Zenón de Somodevilla, Marqués de la Ensenada
E134043
Zenón de Somodevilla, Marqués de la Ensenada, was an influential 18th-century Spanish statesman and reformer known for his wide-ranging fiscal, naval, and administrative reforms under King Ferdinand VI.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Marqués de la Ensenada | 1 |
| Zenón de Somodevilla, Marqués de la Ensenada canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1053300 — 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: Zenón de Somodevilla, Marqués de la Ensenada Context triple: [Ferdinand VI of Spain, notableMinister, Zenón de Somodevilla, Marqués de la Ensenada]
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Simón de Anda y Salazar
Simón de Anda y Salazar was an 18th-century Spanish colonial official who became acting Governor-General of the Philippines and led the resistance against the British during their 1762–1764 occupation of Manila.
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Marquis de Casalduero
Marquis de Casalduero is a wealthy, aristocratic landowner in Gabriel García Márquez’s novel "Of Love and Other Demons," whose status and actions shape the fate of the young protagonist, Sierva María.
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Gaspar de Guzmán, Count-Duke of Olivares
Gaspar de Guzmán, Count-Duke of Olivares, was a powerful 17th-century Spanish statesman who effectively governed the Spanish Empire during much of Philip IV’s reign, driving ambitious but ultimately unsuccessful political and military reforms.
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Luis Vicente de Velasco e Isla
Luis Vicente de Velasco e Isla was an 18th-century Spanish naval officer renowned for his heroic defense of Havana against British forces during the Seven Years' War.
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Francisco Javier de Elío
Francisco Javier de Elío was a Spanish military officer and colonial administrator best known for serving as the final viceroy of the Río de la Plata during the turbulent period of the Spanish American wars of independence.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Zenón de Somodevilla, Marqués de la Ensenada Target entity description: Zenón de Somodevilla, Marqués de la Ensenada, was an influential 18th-century Spanish statesman and reformer known for his wide-ranging fiscal, naval, and administrative reforms under King Ferdinand VI.
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A.
Simón de Anda y Salazar
Simón de Anda y Salazar was an 18th-century Spanish colonial official who became acting Governor-General of the Philippines and led the resistance against the British during their 1762–1764 occupation of Manila.
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B.
Marquis de Casalduero
Marquis de Casalduero is a wealthy, aristocratic landowner in Gabriel García Márquez’s novel "Of Love and Other Demons," whose status and actions shape the fate of the young protagonist, Sierva María.
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C.
Gaspar de Guzmán, Count-Duke of Olivares
Gaspar de Guzmán, Count-Duke of Olivares, was a powerful 17th-century Spanish statesman who effectively governed the Spanish Empire during much of Philip IV’s reign, driving ambitious but ultimately unsuccessful political and military reforms.
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D.
Luis Vicente de Velasco e Isla
Luis Vicente de Velasco e Isla was an 18th-century Spanish naval officer renowned for his heroic defense of Havana against British forces during the Seven Years' War.
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E.
Francisco Javier de Elío
Francisco Javier de Elío was a Spanish military officer and colonial administrator best known for serving as the final viceroy of the Río de la Plata during the turbulent period of the Spanish American wars of independence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Spanish statesman
ⓘ
government minister ⓘ human ⓘ nobleman ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| areaOfWork |
naval administration
ⓘ
public finance ⓘ state administration ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1702-04-20 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Hervías
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La Rioja ⓘ Spain ⓘ |
| causeOfDownfall | court intrigues under Charles III of Spain ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Spain ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1781-12-02 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Medina del Campo
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Spain ⓘ Valladolid ⓘ |
| employer |
Crown of Spain
ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish Crown
|
| familyName | de Somodevilla ⓘ |
| givenName | Zenón ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Marqués ⓘ |
| implementedReform |
centralization of royal administration
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modernization of Spanish tax system ⓘ reorganization of Spanish navy ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Enlightenment ideas on rational administration ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Catastro de Ensenada
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administrative reforms in Spain ⓘ attempted single tax reform in Spain ⓘ fiscal reforms in Spain ⓘ naval reforms in Spain ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Spanish ⓘ |
| monarchServed |
Ferdinand VI of Spain
ⓘ
Philip V of Spain ⓘ |
| movement | Enlightenment ⓘ |
| nobleTitle |
Zenón de Somodevilla, Marqués de la Ensenada
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Marqués de la Ensenada
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| notableEvent | exile from court after fall from favor ⓘ |
| notableWork | implementation of the Catastro de Ensenada land survey ⓘ |
| partOf |
Bourbon Reforms
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surface form:
Bourbon Reforms in Spain
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| politicalAlignment | reformist absolutism ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
First Secretary of State of Spain
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surface form:
Secretary of State of Spain
Minister of War of Spain ⓘ
surface form:
Secretary of War of Spain
Ministry of the Navy of Spain ⓘ
surface form:
Secretary of the Navy of Spain
Minister of Finance of Spain ⓘ
surface form:
Secretary of the Treasury of Spain
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| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholicism
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| residence | Madrid ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Zenón de Somodevilla, Marqués de la Ensenada Description of subject: Zenón de Somodevilla, Marqués de la Ensenada, was an influential 18th-century Spanish statesman and reformer known for his wide-ranging fiscal, naval, and administrative reforms under King Ferdinand VI.
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