense policy.
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D.
Minister of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba
The Minister of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba is the top military official responsible for commanding Cuba’s armed forces and directing national defense policy within the country’s central government.
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E.
Captaincy General of Cuba
The Captaincy General of Cuba was a major Spanish colonial administrative district in the Caribbean that governed the island of Cuba from the 16th to the 19th century.
- 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: Military Governor of Cuba Target entity description: The Military Governor of Cuba was the U.S. Army officer appointed to administer and oversee Cuba’s government and reconstruction during the period of American military occupation after the Spanish–American War.
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A.
Captain General of Cuba
The Captain General of Cuba was the highest-ranking Spanish colonial official on the island, combining civil governance and military command under the authority of the Spanish Crown.
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B.
Provisional Governor of Cuba
The Provisional Governor of Cuba was a temporary administrative post established by the United States to oversee and stabilize Cuban governance during periods of political crisis in the early 20th century.
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C.
Chief of the General Staff of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba
The Chief of the General Staff of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba is the highest-ranking professional military officer responsible for directing Cuba’s armed forces operations and implementing national defense policy.
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D.
Minister of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba
The Minister of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba is the top military official responsible for commanding Cuba’s armed forces and directing national defense policy within the country’s central government.
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E.
Captaincy General of Cuba
The Captaincy General of Cuba was a major Spanish colonial administrative district in the Caribbean that governed the island of Cuba from the 16th to the 19th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial governorship
ⓘ
military office ⓘ |
| appliesDuring |
United States military occupation of Cuba
ⓘ
linked to:
Second Occupation of Cuba
post–Spanish–American War period ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Cuba ⓘ |
| appointedBy | President of the United States ⓘ |
| appointedFrom | United States Army ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1902 ⓘ |
| endTime | 1902 ⓘ |
| firstHolder | John R. Brooke ⓘ |
| followedBy |
President of Cuba
ⓘ
linked to:
President of the Republic of Cuba
|
| follows |
Spanish colonial governorship of Cuba
ⓘ
linked to:
Captaincy General of Cuba
|
| governmentType | military government ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
Cuban civil government
ⓘ
Cuban courts ⓘ Cuban customs administration ⓘ Cuban police forces ⓘ Cuban public health measures ⓘ Cuban public works ⓘ |
| hasDuty |
enforce armistice terms after the Spanish–American War
ⓘ
maintain public order in Cuba ⓘ prepare Cuba for self-government ⓘ reorganize Cuban administration ⓘ supervise economic reconstruction in Cuba ⓘ |
| hasRole |
chief executive authority in occupied Cuba
ⓘ
head of military government in Cuba ⓘ implementer of U.S. policy in Cuba ⓘ overseer of civil administration in Cuba ⓘ supervisor of reconstruction in Cuba ⓘ supreme commander of U.S. occupation forces in Cuba ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Spanish–American War aftermath
ⓘ
early American–Cuban relations ⓘ |
| inception | 1898 ⓘ |
| lastHolder | Leonard Wood ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Treaty of Paris 1898
ⓘ
linked to:
Treaty of Paris (1898)
U.S. War Department orders ⓘ |
| location | Havana ⓘ |
| officeHolder |
John R. Brooke
ⓘ
Leonard Wood ⓘ |
| partOf |
United States Military Government in Cuba
ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. Military Government in Cuba
|
| residence | Havana ⓘ |
| seatOfGovernment | Havana ⓘ |
| startTime | 1898 ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
President of the United States as Commander-in-Chief
ⓘ
United States War Department ⓘ
linked to:
United States Department of War
|
| usesLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Military Governor of Cuba Description of subject: The Military Governor of Cuba was the U.S. Army officer appointed to administer and oversee Cuba’s government and reconstruction during the period of American military occupation after the Spanish–American War.
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