Aguada Fort
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Aguada Fort is a 17th-century Portuguese coastal fortress in Goa, India, renowned for its strategic location overlooking the Arabian Sea and its well-preserved lighthouse and ramparts.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aguada Fort canonical | 4 |
| Aguada Fort Jail complex | 1 |
| Aguada Fort complex | 1 |
| Fort of Baçaim | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10854808 — 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: Aguada Fort Context triple: [North Goa district, containsFort, Aguada Fort]
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A.
Fuerte de San Miguel
Fuerte de San Miguel is a historic Spanish colonial fort in Campeche, Mexico, built to defend the city from pirate attacks and now serving as a cultural and archaeological site.
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B.
La Cabaña Fortress
La Cabaña Fortress is a massive 18th-century Spanish colonial fortification in Havana, Cuba, historically used for military defense and later as a prison and cultural site.
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C.
Fuerte de San José el Alto
Fuerte de San José el Alto is a historic coastal fortification in Campeche, Mexico, built during the colonial era to defend the city against pirate attacks and foreign invasions.
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D.
Fort San Sebastian
Fort San Sebastian is a historic coastal fortress in present-day Ghana, built by the Portuguese in the 16th century and later used by European powers as part of the West African gold and slave trade.
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E.
Baluarte de San Andres
Baluarte de San Andres is a historic stone bastion forming part of the defensive walls of Intramuros in Manila, Philippines.
- 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: Aguada Fort Target entity description: Aguada Fort is a 17th-century Portuguese coastal fortress in Goa, India, renowned for its strategic location overlooking the Arabian Sea and its well-preserved lighthouse and ramparts.
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A.
Fuerte de San Miguel
Fuerte de San Miguel is a historic Spanish colonial fort in Campeche, Mexico, built to defend the city from pirate attacks and now serving as a cultural and archaeological site.
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B.
La Cabaña Fortress
La Cabaña Fortress is a massive 18th-century Spanish colonial fortification in Havana, Cuba, historically used for military defense and later as a prison and cultural site.
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C.
Fuerte de San José el Alto
Fuerte de San José el Alto is a historic coastal fortification in Campeche, Mexico, built during the colonial era to defend the city against pirate attacks and foreign invasions.
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D.
Fort San Sebastian
Fort San Sebastian is a historic coastal fortress in present-day Ghana, built by the Portuguese in the 16th century and later used by European powers as part of the West African gold and slave trade.
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E.
Baluarte de San Andres
Baluarte de San Andres is a historic stone bastion forming part of the defensive walls of Intramuros in Manila, Philippines.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal fort
ⓘ
fortress ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Portuguese military architecture ⓘ |
| category |
Coastal fortifications in India
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Forts in Goa ⓘ Portuguese forts ⓘ |
| centuryBuilt | 17th century ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1612 ⓘ |
| constructedBy |
Portuguese Empire
ⓘ
Portuguese colonial rulers in Goa ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1612 ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Portuguese India administration
ⓘ
linked to:
Portuguese India
|
| country | India ⓘ |
| currentUse | tourist site ⓘ |
| district | North Goa district ⓘ |
| feature |
panoramic sea views
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strategic hilltop position ⓘ thick laterite stone walls ⓘ |
| hasPart |
bastions
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gunpowder room ⓘ lighthouse ⓘ lower fort ⓘ moat ⓘ prison complex ⓘ ramparts ⓘ underground water storage tank ⓘ upper fort ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected monument under Archaeological Survey of India ⓘ |
| laterUse | central jail ⓘ |
| lighthouseBuilt | 1864 ⓘ |
| lighthouseInstanceOf | one of the oldest lighthouses in Asia ⓘ |
| lighthouseStatus | decommissioned ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Goa
ⓘ
India ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Candolim
ⓘ
linked to:
Candolim Beach
|
| locatedOn | Sinquerim plateau ⓘ |
| namedFor | freshwater springs within the fort ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | “Aguada” means “watered” in Portuguese ⓘ |
| nearestCity | Panaji ⓘ |
| overlooks | Arabian Sea ⓘ |
| purpose |
defense against Dutch and Maratha forces
ⓘ
protection of Old Goa and Portuguese shipping ⓘ water supply station for ships ⓘ |
| state | Goa ⓘ |
| tourismRegion | North Goa tourism circuit ⓘ |
| usedFor | freshwater storage for passing ships ⓘ |
| waterStorageCapacity | about 2,376,000 gallons ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Aguada Fort Description of subject: Aguada Fort is a 17th-century Portuguese coastal fortress in Goa, India, renowned for its strategic location overlooking the Arabian Sea and its well-preserved lighthouse and ramparts.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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