Adelantado of Florida
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Adelantado of Florida was a Spanish royal title granting Juan Ponce de León authority to conquer, govern, and colonize the region of Florida in the early 16th century.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| adelantado of Florida | 3 |
| Adelantado of Florida canonical | 2 |
| Adelantado of La Florida | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T126274 — 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: Adelantado of Florida Context triple: [Juan Ponce de León, positionHeld, Adelantado of Florida]
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A.
Viceroyalty of New Granada
The Viceroyalty of New Granada was a major Spanish colonial administrative region in northern South America that encompassed territories of present-day Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, and Venezuela.
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B.
Juan Ponce de León
Juan Ponce de León was a Spanish explorer and conquistador best known for leading the first official European expedition to Florida and serving as the first governor of Puerto Rico.
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C.
Cortes of Spain
The Cortes of Spain is the historical name for Spain’s national legislative assembly, which served as the kingdom’s representative parliament responsible for enacting laws and approving major state decisions.
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D.
Viceroyalty of Peru
The Viceroyalty of Peru was a major Spanish colonial administrative region in South America, centered in Lima, that served as a key hub of imperial governance, mining, and trade from the 16th to the early 19th century.
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E.
Hernán Cortés
Hernán Cortés was a Spanish conquistador best known for leading the expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire and brought large portions of mainland Mexico under Spanish rule in the early 16th century.
- 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: Adelantado of Florida Target entity description: Adelantado of Florida was a Spanish royal title granting Juan Ponce de León authority to conquer, govern, and colonize the region of Florida in the early 16th century.
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A.
Viceroyalty of New Granada
The Viceroyalty of New Granada was a major Spanish colonial administrative region in northern South America that encompassed territories of present-day Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, and Venezuela.
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B.
Juan Ponce de León
Juan Ponce de León was a Spanish explorer and conquistador best known for leading the first official European expedition to Florida and serving as the first governor of Puerto Rico.
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C.
Cortes of Spain
The Cortes of Spain is the historical name for Spain’s national legislative assembly, which served as the kingdom’s representative parliament responsible for enacting laws and approving major state decisions.
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D.
Viceroyalty of Peru
The Viceroyalty of Peru was a major Spanish colonial administrative region in South America, centered in Lima, that served as a key hub of imperial governance, mining, and trade from the 16th to the early 19th century.
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E.
Hernán Cortés
Hernán Cortés was a Spanish conquistador best known for leading the expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire and brought large portions of mainland Mexico under Spanish rule in the early 16th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Spanish noble title
ⓘ
colonial administrative office ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Florida
ⓘ
West Florida ⓘ
surface form:
La Florida
|
| associatedWithEvent | Spanish exploration of Florida ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson | Ferdinand II of Aragon ⓘ |
| conferringAuthority |
colonize Florida
ⓘ
conquer Florida ⓘ govern Florida ⓘ |
| country | Crown of Castile ⓘ |
| grantedBy |
King of Spain
ⓘ
Spanish monarchy ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish Crown
|
| grantedTo | Juan Ponce de León ⓘ |
| hasRole |
civil administration
ⓘ
judicial authority ⓘ military leadership ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Viceroyalty of New Spain
ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish North America
|
| inception | 16th century ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Spanish ⓘ |
| legalForm | royal patent ⓘ |
| partOf | Spanish colonial system ⓘ |
| relatedPosition | Adelantado mayor ⓘ |
| scope | hereditary-style frontier governorship ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 16th century ⓘ |
| titleHolder | Juan Ponce de León ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Adelantado of Florida Description of subject: Adelantado of Florida was a Spanish royal title granting Juan Ponce de León authority to conquer, govern, and colonize the region of Florida in the early 16th century.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
adelantado of Florida
this entity surface form:
adelantado of Florida
this entity surface form:
adelantado of Florida
this entity surface form:
Adelantado of La Florida