The Blood of Guatemala
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The Blood of Guatemala is a historical study by Greg Grandin that examines the formation of indigenous identity, nationalism, and state power in the highland city of Quetzaltenango from the colonial era through the twentieth century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Blood of Guatemala canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Blood of Guatemala Context triple: [Greg Grandin, notableWork, The Blood of Guatemala]
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A.
Bitter Fruit: The Story of the American Coup in Guatemala
Bitter Fruit: The Story of the American Coup in Guatemala is a historical and political analysis book that examines the 1954 U.S.-backed overthrow of Guatemala’s democratically elected government and its lasting consequences.
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B.
La Noche Triste
La Noche Triste was a pivotal 1520 episode during the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire, when Hernán Cortés’s forces suffered a devastating nighttime retreat from Tenochtitlan.
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C.
The Death of Artemio Cruz
The Death of Artemio Cruz is a landmark 1962 novel by Mexican writer Carlos Fuentes that uses fragmented, shifting perspectives to explore power, memory, and corruption in post-revolutionary Mexico.
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D.
Patria o Muerte
Patria o Muerte is a famous Cuban revolutionary slogan meaning "Homeland or Death," closely associated with Fidel Castro and the post-1959 Cuban state.
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E.
Grito de Baire
Grito de Baire was the 1895 uprising in the town of Baire that marked the formal beginning of Cuba’s War of Independence against Spanish colonial rule.
- 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: The Blood of Guatemala Target entity description: The Blood of Guatemala is a historical study by Greg Grandin that examines the formation of indigenous identity, nationalism, and state power in the highland city of Quetzaltenango from the colonial era through the twentieth century.
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A.
Bitter Fruit: The Story of the American Coup in Guatemala
Bitter Fruit: The Story of the American Coup in Guatemala is a historical and political analysis book that examines the 1954 U.S.-backed overthrow of Guatemala’s democratically elected government and its lasting consequences.
-
B.
La Noche Triste
La Noche Triste was a pivotal 1520 episode during the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire, when Hernán Cortés’s forces suffered a devastating nighttime retreat from Tenochtitlan.
-
C.
The Death of Artemio Cruz
The Death of Artemio Cruz is a landmark 1962 novel by Mexican writer Carlos Fuentes that uses fragmented, shifting perspectives to explore power, memory, and corruption in post-revolutionary Mexico.
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D.
Patria o Muerte
Patria o Muerte is a famous Cuban revolutionary slogan meaning "Homeland or Death," closely associated with Fidel Castro and the post-1959 Cuban state.
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E.
Grito de Baire
Grito de Baire was the 1895 uprising in the town of Baire that marked the formal beginning of Cuba’s War of Independence against Spanish colonial rule.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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historical study ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
Latin American studies
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ethnic studies ⓘ history ⓘ political history ⓘ |
| author | Greg Grandin ⓘ |
| countryOfFocus | Guatemala ⓘ |
| examines |
construction of national identity in Guatemala
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local elites in Quetzaltenango ⓘ relationship between indigenous communities and the Guatemalan state ⓘ violence and repression in Guatemalan history ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
indigenous identity
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nationalism ⓘ state power ⓘ |
| geographicalScope |
Guatemala Highlands
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surface form:
Guatemalan highlands
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| hasGenre |
political history
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scholarly monograph ⓘ social history ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainLocation | Quetzaltenango ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| nonFiction | true ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | Durham, North Carolina ⓘ |
| publisher | Duke University Press ⓘ |
| setIn |
Guatemala Highlands
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surface form:
Guatemalan highlands
Quetzaltenango ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Maya peoples
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surface form:
Maya peoples of Guatemala
indigenismo ⓘ nation-state formation in Guatemala ⓘ race and ethnicity in Guatemala ⓘ |
| temporalScope |
colonial era
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twentieth century ⓘ |
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Subject: The Blood of Guatemala Description of subject: The Blood of Guatemala is a historical study by Greg Grandin that examines the formation of indigenous identity, nationalism, and state power in the highland city of Quetzaltenango from the colonial era through the twentieth century.
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