San Pedro de la Roca Castle
E132599
San Pedro de la Roca Castle is a 17th-century Spanish coastal fortress near Santiago de Cuba, renowned for its well-preserved military architecture and strategic position overlooking the Caribbean Sea.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Castillo de San Pedro de la Roca | 3 |
| San Pedro de la Roca Castle canonical | 1 |
| Santa Cruz fortress complex | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1099847 — 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: San Pedro de la Roca Castle Context triple: [Santiago de Cuba, UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteNearby, San Pedro de la Roca Castle]
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Castro Marim Castle
Castro Marim Castle is a historic medieval fortress in Portugal’s Algarve region, notable for its strategic hilltop position near the Guadiana River and the Spanish border.
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B.
Hidalgo Castle
Hidalgo Castle is a historic 19th-century fortification and viewpoint located on Cerro Santa Lucía in Santiago, Chile, known for its ornate architecture and panoramic city views.
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C.
Alcázar de San Juan
Alcázar de San Juan is a historic town in the province of Ciudad Real, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain, known for its traditional La Mancha landscapes and cultural heritage.
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D.
Castillo San Cristóbal
Castillo San Cristóbal is a massive 18th-century Spanish fortress in San Juan, Puerto Rico, built to protect the city from land-based attacks and now part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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E.
Palacio de Santa Catalina
Palacio de Santa Catalina, also known as La Fortaleza, is the historic 16th-century fortress in San Juan that serves as the official residence of the Governor of Puerto Rico.
- 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: San Pedro de la Roca Castle Target entity description: San Pedro de la Roca Castle is a 17th-century Spanish coastal fortress near Santiago de Cuba, renowned for its well-preserved military architecture and strategic position overlooking the Caribbean Sea.
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A.
Castro Marim Castle
Castro Marim Castle is a historic medieval fortress in Portugal’s Algarve region, notable for its strategic hilltop position near the Guadiana River and the Spanish border.
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B.
Hidalgo Castle
Hidalgo Castle is a historic 19th-century fortification and viewpoint located on Cerro Santa Lucía in Santiago, Chile, known for its ornate architecture and panoramic city views.
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C.
Alcázar de San Juan
Alcázar de San Juan is a historic town in the province of Ciudad Real, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain, known for its traditional La Mancha landscapes and cultural heritage.
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D.
Castillo San Cristóbal
Castillo San Cristóbal is a massive 18th-century Spanish fortress in San Juan, Puerto Rico, built to protect the city from land-based attacks and now part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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E.
Palacio de Santa Catalina
Palacio de Santa Catalina, also known as La Fortaleza, is the historic 16th-century fortress in San Juan that serves as the official residence of the Governor of Puerto Rico.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World Heritage Site
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coastal fortress ⓘ fortress ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
San Pedro de la Roca Castle
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surface form:
Castillo de San Pedro de la Roca
Castillo del Morro San Pedro de la Roca ⓘ
surface form:
Castillo de San Pedro de la Roca del Morro
Castillo del Morro San Pedro de la Roca ⓘ
surface form:
Castillo del Morro
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| architecturalStyle |
Renaissance military architecture
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bastion fort ⓘ military architecture ⓘ |
| builtFor | defense of Santiago de Cuba ⓘ |
| centuryOfConstruction | 17th century ⓘ |
| constructionEndDate | 1700s ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1638 ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Cuba ⓘ |
| currentUse |
museum
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tourist site ⓘ |
| designedBy | Giovanni Battista Antonelli ⓘ |
| elevationRelativeToSea | high above sea level ⓘ |
| hasPart |
barracks
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bastions ⓘ batteries ⓘ lighthouse ⓘ magazines ⓘ moats ⓘ ramparts ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| heritageSiteType | cultural ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Santiago de Cuba Province ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Santiago de Cuba ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
cliff
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southeastern coast of Cuba ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| overlooks | Caribbean Sea ⓘ |
| owner |
Cuban government
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surface form:
Government of Cuba
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| partOf |
Spanish Caribbean defensive system
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surface form:
defensive system of Santiago de Cuba
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| primaryFunction |
defense against pirates
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protection of Santiago de Cuba Bay ⓘ |
| region | Caribbean ⓘ |
| significance |
one of the best-preserved examples of Spanish-American military architecture
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outstanding example of Renaissance military engineering adapted to Caribbean context ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
control of access to Santiago de Cuba Bay
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protection of Spanish colonial shipping routes ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(iv)
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(v) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageListingYear | 1997 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId | 841 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: San Pedro de la Roca Castle Description of subject: San Pedro de la Roca Castle is a 17th-century Spanish coastal fortress near Santiago de Cuba, renowned for its well-preserved military architecture and strategic position overlooking the Caribbean Sea.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Santa Cruz fortress complex
this entity surface form:
Castillo de San Pedro de la Roca
this entity surface form:
Castillo de San Pedro de la Roca
this entity surface form:
Castillo de San Pedro de la Roca