Alba de Tormes, Salamanca
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Alba de Tormes, Salamanca is a historic town in western Spain known for its association with the powerful House of Alba and as the place where Saint Teresa of Ávila died and is buried.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Alba de Tormes, Salamanca canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11734360 — 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: Alba de Tormes, Salamanca Context triple: [Duke of Alba de Tormes, associatedTown, Alba de Tormes, Salamanca]
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A.
Peñaranda de Bracamonte
Peñaranda de Bracamonte is a historic town in western Spain known for its arcaded main square and traditional Castilian architecture.
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B.
Mencía
"Mencía" is a song featured on the album *American Dream*, likely reflecting its themes of aspiration and personal struggle.
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C.
La Bañeza
La Bañeza is a small historic city in northwestern Spain known for its cultural festivals and traditional architecture.
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D.
Santa Marta de Tormes
Santa Marta de Tormes is a municipality in the province of Salamanca, Spain, situated just southeast of the city of Salamanca in the Castile and León region.
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E.
Vilalba
Vilalba is a town in the province of Lugo in Galicia, northwestern Spain, known as the birthplace of several notable Galician political and cultural figures.
- 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: Alba de Tormes, Salamanca Target entity description: Alba de Tormes, Salamanca is a historic town in western Spain known for its association with the powerful House of Alba and as the place where Saint Teresa of Ávila died and is buried.
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A.
Peñaranda de Bracamonte
Peñaranda de Bracamonte is a historic town in western Spain known for its arcaded main square and traditional Castilian architecture.
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B.
Mencía
"Mencía" is a song featured on the album *American Dream*, likely reflecting its themes of aspiration and personal struggle.
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C.
La Bañeza
La Bañeza is a small historic city in northwestern Spain known for its cultural festivals and traditional architecture.
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D.
Santa Marta de Tormes
Santa Marta de Tormes is a municipality in the province of Salamanca, Spain, situated just southeast of the city of Salamanca in the Castile and León region.
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E.
Vilalba
Vilalba is a town in the province of Lugo in Galicia, northwestern Spain, known as the birthplace of several notable Galician political and cultural figures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
municipality
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
House of Alba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Teresa of Ávila NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlaceOf | Teresa of Ávila NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalOf | Tierra de Alba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| celebrates |
Feast of Saint Teresa of Ávila
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Fiestas de Santa Teresa in October ⓘ |
| contains |
Basilica of St Teresa of Jesus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Carmelite convent of the Annunciation NERFINISHED ⓘ Church of San Juan NERFINISHED ⓘ Church of San Pedro NERFINISHED ⓘ Church of Santiago NERFINISHED ⓘ Ducal Castle of Alba de Tormes NERFINISHED ⓘ Plaza Mayor of Alba de Tormes NERFINISHED ⓘ Romanesque bridge over the Tormes ⓘ Tower of the Dukes of Alba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| demonym | Albense ⓘ |
| distanceToSalamanca | approximately 20 km southeast ⓘ |
| hasHeritageDesignation | historic town ⓘ |
| hasMunicipalGovernment | Ayuntamiento de Alba de Tormes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRelic |
heart of Teresa of Ávila
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
incorrupt body of Teresa of Ávila ⓘ left arm of Teresa of Ávila ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Ducal town of Alba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | seat of the House of Alba ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Ducal heritage
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Teresian pilgrimage ⓘ connection to Spanish mysticism ⓘ |
| language | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Autonomous community of Castile and León
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Province of Salamanca NERFINISHED ⓘ western Spain ⓘ |
| locatedOn | River Tormes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | city of Salamanca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Comarca de Tierra de Alba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patronSaint | Teresa of Ávila NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeathOf | Teresa of Ávila NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postalCode | 37800 ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicActivity |
agriculture
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ceramics ⓘ livestock farming ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| region | Castile and León Meseta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| timeZone | CET ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST | CEST ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Alba de Tormes, Salamanca Description of subject: Alba de Tormes, Salamanca is a historic town in western Spain known for its association with the powerful House of Alba and as the place where Saint Teresa of Ávila died and is buried.
Referenced by (1)
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