coat of arms of Barcelona
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The coat of arms of Barcelona is the official heraldic emblem of the city, featuring the Cross of Saint George and the Crown of Aragon to symbolize its historical and political heritage.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| coat of arms of Barcelona canonical | 1 |
| coat of arms of the Guàrdia Urbana de Barcelona | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10645807 — 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: coat of arms of Barcelona Context triple: [Arc de Triomf (Barcelona), hasCoatOfArms, coat of arms of Barcelona]
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A.
coat of arms of Catalonia
The coat of arms of Catalonia is a heraldic emblem featuring four red stripes on a golden field, symbolizing the historical Crown of Aragon and the identity of the Catalan people.
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B.
coat of arms of the Generalitat Valenciana
The coat of arms of the Generalitat Valenciana is the official heraldic emblem representing the autonomous government of the Valencian Community in Spain, symbolizing its historical identity and institutional authority.
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C.
Coat of arms of Aragon
The Coat of arms of Aragon is a historic heraldic emblem of the Spanish autonomous community of Aragon, featuring quartered symbols that reflect its medieval kingdoms, dynastic unions, and regional identity.
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D.
coat of arms of the Institut d’Estudis Catalans
The coat of arms of the Institut d’Estudis Catalans is the official heraldic symbol representing Catalonia’s principal academic institution devoted to the study and standardization of the Catalan language and culture.
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E.
Coat of arms of the Community of Madrid
The Coat of arms of the Community of Madrid is the official heraldic emblem of Spain’s Madrid region, featuring a crimson field with seven silver stars and a golden crown symbolizing its status as the nation’s capital.
- 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: coat of arms of Barcelona Target entity description: The coat of arms of Barcelona is the official heraldic emblem of the city, featuring the Cross of Saint George and the Crown of Aragon to symbolize its historical and political heritage.
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A.
coat of arms of Catalonia
The coat of arms of Catalonia is a heraldic emblem featuring four red stripes on a golden field, symbolizing the historical Crown of Aragon and the identity of the Catalan people.
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B.
coat of arms of the Generalitat Valenciana
The coat of arms of the Generalitat Valenciana is the official heraldic emblem representing the autonomous government of the Valencian Community in Spain, symbolizing its historical identity and institutional authority.
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C.
Coat of arms of Aragon
The Coat of arms of Aragon is a historic heraldic emblem of the Spanish autonomous community of Aragon, featuring quartered symbols that reflect its medieval kingdoms, dynastic unions, and regional identity.
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D.
coat of arms of the Institut d’Estudis Catalans
The coat of arms of the Institut d’Estudis Catalans is the official heraldic symbol representing Catalonia’s principal academic institution devoted to the study and standardization of the Catalan language and culture.
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E.
Coat of arms of the Community of Madrid
The Coat of arms of the Community of Madrid is the official heraldic emblem of Spain’s Madrid region, featuring a crimson field with seven silver stars and a golden crown symbolizing its status as the nation’s capital.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coat of arms
ⓘ
municipal coat of arms ⓘ symbol of Barcelona ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | municipality of Barcelona ⓘ |
| category |
Coats of arms of cities in Spain
ⓘ
Heraldry of Catalonia ⓘ
linked to:
coat of arms of Catalonia
|
| charge |
cross
ⓘ
pales of Aragon ⓘ |
| color |
argent
ⓘ
gules ⓘ or ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| depicts |
four red pallets on gold field
ⓘ
red cross on white field ⓘ |
| fieldDivision | quarterly ⓘ |
| follows | rules of heraldry ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Ajuntament de Barcelona
ⓘ
linked to:
City Council of Barcelona
|
| hasDesignElement |
medieval heraldic motifs
ⓘ
quarterly arrangement of symbols ⓘ royal crown ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalOrigin | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Cross of Saint George
ⓘ
Crown of Aragon ⓘ
linked to:
Bars of Aragon
crown ⓘ motto scroll ⓘ quartered shield ⓘ supporters ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | traditional emblem ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Crown of Aragon heraldry
ⓘ
Saint George’s cult in Catalonia ⓘ |
| languageOfMotto | Latin ⓘ |
| motto |
Barcino (historical Latin name of Barcelona)
ⓘ
linked to:
Barcino
|
| officialIn |
Catalonia
ⓘ
Spain ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Cross of Saint George
ⓘ
coat of arms of the Crown of Aragon ⓘ flag of Barcelona ⓘ |
| represents |
city government of Barcelona
ⓘ
linked to:
City Council of Barcelona
identity of Barcelona ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
connection to the Crown of Aragon
ⓘ
historical heritage of Barcelona ⓘ patronage of Saint George ⓘ political heritage of Barcelona ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Barcelona City Council
ⓘ
linked to:
City Council of Barcelona
city of Barcelona ⓘ
linked to:
Barcelona
|
| usedOn |
municipal flags of Barcelona
ⓘ
official documents of Barcelona ⓘ public buildings in Barcelona ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: coat of arms of Barcelona Description of subject: The coat of arms of Barcelona is the official heraldic emblem of the city, featuring the Cross of Saint George and the Crown of Aragon to symbolize its historical and political heritage.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
municipal police (Guàrdia Urbana de Barcelona)
linked to: coat of arms of Barcelona