Fernão Cabral
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Fernão Cabral is a Portuguese nobleman best known as the father of the explorer Pedro Álvares Cabral, who led the voyage that resulted in the European discovery of Brazil.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fernão Cabral canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15539272 — 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: Fernão Cabral Context triple: [Isabel de Castro, hasRelativeByMarriage, Fernão Cabral]
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A.
Pedro Álvares Cabral
Pedro Álvares Cabral was a Portuguese navigator and fleet commander best known for leading the 1500 voyage that resulted in the European discovery of Brazil.
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B.
Domingos da Gama
Domingos da Gama is a notable individual who bears the Portuguese surname Gama, historically associated with prominent figures such as explorers and public personalities.
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C.
Gonçalo Velho Cabral
Gonçalo Velho Cabral was a 15th-century Portuguese navigator and explorer credited with the early discovery and settlement of several islands in the Azores under the patronage of Prince Henry the Navigator.
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D.
João da Nova
João da Nova was a Portuguese explorer and navigator of the Age of Discovery, noted for his voyages in the Indian Ocean and early contributions to Portugal’s maritime expansion.
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E.
Diogo Lopes de Sequeira
Diogo Lopes de Sequeira was a Portuguese navigator and colonial administrator known for leading early 16th-century expeditions that helped establish Portugal’s presence in the Indian Ocean and Southeast Asia.
- 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: Fernão Cabral Target entity description: Fernão Cabral is a Portuguese nobleman best known as the father of the explorer Pedro Álvares Cabral, who led the voyage that resulted in the European discovery of Brazil.
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A.
Pedro Álvares Cabral
Pedro Álvares Cabral was a Portuguese navigator and fleet commander best known for leading the 1500 voyage that resulted in the European discovery of Brazil.
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B.
Domingos da Gama
Domingos da Gama is a notable individual who bears the Portuguese surname Gama, historically associated with prominent figures such as explorers and public personalities.
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C.
Gonçalo Velho Cabral
Gonçalo Velho Cabral was a 15th-century Portuguese navigator and explorer credited with the early discovery and settlement of several islands in the Azores under the patronage of Prince Henry the Navigator.
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D.
João da Nova
João da Nova was a Portuguese explorer and navigator of the Age of Discovery, noted for his voyages in the Indian Ocean and early contributions to Portugal’s maritime expansion.
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E.
Diogo Lopes de Sequeira
Diogo Lopes de Sequeira was a Portuguese navigator and colonial administrator known for leading early 16th-century expeditions that helped establish Portugal’s presence in the Indian Ocean and Southeast Asia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.