Cristóbal de Torres
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Cristóbal de Torres was a 17th-century Spanish Dominican friar and archbishop of Santafé de Bogotá who played a key role in colonial New Granada’s religious and educational life.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cristóbal de Torres canonical | 2 |
| Fray Cristóbal de Torres y Motones | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11193121 — 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.
Target entity: Cristóbal de Torres Context triple: [Colegio Mayor de Nuestra Señora del Rosario, foundedBy, Cristóbal de Torres]
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A.
Sebastián de Vivanco
Sebastián de Vivanco was a Spanish Renaissance composer and priest known for his sacred polyphonic music, particularly masses and motets.
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B.
Hernando de Tapia
Hernando de Tapia was an indigenous Otomí leader and early colonial figure in New Spain credited with founding the city of Querétaro in the 16th century.
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C.
Antonio de Oquendo
Antonio de Oquendo was a 17th-century Spanish admiral best known for leading the Spanish fleet in major naval conflicts against the Dutch during the Eighty Years' War.
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D.
Juan de la Torre
Juan de la Torre was a Spanish military officer best known for commanding the defense of Manila during the British siege of 1762 in the Seven Years' War.
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E.
Jorge de Alvarado
Jorge de Alvarado was a 16th-century Spanish conquistador active in the conquest of Central America, known particularly for his role in the subjugation of Guatemala.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Cristóbal de Torres Target entity description: Cristóbal de Torres was a 17th-century Spanish Dominican friar and archbishop of Santafé de Bogotá who played a key role in colonial New Granada’s religious and educational life.
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A.
Sebastián de Vivanco
Sebastián de Vivanco was a Spanish Renaissance composer and priest known for his sacred polyphonic music, particularly masses and motets.
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B.
Hernando de Tapia
Hernando de Tapia was an indigenous Otomí leader and early colonial figure in New Spain credited with founding the city of Querétaro in the 16th century.
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C.
Antonio de Oquendo
Antonio de Oquendo was a 17th-century Spanish admiral best known for leading the Spanish fleet in major naval conflicts against the Dutch during the Eighty Years' War.
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D.
Juan de la Torre
Juan de la Torre was a Spanish military officer best known for commanding the defense of Manila during the British siege of 1762 in the Seven Years' War.
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E.
Jorge de Alvarado
Jorge de Alvarado was a 16th-century Spanish conquistador active in the conquest of Central America, known particularly for his role in the subjugation of Guatemala.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic theologian
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Dominican friar ⓘ Roman Catholic archbishop ⓘ Spanish person ⓘ human ⓘ university founder ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Catholic Church in New Granada
NERFINISHED
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Spanish Crown (colonial church hierarchy) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areaServed |
Archdiocese of Santafé de Bogotá
NERFINISHED
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Viceroyalty of New Granada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 17th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Spain ⓘ |
| denomination | Roman Catholic ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Dominican institutions in Spain ⓘ |
| familyName | de Torres NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
colonial ecclesiastical governance
ⓘ
religious education ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| givenName | Cristóbal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup | Spaniard ⓘ |
| influenced |
Development of higher education in New Granada
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Organization of the colonial church in New Granada ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Spanish ⓘ |
| memberOf | Order of Preachers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Founding a major college in Santafé de Bogotá
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Key role in colonial New Granada’s educational life ⓘ Key role in colonial New Granada’s religious life ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Defense of ecclesiastical privileges in colonial society
NERFINISHED
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Founding of Colegio Mayor de Nuestra Señora del Rosario NERFINISHED ⓘ Promotion of higher education in New Granada ⓘ Reforms in ecclesiastical administration in Santafé de Bogotá NERFINISHED ⓘ Support for missionary activity in New Granada ⓘ |
| occupation |
archbishop
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educator ⓘ friar ⓘ theologian ⓘ university administrator ⓘ |
| partOf | Colonial clergy of the Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Santafé de Bogotá
NERFINISHED
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Spanish Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Viceroyalty of New Granada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Archbishop of Santafé de Bogotá
NERFINISHED
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Bishop in the Viceroyalty of New Granada ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholic Church
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| residence | Santafé de Bogotá NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title |
Archbishop
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Fray ⓘ |
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Subject: Cristóbal de Torres Description of subject: Cristóbal de Torres was a 17th-century Spanish Dominican friar and archbishop of Santafé de Bogotá who played a key role in colonial New Granada’s religious and educational life.
Referenced by (3)
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