University of La Laguna
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The University of La Laguna is a public higher education and research institution located in the Canary Islands, Spain, known as one of the country’s oldest universities.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Universidad de La Laguna | 2 |
| University of La Laguna canonical | 2 |
| Instituto de La Laguna | 1 |
| Rectorado de la Universidad de La Laguna | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1546637 — 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: University of La Laguna Context triple: [San Cristóbal de La Laguna, notableInstitution, University of La Laguna]
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A.
University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
The University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria is a Spanish public university located in the Canary Islands, known for its programs in marine sciences, engineering, and tourism studies.
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B.
University of Granada
The University of Granada is a major public research university in southern Spain, renowned for its historic campus, large international student population, and strong programs in humanities, sciences, and technology.
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C.
University of Cádiz
The University of Cádiz is a Spanish public university based in the coastal city of Cádiz, known for its programs in marine sciences, humanities, and social sciences.
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D.
University of Seville
The University of Seville is one of Spain’s oldest and largest public universities, renowned for its historic campus and broad range of academic and research programs.
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E.
University of Alcalá
The University of Alcalá is a historic Spanish university in Alcalá de Henares, renowned as a major Renaissance center of learning and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- 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: University of La Laguna Target entity description: The University of La Laguna is a public higher education and research institution located in the Canary Islands, Spain, known as one of the country’s oldest universities.
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A.
University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
The University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria is a Spanish public university located in the Canary Islands, known for its programs in marine sciences, engineering, and tourism studies.
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B.
University of Granada
The University of Granada is a major public research university in southern Spain, renowned for its historic campus, large international student population, and strong programs in humanities, sciences, and technology.
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C.
University of Cádiz
The University of Cádiz is a Spanish public university based in the coastal city of Cádiz, known for its programs in marine sciences, humanities, and social sciences.
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D.
University of Seville
The University of Seville is one of Spain’s oldest and largest public universities, renowned for its historic campus and broad range of academic and research programs.
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E.
University of Alcalá
The University of Alcalá is a historic Spanish university in Alcalá de Henares, renowned as a major Renaissance center of learning and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
public university
ⓘ
research university ⓘ |
| accreditation | recognized by Spanish Ministry of Universities ⓘ |
| affiliatedWith |
Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias
ⓘ
surface form:
Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (through collaboration)
|
| coordinates |
approximate latitude 28.48 N
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approximate longitude -16.32 W ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| foundingDate | 1792 ⓘ |
| fundingModel | publicly funded ⓘ |
| governedBy | Rector of the University of La Laguna ⓘ |
| hasAcademicStaff | over 1,000 ⓘ |
| hasAdministrativeUnit |
Canary Islands
ⓘ
surface form:
Canary Islands autonomous community
|
| hasAlumni | graduates active in politics, science, and culture in the Canary Islands ⓘ |
| hasCampus |
central campus in San Cristóbal de La Laguna
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scattered facilities in Santa Cruz de Tenerife ⓘ |
| hasColor |
purple
ⓘ
white ⓘ |
| hasFaculty |
Faculty of Economics, Business and Tourism
ⓘ
Faculty of Health Sciences ⓘ Faculty of Humanities ⓘ Faculty of Law ⓘ Faculty of Science ⓘ Faculty of Social Sciences and Communication ⓘ |
| hasRectorate |
University of La Laguna
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Rectorado de la Universidad de La Laguna
|
| hasStudentBody | over 20,000 students ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.ull.es ⓘ |
| inception | 1792 ⓘ |
| isOneOf | oldest universities in Spain ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Atlantic Ocean region
ⓘ
Canary Islands ⓘ San Cristóbal de La Laguna ⓘ Tenerife ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Group of Eight Spanish Universities (historical universities)
ⓘ
surface form:
Group of Eight Universities of the Canary Islands and Madeira (historical regional collaborations)
|
| motto | Perficit humanitatem ⓘ |
| mottoLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| offersDegree |
doctoral degrees
ⓘ
master’s degrees ⓘ undergraduate degrees ⓘ |
| officialName |
University of La Laguna
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Universidad de La Laguna
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| partOf | Spanish public university system ⓘ |
| regionServed | Canary Islands ⓘ |
| specializesIn |
astrophysics
ⓘ
humanities ⓘ marine sciences ⓘ social sciences ⓘ |
| type |
public higher education institution
ⓘ
research institution ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: University of La Laguna Description of subject: The University of La Laguna is a public higher education and research institution located in the Canary Islands, Spain, known as one of the country’s oldest universities.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
University of La Laguna
this entity surface form:
Universidad de La Laguna
this entity surface form:
Universidad de La Laguna
this entity surface form:
Rectorado de la Universidad de La Laguna
this entity surface form:
Instituto de La Laguna