João de Castro, 2nd Viceroy of India
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João de Castro, 2nd Viceroy of India, was a prominent 16th-century Portuguese nobleman, navigator, and military leader who governed Portuguese India and strengthened Portugal’s maritime empire in the Indian Ocean.
All labels observed (1)
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| João de Castro, 2nd Viceroy of India canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11177530 — 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: João de Castro, 2nd Viceroy of India Context triple: [João de Castro, grandfather, João de Castro, 2nd Viceroy of India]
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Francisco de Almeida
Francisco de Almeida was a Portuguese nobleman and naval commander who became the first viceroy of Portuguese India, playing a key role in establishing Portugal’s early maritime empire in the Indian Ocean.
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Afonso de Albuquerque
Afonso de Albuquerque was a prominent 16th-century Portuguese naval commander and statesman who played a key role in establishing Portugal’s colonial empire in the Indian Ocean and securing control over major maritime trade routes.
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C.
Matias de Albuquerque
Matias de Albuquerque was a Portuguese colonial military leader best known for organizing and leading the defense of northeastern Brazil against Dutch invasions in the early 17th century.
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Afonso de Paiva
Afonso de Paiva was a 15th-century Portuguese explorer and diplomat known for his overland expedition to Ethiopia and the Red Sea region in search of Prester John and new trade routes.
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E.
Magalhães Pinto
Magalhães Pinto was a Brazilian politician who served as governor of Minas Gerais and played a significant role in the country’s mid-20th-century political landscape.
- 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: João de Castro, 2nd Viceroy of India Target entity description: João de Castro, 2nd Viceroy of India, was a prominent 16th-century Portuguese nobleman, navigator, and military leader who governed Portuguese India and strengthened Portugal’s maritime empire in the Indian Ocean.
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A.
Francisco de Almeida
Francisco de Almeida was a Portuguese nobleman and naval commander who became the first viceroy of Portuguese India, playing a key role in establishing Portugal’s early maritime empire in the Indian Ocean.
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B.
Afonso de Albuquerque
Afonso de Albuquerque was a prominent 16th-century Portuguese naval commander and statesman who played a key role in establishing Portugal’s colonial empire in the Indian Ocean and securing control over major maritime trade routes.
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C.
Matias de Albuquerque
Matias de Albuquerque was a Portuguese colonial military leader best known for organizing and leading the defense of northeastern Brazil against Dutch invasions in the early 17th century.
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D.
Afonso de Paiva
Afonso de Paiva was a 15th-century Portuguese explorer and diplomat known for his overland expedition to Ethiopia and the Red Sea region in search of Prester John and new trade routes.
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E.
Magalhães Pinto
Magalhães Pinto was a Brazilian politician who served as governor of Minas Gerais and played a significant role in the country’s mid-20th-century political landscape.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: João de Castro, 2nd Viceroy of India Description of subject: João de Castro, 2nd Viceroy of India, was a prominent 16th-century Portuguese nobleman, navigator, and military leader who governed Portuguese India and strengthened Portugal’s maritime empire in the Indian Ocean.
Referenced by (1)
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