Juan Sebastián Elcano
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Juan Sebastián Elcano was a Spanish explorer and navigator best known for completing the first circumnavigation of the Earth after Magellan’s death.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Juan Sebastián Elcano canonical | 18 |
| Elcano | 3 |
| Juan Sebastián de Elcano | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T59798 — 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: Juan Sebastián Elcano Context triple: [Ferdinand Magellan, successorInCommand, Juan Sebastián Elcano]
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A.
Ferdinand Magellan
Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese explorer who led the first expedition to circumnavigate the globe, significantly advancing European knowledge of world geography.
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B.
Vasco da Gama
Vasco da Gama was a Portuguese navigator who pioneered the sea route from Europe to India, becoming one of the most significant explorers of the Age of Exploration.
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C.
Bartolomeu Dias
Bartolomeu Dias was a 15th-century Portuguese navigator best known for being the first European to sail around the southern tip of Africa, opening the sea route from Europe to Asia.
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D.
Amerigo Vespucci
Amerigo Vespucci was an Italian explorer and navigator whose voyages to the New World led to the continents of the Americas being named in his honor.
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E.
Magellan I
Magellan I is a large optical telescope at Las Campanas Observatory in Chile, forming one of the twin Magellan telescopes used for advanced astronomical research.
- 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: Juan Sebastián Elcano Target entity description: Juan Sebastián Elcano was a Spanish explorer and navigator best known for completing the first circumnavigation of the Earth after Magellan’s death.
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A.
Ferdinand Magellan
Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese explorer who led the first expedition to circumnavigate the globe, significantly advancing European knowledge of world geography.
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B.
Vasco da Gama
Vasco da Gama was a Portuguese navigator who pioneered the sea route from Europe to India, becoming one of the most significant explorers of the Age of Exploration.
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C.
Bartolomeu Dias
Bartolomeu Dias was a 15th-century Portuguese navigator best known for being the first European to sail around the southern tip of Africa, opening the sea route from Europe to Asia.
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D.
Amerigo Vespucci
Amerigo Vespucci was an Italian explorer and navigator whose voyages to the New World led to the continents of the Americas being named in his honor.
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E.
Magellan I
Magellan I is a large optical telescope at Las Campanas Observatory in Chile, forming one of the twin Magellan telescopes used for advanced astronomical research.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Spanish person
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explorer ⓘ human ⓘ navigator ⓘ sailor ⓘ |
| achievement | first circumnavigation of the Earth ⓘ |
| allegiance | Crown of Castile ⓘ |
| causeOfNotability | global circumnavigation leadership ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | Ferdinand Magellan ⓘ |
| commanded | Victoria (ship) ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Crown of Castile
ⓘ
Spain ⓘ |
| employer |
Spanish monarchy
ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish Crown
|
| era |
Age of Exploration
ⓘ
surface form:
Age of Discovery
|
| ethnicGroup |
Basque
ⓘ
surface form:
Basque people
|
| expeditionEndPoint |
Seville, Spain
ⓘ
surface form:
Seville
|
| familyName |
Juan Sebastián Elcano
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Elcano
|
| fieldOfWork |
exploration
ⓘ
navigation ⓘ |
| givenName | Juan ⓘ |
| hasNamesake |
Spanish training ship Juan Sebastián de Elcano
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municipality of Getaria's monuments to Elcano ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Primus circumdedisti me ⓘ |
| honouredBy | Spanish Navy ⓘ |
| knownFor | completing Magellan's expedition around the world ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Basque
ⓘ
surface form:
Basque language
Spanish ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish language
|
| militaryBranch | Spanish Navy ⓘ |
| motto | Primus circumdedisti me ⓘ |
| name | Juan Sebastián Elcano self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | Spanish ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Spanish language ⓘ |
| notableFor | completing the first circumnavigation of the Earth ⓘ |
| occupation |
explorer
ⓘ
navigator ⓘ sailor ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Magellan–Elcano expedition ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Basque Country
ⓘ
Crown of Castile ⓘ Getaria ⓘ Basque Country ⓘ
surface form:
Gipuzkoa
|
| precededBy | Ferdinand Magellan as commander of the expedition ⓘ |
| returnedWith |
Victoria (ship)
ⓘ
surviving crew of the first circumnavigation ⓘ |
| role | captain of Victoria after Ferdinand Magellan's death ⓘ |
| serviceTo |
Charles I of Spain
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surface form:
King Charles I of Spain
|
| shipCommanded | Victoria (ship) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Juan Sebastián Elcano Description of subject: Juan Sebastián Elcano was a Spanish explorer and navigator best known for completing the first circumnavigation of the Earth after Magellan’s death.
Referenced by (22)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Elcano
subject surface form:
Victoria (ship)
subject surface form:
Juan Sebastián de Elcano
subject surface form:
Juan Sebastián Elcano
this entity surface form:
Elcano
subject surface form:
Juan Sebastián Elcano
subject surface form:
Juan Sebastián Elcano
this entity surface form:
Elcano
this entity surface form:
Juan Sebastián de Elcano