Rafael Casanova
E22206
Rafael Casanova was a Catalan lawyer and politician who became a symbol of Catalan resistance for his leadership in the defense of Barcelona during the War of the Spanish Succession.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rafael Casanova canonical | 2 |
| Rafael Casanova i Comes | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Rafael Casanova Context triple: [Siege of Barcelona (1713–1714), commander, Rafael Casanova]
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A.
Rafael Cerero
Rafael Cerero was a Spanish representative involved in the negotiations that concluded the Spanish–American War with the 1898 Treaty of Paris.
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B.
Juan Bohón
Juan Bohón was a Spanish conquistador best known as the founder of the Chilean city of La Serena in the 16th century.
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C.
Eugenio Montero Ríos
Eugenio Montero Ríos was a Spanish jurist and politician who served as Prime Minister of Spain and played a key role in negotiating the end of the Spanish–American War.
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D.
Ramón Carnicer
Ramón Carnicer was a 19th-century Spanish composer best known for writing the music of the Chilean national anthem.
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E.
Carlos Lage Dávila
Carlos Lage Dávila is a Cuban politician and former vice president who was once considered a key architect of Cuba’s economic policies and a potential successor to Fidel Castro.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Rafael Casanova Target entity description: Rafael Casanova was a Catalan lawyer and politician who became a symbol of Catalan resistance for his leadership in the defense of Barcelona during the War of the Spanish Succession.
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A.
Rafael Cerero
Rafael Cerero was a Spanish representative involved in the negotiations that concluded the Spanish–American War with the 1898 Treaty of Paris.
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B.
Juan Bohón
Juan Bohón was a Spanish conquistador best known as the founder of the Chilean city of La Serena in the 16th century.
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C.
Eugenio Montero Ríos
Eugenio Montero Ríos was a Spanish jurist and politician who served as Prime Minister of Spain and played a key role in negotiating the end of the Spanish–American War.
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D.
Ramón Carnicer
Ramón Carnicer was a 19th-century Spanish composer best known for writing the music of the Chilean national anthem.
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E.
Carlos Lage Dávila
Carlos Lage Dávila is a Cuban politician and former vice president who was once considered a key architect of Cuba’s economic policies and a potential successor to Fidel Castro.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catalan nationalist symbol
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human ⓘ lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Consell de Cent of Barcelona
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surface form:
Consell de Cent
institutions of the Principality of Catalonia ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn |
National Day of Catalonia
ⓘ
surface form:
Diada Nacional de Catalunya
|
| conflict | War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Principality of Catalonia ⓘ |
| culturalDepiction |
subject of Catalan historical literature
ⓘ
subject of Catalan patriotic iconography ⓘ |
| familyName | Casanova ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
municipal government
ⓘ
public law ⓘ |
| givenName | Rafael ⓘ |
| hasMonument |
Monument to Rafael Casanova
ⓘ
surface form:
Monument to Rafael Casanova in Barcelona
|
| hasOccupation |
lawyer
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politician ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 18th century ⓘ |
| knownFor |
leadership in the defense of Barcelona in 1714
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symbol of Catalan resistance ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Catalan
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| legacy |
figure in Catalan collective memory
ⓘ
icon of Catalanism ⓘ |
| legalStatusAfterWar | persecuted by Bourbon authorities ⓘ |
| legalTraining |
canon law
ⓘ
civil law ⓘ |
| memorialPractice | floral offerings at his monument on Catalonia’s National Day ⓘ |
| name |
Rafael Casanova
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Rafael Casanova i Comes
|
| nativeLanguage | Catalan ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Siege of Barcelona (1713–1714)
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War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ |
| notableWork | defense of Barcelona in 1714 ⓘ |
| opposedSide |
Spanish monarchy
ⓘ
surface form:
Bourbon monarchy of Philip V of Spain
|
| placeOfActivity |
Barcelona
ⓘ
Catalonia ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | pro-Catalan institutions ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Consell de Cent of Barcelona
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surface form:
Conseller en cap of Barcelona
chief councillor of the Consell de Cent of Barcelona ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholicism
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| roleDuringConflict | civil and military leader in Barcelona ⓘ |
| supportedSide | Austrian Habsburg claimant to the Spanish throne ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
Catalan national identity
ⓘ
Catalan resistance ⓘ |
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Subject: Rafael Casanova Description of subject: Rafael Casanova was a Catalan lawyer and politician who became a symbol of Catalan resistance for his leadership in the defense of Barcelona during the War of the Spanish Succession.
Referenced by (3)
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