City of Campeche
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The City of Campeche is a colonial-era port city on Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, renowned for its well-preserved Spanish architecture, colorful historic center, and extensive fortifications built to defend against pirates.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Campeche City | 22 |
| City of Campeche canonical | 4 |
| San Francisco de Campeche | 3 |
| Campeche, Campeche | 1 |
| Campeche, Campeche, Mexico | 1 |
| Campeche, Mexico | 1 |
| city of Campeche | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11005303 — 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: City of Campeche Context triple: [Historic Fortified Town of Campeche, partOf, City of Campeche]
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A.
Ciudad Camargo
Ciudad Camargo is a city in the Mexican state of Chihuahua known as an agricultural and commercial center situated near the confluence of the Río Conchos and Río Grande.
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B.
Colonia del Carmen
Colonia del Carmen is a neighborhood in Mexico City’s Coyoacán area, known for its historic character and cultural landmarks such as the Casa Azul (Frida Kahlo Museum).
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C.
Santa Cruz de Yojoa
Santa Cruz de Yojoa is a municipality in western Honduras known for its proximity to Lake Yojoa and its agricultural and coffee-producing activities.
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D.
San Felipe, Yucatán
San Felipe, Yucatán is a small coastal fishing village and ecotourism destination on Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, known for its colorful wooden houses, mangroves, and access to rich marine and birdlife.
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E.
Santa Elena, Yucatán
Santa Elena, Yucatán is a small town in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula known as a base for visiting nearby Maya archaeological sites and traditional Mayan communities.
- 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: City of Campeche Target entity description: The City of Campeche is a colonial-era port city on Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, renowned for its well-preserved Spanish architecture, colorful historic center, and extensive fortifications built to defend against pirates.
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A.
Ciudad Camargo
Ciudad Camargo is a city in the Mexican state of Chihuahua known as an agricultural and commercial center situated near the confluence of the Río Conchos and Río Grande.
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B.
Colonia del Carmen
Colonia del Carmen is a neighborhood in Mexico City’s Coyoacán area, known for its historic character and cultural landmarks such as the Casa Azul (Frida Kahlo Museum).
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C.
Santa Cruz de Yojoa
Santa Cruz de Yojoa is a municipality in western Honduras known for its proximity to Lake Yojoa and its agricultural and coffee-producing activities.
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D.
San Felipe, Yucatán
San Felipe, Yucatán is a small coastal fishing village and ecotourism destination on Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, known for its colorful wooden houses, mangroves, and access to rich marine and birdlife.
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E.
Santa Elena, Yucatán
Santa Elena, Yucatán is a small town in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula known as a base for visiting nearby Maya archaeological sites and traditional Mayan communities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
municipal seat ⓘ |
| capitalOf |
Campeche (state)
ⓘ
linked to:
Campeche state
|
| climate | tropical savanna climate ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| defensivePurpose | protection against pirate attacks ⓘ |
| formerName |
San Francisco de Campeche
ⓘ
linked to:
City of Campeche
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| foundedBy |
Francisco de Montejo the Younger
ⓘ
linked to:
Francisco de Montejo the Nephew
Spanish colonists ⓘ |
| foundingDate | 1540 ⓘ |
| hasCulturalDesignation |
Pueblo Mágico (historic center influence)
ⓘ
linked to:
Pueblo Mágico
|
| hasLandmark |
Cathedral of Campeche
ⓘ
linked to:
cathedral of Campeche
El Palacio Municipal de Campeche ⓘ Malecón de Campeche ⓘ Plaza de la Independencia ⓘ |
| hasMuseum |
Museo de Arquitectura Maya
ⓘ
Museo de la Ciudad de Campeche ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
Fort of San José el Alto
ⓘ
linked to:
Fuerte de San José el Alto
Fort of San Miguel ⓘ
linked to:
Fuerte de San Miguel
Puerta de Mar ⓘ Puerta de Tierra ⓘ bastions (baluartes) ⓘ city walls of Campeche ⓘ
linked to:
Historic Fortified Town of Campeche
|
| heritageStatus | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| knownFor |
colorful historic center
ⓘ
defensive walls and bastions ⓘ extensive fortifications ⓘ historic port ⓘ pirate-era history ⓘ well-preserved Spanish colonial architecture ⓘ |
| language | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedAt | approx. 19.85°N 90.53°W ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Campeche (state)
ⓘ
linked to:
Campeche state
|
| locatedOn |
Gulf of Mexico
ⓘ
Yucatán Peninsula ⓘ |
| nearestLargeBodyOfWater | Bay of Campeche ⓘ |
| partOf |
municipality of Campeche
ⓘ
linked to:
Campeche Municipality
|
| portType | seaport ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicActivity |
commerce
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| region | southeastern Mexico ⓘ |
| timeZone | Central Standard Time (UTC−6) ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST |
Central Daylight Time (UTC−5)
ⓘ
linked to:
Central Daylight Time
|
| UNESCOListingYear | 1999 ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteName | Historic Fortified Town of Campeche ⓘ |
| urbanPlanning | grid pattern colonial layout ⓘ |
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
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Input
Subject: City of Campeche Description of subject: The City of Campeche is a colonial-era port city on Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, renowned for its well-preserved Spanish architecture, colorful historic center, and extensive fortifications built to defend against pirates.
Referenced by (33)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Mayan settlement of Ah Kim Pech
linked to: City of Campeche
linked to: City of Campeche
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subject linked to:
Baluartes (bastions)
linked to: City of Campeche
linked to: City of Campeche
linked to: City of Campeche
linked to: City of Campeche
subject linked to:
Campeche state
linked to: City of Campeche
subject linked to:
Campeche state
linked to: City of Campeche
subject linked to:
southeastern Mexico
linked to: City of Campeche
linked to: City of Campeche
linked to: City of Campeche
linked to: City of Campeche
linked to: City of Campeche
linked to: City of Campeche
linked to: City of Campeche
linked to: City of Campeche
subject linked to:
cathedral of Campeche
linked to: City of Campeche
linked to: City of Campeche
linked to: City of Campeche
linked to: City of Campeche
linked to: City of Campeche
subject linked to:
UNESCO World Heritage Site component
linked to: City of Campeche
linked to: City of Campeche
linked to: City of Campeche
linked to: City of Campeche
subject linked to:
Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche
linked to: City of Campeche
linked to: City of Campeche