Mexican land grant Rancho Cotate
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Mexican land grant Rancho Cotate was a 19th-century Mexican-era land concession in what is now Sonoma County, California, that later formed the basis for the town of Cotati.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mexican land grant Rancho Cotate canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11422288 — 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: Mexican land grant Rancho Cotate Context triple: [Cotati, California, originalLandGrant, Mexican land grant Rancho Cotate]
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A.
Rancho Mission Viejo land grant
Rancho Mission Viejo land grant is a historic Mexican-era land grant in southern Orange County, California, that once encompassed a vast ranching area later subdivided into communities such as Ladera Ranch.
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B.
Sangre de Cristo Land Grant
The Sangre de Cristo Land Grant is a historic Mexican-era land grant in southern Colorado and northern New Mexico, notable for its long-running disputes over communal land, water, and grazing rights.
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C.
Rancho La Jota
Rancho La Jota was a Mexican-era land grant in Napa County, California, historically associated with early settler George C. Yount and later known for its winegrowing estate.
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D.
Rancho Corral de Tierra
Rancho Corral de Tierra is a large coastal open space and former ranchland on the San Mateo County coast, now preserved as part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
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E.
Rancho Tía Juana
Rancho Tía Juana was the original ranch settlement that evolved into the modern Mexican border city of Tijuana.
- 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: Mexican land grant Rancho Cotate Target entity description: Mexican land grant Rancho Cotate was a 19th-century Mexican-era land concession in what is now Sonoma County, California, that later formed the basis for the town of Cotati.
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A.
Rancho Mission Viejo land grant
Rancho Mission Viejo land grant is a historic Mexican-era land grant in southern Orange County, California, that once encompassed a vast ranching area later subdivided into communities such as Ladera Ranch.
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B.
Sangre de Cristo Land Grant
The Sangre de Cristo Land Grant is a historic Mexican-era land grant in southern Colorado and northern New Mexico, notable for its long-running disputes over communal land, water, and grazing rights.
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C.
Rancho La Jota
Rancho La Jota was a Mexican-era land grant in Napa County, California, historically associated with early settler George C. Yount and later known for its winegrowing estate.
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D.
Rancho Corral de Tierra
Rancho Corral de Tierra is a large coastal open space and former ranchland on the San Mateo County coast, now preserved as part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
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E.
Rancho Tía Juana
Rancho Tía Juana was the original ranch settlement that evolved into the modern Mexican border city of Tijuana.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mexican land grant
ⓘ
rancho ⓘ |
| category |
Mexican California land grants
ⓘ
Ranchos of Sonoma County, California ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| formedBasisFor |
Cotati, California
ⓘ
town of Cotati ⓘ |
| grantType | land concession ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | Californio ranching culture ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Mexican era of California
ⓘ
linked to:
Mexican era in California
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| influencedDevelopmentOf |
property boundaries in Cotati area
ⓘ
urban layout of Cotati ⓘ |
| jurisdictionAfterAnnexation |
Sonoma County
ⓘ
linked to:
Sonoma County, California
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| landUse |
agriculture
ⓘ
ranching ⓘ |
| languageOfOriginalGrant | Spanish ⓘ |
| legalStatus | former Mexican land grant ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
Sonoma County, California ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| locatedInRegion |
North Bay
ⓘ
San Francisco Bay Area ⓘ Sonoma Valley region ⓘ
linked to:
Sonoma Valley
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| partOf | Mexican land grant system in California ⓘ |
| predecessorState |
Mexican California
ⓘ
linked to:
Mexican Alta California
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| presentDayLocation |
Cotati, California
ⓘ
Rohnert Park–Cotati area ⓘ
linked to:
Cotati, California
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| successorPoliticalEntity |
U.S. state of California
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linked to:
California (state)
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| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mexican land grant Rancho Cotate Description of subject: Mexican land grant Rancho Cotate was a 19th-century Mexican-era land concession in what is now Sonoma County, California, that later formed the basis for the town of Cotati.
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