Cato
E175940
Cato was an enslaved African man who led the 1739 Stono Rebellion in colonial South Carolina, one of the largest slave uprisings in British North America.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cato canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1553632 — 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: Cato Context triple: [Stono Rebellion, leader, Cato]
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A.
Cato the Younger
Cato the Younger was a Roman statesman and Stoic philosopher renowned for his incorruptible integrity and staunch opposition to Julius Caesar’s rise to power.
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B.
Publius
Publius was the shared pseudonym used by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay when writing the influential essays known as The Federalist Papers advocating for the ratification of the U.S. Constitution.
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C.
Publius
Publius is the praenomen (personal name) of the Roman historian and senator Tacitus, whose full name is Publius Cornelius Tacitus.
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D.
Cotta
Cotta is a German publishing house historically known for issuing influential literary and philosophical works, including those of major figures like Goethe and Schiller.
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E.
Lucius
Lucius is an American indie pop band known for its lush harmonies, retro-inspired sound, and the twin-like vocal pairing of lead singers Jess Wolfe and Holly Laessig.
- 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: Cato Target entity description: Cato was an enslaved African man who led the 1739 Stono Rebellion in colonial South Carolina, one of the largest slave uprisings in British North America.
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A.
Cato the Younger
Cato the Younger was a Roman statesman and Stoic philosopher renowned for his incorruptible integrity and staunch opposition to Julius Caesar’s rise to power.
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B.
Publius
Publius was the shared pseudonym used by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay when writing the influential essays known as The Federalist Papers advocating for the ratification of the U.S. Constitution.
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C.
Publius
Publius is the praenomen (personal name) of the Roman historian and senator Tacitus, whose full name is Publius Cornelius Tacitus.
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D.
Cotta
Cotta is a German publishing house historically known for issuing influential literary and philosophical works, including those of major figures like Goethe and Schiller.
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E.
Lucius
Lucius is an American indie pop band known for its lush harmonies, retro-inspired sound, and the twin-like vocal pairing of lead singers Jess Wolfe and Holly Laessig.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
enslaved person
ⓘ
person ⓘ rebel leader ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Jemmy
ⓘ
Jemmy (possible alternative name in some sources) ⓘ |
| armedWith |
guns
ⓘ
other weapons ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Catholicism (in some accounts)
ⓘ
Kongo region (in some interpretations of origin) ⓘ |
| associatedWithLaw |
South Carolina Negro Act of 1740
ⓘ
surface form:
Negro Act of 1740
|
| consequenceOfActions |
increased regulation of enslaved Africans
ⓘ
stricter slave codes in South Carolina ⓘ |
| continentOfOrigin | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Province of South Carolina ⓘ |
| countryOfEnslavement |
British America
ⓘ
surface form:
British North America
|
| dateOfEvent |
1739
ⓘ
1739-09-09 ⓘ |
| deathCause | killed during suppression of the Stono Rebellion (probable) ⓘ |
| enslavedIn | South Carolina ⓘ |
| ethnicity | African ⓘ |
| eventLocation |
Stono River
ⓘ
surface form:
Stono River, South Carolina
near Charleston, South Carolina ⓘ |
| goal |
escape from slavery
ⓘ
reach Spanish Florida for freedom ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
British America
ⓘ
surface form:
British North America
Thirteen Colonies ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
leader of one of the largest slave uprisings in British North America
ⓘ
symbol of early African resistance to slavery in North America ⓘ |
| leaderOf | Stono Rebellion ⓘ |
| legacy |
commemorated in discussions of early American slave revolts
ⓘ
subject of historical scholarship on slave resistance ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | colonial records of the Stono Rebellion ⓘ |
| movementDirection | toward Spanish Florida ⓘ |
| notableFor | leading the Stono Rebellion ⓘ |
| numberOfFollowers | approximately 20 enslaved people at outset ⓘ |
| numberOfParticipantsInRebellion | about 60 to 100 enslaved people ⓘ |
| opposedCountry | Great Britain ⓘ |
| opposedSystem | slavery ⓘ |
| partOf |
African-American history
ⓘ
history of colonial South Carolina ⓘ history of slavery in the United States ⓘ |
| resistanceType |
armed uprising
ⓘ
slave rebellion ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
18th century
ⓘ
colonial era ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cato Description of subject: Cato was an enslaved African man who led the 1739 Stono Rebellion in colonial South Carolina, one of the largest slave uprisings in British North America.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.