Beatriz de la Cueva
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Beatriz de la Cueva was a 16th-century Spanish noblewoman who briefly served as governor of Guatemala, becoming one of the first women to hold such a position in the Americas.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Beatriz de la Cueva canonical | 1 |
| Francisca de la Cueva | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1014659 — 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: Beatriz de la Cueva Context triple: [Pedro de Alvarado, spouse, Beatriz de la Cueva]
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A.
Teresa di Blasco
Teresa di Blasco was the wife of Italian Enlightenment jurist and philosopher Cesare Beccaria, known for his pioneering work on criminal justice reform.
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B.
Josefa Bayeu
Josefa Bayeu was the wife of Spanish painter Francisco Goya and a member of the artistic Bayeu family connected to the royal court in 18th-century Spain.
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C.
María Cortés
María Cortés was a daughter of the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés, belonging to the colonial-era lineage that emerged from his conquests in the Americas.
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D.
Juana Enríquez
Juana Enríquez was a 15th-century Queen of Aragon and Navarre, notable as the consort of John II of Aragon and the mother of King Ferdinand II, a key architect of Spanish unification.
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E.
María de la Concepción Palacios y Blanco
María de la Concepción Palacios y Blanco was a Venezuelan aristocrat best known as the mother of independence leader Simón Bolívar.
- 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: Beatriz de la Cueva Target entity description: Beatriz de la Cueva was a 16th-century Spanish noblewoman who briefly served as governor of Guatemala, becoming one of the first women to hold such a position in the Americas.
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A.
Teresa di Blasco
Teresa di Blasco was the wife of Italian Enlightenment jurist and philosopher Cesare Beccaria, known for his pioneering work on criminal justice reform.
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B.
Josefa Bayeu
Josefa Bayeu was the wife of Spanish painter Francisco Goya and a member of the artistic Bayeu family connected to the royal court in 18th-century Spain.
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C.
María Cortés
María Cortés was a daughter of the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés, belonging to the colonial-era lineage that emerged from his conquests in the Americas.
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D.
Juana Enríquez
Juana Enríquez was a 15th-century Queen of Aragon and Navarre, notable as the consort of John II of Aragon and the mother of King Ferdinand II, a key architect of Spanish unification.
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E.
María de la Concepción Palacios y Blanco
María de la Concepción Palacios y Blanco was a Venezuelan aristocrat best known as the mother of independence leader Simón Bolívar.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Spanish noblewoman
ⓘ
colonial governor ⓘ human ⓘ woman politician ⓘ |
| areaOfActivity |
Central America
ⓘ
Guatemala ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath |
flood
ⓘ
mudslide ⓘ |
| centuryOfBirth | 15th century ⓘ |
| centuryOfDeath | 16th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Crown of Castile ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | circa 1490 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1541-09-11 ⓘ |
| deathEvent | destruction of Santiago de los Caballeros de Guatemala in 1541 ⓘ |
| describedAs | one of the earliest women to hold a gubernatorial office in the New World ⓘ |
| endTime | 1541-09-11 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Spaniards ⓘ |
| familyName | de la Cueva ⓘ |
| givenName | Beatriz ⓘ |
| governed |
Guatemala Captaincy General
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Guatemala
Guatemala City ⓘ
surface form:
Santiago de los Caballeros de Guatemala
|
| languageSpoken | Spanish ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | accidental death ⓘ |
| notableEvent | appointment as governor of Guatemala after the death of Pedro de Alvarado ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the first female governors in the Americas
ⓘ
briefly governing the Kingdom of Guatemala in 1541 ⓘ |
| occupation |
governor
ⓘ
noblewoman ⓘ |
| partOf | Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Guatemala Captaincy General
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Guatemala
Guatemala City ⓘ
surface form:
Santiago de los Caballeros de Guatemala
|
| positionHeld |
Governor of Guatemala
ⓘ
Governor of the Kingdom of Guatemala ⓘ |
| relative | Francisco de los Cobos y Molina ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence |
Guatemala City
ⓘ
surface form:
Santiago de los Caballeros de Guatemala
|
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse | Pedro de Alvarado ⓘ |
| startTime | 1541-09-09 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Spanish colonization of the Americas ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Beatriz de la Cueva Description of subject: Beatriz de la Cueva was a 16th-century Spanish noblewoman who briefly served as governor of Guatemala, becoming one of the first women to hold such a position in the Americas.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Francisca de la Cueva