Nueva Vizcaya
E251795
Nueva Vizcaya was a vast province of New Spain in northern Mexico that once encompassed areas now forming several modern states, including Durango.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nueva Vizcaya canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2263301 — 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: Nueva Vizcaya Context triple: [State of Durango, historicalRegion, Nueva Vizcaya]
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A.
Bulacan
Bulacan is a province in the Central Luzon region of the Philippines known for its historical significance, cultural heritage, and proximity to Metro Manila.
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B.
Lanao del Norte
Lanao del Norte is a province in the Philippines located in the Northern Mindanao region, known for its coastal landscapes along Iligan Bay and diverse cultural communities.
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C.
Pampanga
Pampanga is a province in the Central Luzon region of the Philippines, known for its rich culinary heritage, vibrant festivals, and significant role in the country’s history and culture.
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D.
Zambales
Zambales is a coastal province in the Central Luzon region of the Philippines, known for its beaches, mangoes, and ethnolinguistic diversity.
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E.
Pangasinan
Pangasinan is an Austronesian language spoken primarily in the Pangasinan province and surrounding areas of northwestern Luzon in the Philippines.
- 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: Nueva Vizcaya Target entity description: Nueva Vizcaya was a vast province of New Spain in northern Mexico that once encompassed areas now forming several modern states, including Durango.
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A.
Bulacan
Bulacan is a province in the Central Luzon region of the Philippines known for its historical significance, cultural heritage, and proximity to Metro Manila.
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B.
Lanao del Norte
Lanao del Norte is a province in the Philippines located in the Northern Mindanao region, known for its coastal landscapes along Iligan Bay and diverse cultural communities.
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C.
Pampanga
Pampanga is a province in the Central Luzon region of the Philippines, known for its rich culinary heritage, vibrant festivals, and significant role in the country’s history and culture.
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D.
Zambales
Zambales is a coastal province in the Central Luzon region of the Philippines, known for its beaches, mangoes, and ethnolinguistic diversity.
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E.
Pangasinan
Pangasinan is an Austronesian language spoken primarily in the Pangasinan province and surrounding areas of northwestern Luzon in the Philippines.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former administrative division of New Spain
ⓘ
historical province ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Coahuila y Tejas
ⓘ
surface form:
Coahuila y Texas
Province of Nuevo México ⓘ
surface form:
New Mexico Province
Nueva Galicia ⓘ |
| capital | Durango ⓘ |
| colonialPower | Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| contains |
Chihuahua
ⓘ
Cuencamé ⓘ Durango ⓘ Guadiana Basin ⓘ
surface form:
Guadiana Valley
Indé ⓘ Mapimí Basin ⓘ
surface form:
Mapimí
Nombre de Dios ⓘ Parral ⓘ San Juan del Río ⓘ Santa Bárbara ⓘ parts of present-day state of Chihuahua ⓘ parts of present-day state of Coahuila ⓘ parts of present-day state of Durango ⓘ parts of present-day state of Nuevo León ⓘ parts of present-day state of Sinaloa ⓘ parts of present-day state of Sonora ⓘ parts of present-day state of Texas ⓘ |
| country | Viceroyalty of New Spain ⓘ |
| dissolved |
1821
ⓘ
early 19th century ⓘ |
| economy |
cattle ranching
ⓘ
silver mining ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Francisco de Ibarra ⓘ |
| followedBy |
State of Chihuahua
ⓘ
State of Durango ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Francisco de Ibarra ⓘ |
| governmentForm | Spanish colonial provincial government ⓘ |
| hasType | frontier province ⓘ |
| inception |
1560s
ⓘ
1562 ⓘ |
| language | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Northern Mexico
ⓘ
surface form:
northern Mexico
|
| namedAfter |
Basque Country
ⓘ
Biscay ⓘ |
| partOf |
Viceroyalty of New Spain
ⓘ
surface form:
New Spain
New Spain frontier regions ⓘ
surface form:
Northern Frontier of New Spain
|
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Chichimeca War
ⓘ
Tepehuán Revolt of the early 17th century ⓘ
surface form:
Tepehuán Revolt
|
| timePeriod |
16th century
ⓘ
17th century ⓘ 18th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nueva Vizcaya Description of subject: Nueva Vizcaya was a vast province of New Spain in northern Mexico that once encompassed areas now forming several modern states, including Durango.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.