La Placita
E221257
La Placita is the popular name for Los Angeles’ historic Plaza Church, one of the city’s oldest and most culturally significant Catholic parishes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| La Placita canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1982194 — 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: La Placita Context triple: [Plaza Church, shortName, La Placita]
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A.
Casa del Sol
Casa del Sol is one of the guesthouses at Hearst Castle in San Simeon, California, known for its ornate Mediterranean Revival architecture and lavish historic interiors.
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B.
El Centro
El Centro is a city in Southern California’s Imperial Valley that serves as the county seat and a regional commercial and agricultural hub near the U.S.–Mexico border.
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C.
Casa del Desierto
Casa del Desierto is a historic Harvey House railroad depot and hotel in Barstow, California, now serving as a museum and cultural center.
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D.
El Camino Real
El Camino Real is a historic and major thoroughfare in California that traces the route connecting the state’s early Spanish missions and now serves as a key commercial and commuter corridor through many Peninsula and South Bay communities.
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E.
El Mercado de Coronado
El Mercado de Coronado is a quick-service food court at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort offering a variety of casual dining options in a vibrant, market-style setting.
- 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: La Placita Target entity description: La Placita is the popular name for Los Angeles’ historic Plaza Church, one of the city’s oldest and most culturally significant Catholic parishes.
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A.
Casa del Sol
Casa del Sol is one of the guesthouses at Hearst Castle in San Simeon, California, known for its ornate Mediterranean Revival architecture and lavish historic interiors.
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B.
El Centro
El Centro is a city in Southern California’s Imperial Valley that serves as the county seat and a regional commercial and agricultural hub near the U.S.–Mexico border.
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C.
Casa del Desierto
Casa del Desierto is a historic Harvey House railroad depot and hotel in Barstow, California, now serving as a museum and cultural center.
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D.
El Camino Real
El Camino Real is a historic and major thoroughfare in California that traces the route connecting the state’s early Spanish missions and now serves as a key commercial and commuter corridor through many Peninsula and South Bay communities.
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E.
El Mercado de Coronado
El Mercado de Coronado is a quick-service food court at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort offering a variety of casual dining options in a vibrant, market-style setting.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic parish
ⓘ
historic church ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
La Placita Church
ⓘ
Plaza Church ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Mission Revival (later alterations)
ⓘ
Spanish Colonial ⓘ |
| churchBuildingCompleted | 1822 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalSignificance |
historic center of Catholic worship for early Los Angeles
ⓘ
important site for Mexican American community in Los Angeles ⓘ symbol of the city’s Spanish and Mexican heritage ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Our Lady of the Angels ⓘ |
| denomination |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| diocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles ⓘ |
| founder | Spanish settlers of Pueblo de Los Ángeles ⓘ |
| foundingDate | 1784 ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles
ⓘ
surface form:
Archdiocese of Los Angeles
|
| hasCemetery | historic burials associated with early Los Angeles settlers ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
adobe walls (original construction)
ⓘ
ornate altar ⓘ plaza-facing façade ⓘ single bell tower ⓘ |
| hasParishCommunity | predominantly Latino congregation ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationNumber | 3 ⓘ |
| isOneOf | oldest Catholic parishes in Los Angeles ⓘ |
| languageOfLiturgy |
English
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedAt | 535 North Main Street, Los Angeles, California ⓘ |
| locatedInCity | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| locatedInCounty | Los Angeles County ⓘ |
| locatedInNeighborhood |
El Pueblo de Los Angeles
ⓘ
surface form:
El Pueblo de Los Ángeles
|
| locatedInState |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
|
| locatedNear | Olvera Street ⓘ |
| notableEvent | site of many early civic and religious ceremonies in Los Angeles ⓘ |
| officialName |
Our Lady Queen of the Angels
ⓘ
surface form:
La Iglesia de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles
Our Lady Queen of the Angels ⓘ
surface form:
Our Lady Queen of Angels Church
|
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| partOf |
El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument Authority
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surface form:
El Pueblo de Los Ángeles Historical Monument
|
| predecessorBuildingConstructed | 1814 ⓘ |
| proximityTo |
Los Angeles Plaza
ⓘ
surface form:
Los Angeles Plaza Historic District
|
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Mass and sacraments
ⓘ
community gatherings ⓘ cultural and religious festivals ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: La Placita Description of subject: La Placita is the popular name for Los Angeles’ historic Plaza Church, one of the city’s oldest and most culturally significant Catholic parishes.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.