Velasco, Texas
E220675
Velasco, Texas was a historic Gulf Coast port town that played a key role in early Texas history, including as the site where treaties ending the Texas Revolution were signed.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Velasco, Texas canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1019531 — 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: Velasco, Texas Context triple: [Treaties of Velasco, placeSigned, Velasco, Texas]
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A.
Mesquite, Texas
Mesquite, Texas is a suburban city in the eastern part of the Dallas–Fort Worth area known for its strong retail centers, rodeo heritage, and family-oriented residential communities.
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B.
Gonzales, Texas
Gonzales, Texas is a historic town best known as the site of the first battle of the Texas Revolution and the origin of the famous "Come and Take It" slogan.
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C.
Corsicana
Corsicana is a small city in north-central Texas known for its oil boom history and as a regional commercial and transportation hub between Dallas and Houston.
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D.
Mission, Texas
Mission, Texas is a city in the Rio Grande Valley in southern Texas, known for its agricultural industry and proximity to the U.S.–Mexico border.
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E.
Balch Springs
Balch Springs is a suburban city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area in northeastern Texas.
- 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: Velasco, Texas Target entity description: Velasco, Texas was a historic Gulf Coast port town that played a key role in early Texas history, including as the site where treaties ending the Texas Revolution were signed.
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A.
Mesquite, Texas
Mesquite, Texas is a suburban city in the eastern part of the Dallas–Fort Worth area known for its strong retail centers, rodeo heritage, and family-oriented residential communities.
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B.
Gonzales, Texas
Gonzales, Texas is a historic town best known as the site of the first battle of the Texas Revolution and the origin of the famous "Come and Take It" slogan.
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C.
Corsicana
Corsicana is a small city in north-central Texas known for its oil boom history and as a regional commercial and transportation hub between Dallas and Houston.
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D.
Mission, Texas
Mission, Texas is a city in the Rio Grande Valley in southern Texas, known for its agricultural industry and proximity to the U.S.–Mexico border.
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E.
Balch Springs
Balch Springs is a suburban city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area in northeastern Texas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former municipality
ⓘ
historic town ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Battle of San Jacinto aftermath
ⓘ
Republic of Texas ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson |
Antonio López de Santa Anna
ⓘ
David G. Burnet ⓘ |
| capitalOf | Republic of Texas ⓘ |
| capitalPeriodEnd | 1836 ⓘ |
| capitalPeriodStart | 1836 ⓘ |
| category |
Former populated places in Texas
ⓘ
Populated coastal places in Texas ⓘ |
| conflictEndedByTreaties | Texas Revolution ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| economyBasedOn |
cotton export
ⓘ
shipping ⓘ trade with Mexico and the United States ⓘ |
| eraOfProminence | 19th century ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Government of Mexico
ⓘ
surface form:
Mexican government
|
| foundingDate | 1831 ⓘ |
| geographicFeature |
Brazos River mouth
ⓘ
Gulf of Mexico ⓘ |
| governingBodyHistorical |
Coahuila y Tejas
ⓘ
surface form:
Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas
Republic of Texas political leadership ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Texas government
|
| hasHistoricMarker | Texas state historical marker ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | Treaties of Velasco ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
important Gulf Coast port in early Texas history
ⓘ
major port of entry for Anglo-American colonists to Texas ⓘ |
| laterGoverningBody |
Texas
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Texas
|
| locatedAtMouthOf | Brazos River ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Brazoria County, Texas
ⓘ
Texas ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Southeast Texas ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Freeport, Texas ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Gulf Coast of Texas ⓘ |
| mergeDate | 1957 ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Freeport, Texas ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Luis de Velasco
ⓘ
Spanish viceroy of New Spain ⓘ |
| partOf |
Brazoria, Texas
ⓘ
surface form:
Brazosport area
Greater Freeport area ⓘ |
| portType |
river port
ⓘ
seaport ⓘ |
| servedAs | temporary capital of the Republic of Texas ⓘ |
| significantFor | being the site where the Treaties of Velasco were signed ⓘ |
| status | unincorporated community ⓘ |
| timeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
| treatyDate | May 14, 1836 ⓘ |
| treatySignedHere |
public Treaty of Velasco
ⓘ
Treaties of Velasco ⓘ
surface form:
secret Treaty of Velasco
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Subject: Velasco, Texas Description of subject: Velasco, Texas was a historic Gulf Coast port town that played a key role in early Texas history, including as the site where treaties ending the Texas Revolution were signed.
Referenced by (2)
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