Monastery of San Esteban, Salamanca
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The Monastery of San Esteban in Salamanca is a prominent Dominican convent and architectural landmark of the Spanish Renaissance, renowned for its richly ornamented Plateresque façade and historical ties to major figures of Spain’s Golden Age.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Monastery of San Esteban, Salamanca canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2519434 — 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: Monastery of San Esteban, Salamanca Context triple: [Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba, placeOfBurial, Monastery of San Esteban, Salamanca]
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Old Cathedral of Salamanca
The Old Cathedral of Salamanca is a Romanesque-Gothic cathedral in Salamanca, Spain, renowned for its medieval architecture, frescoes, and historical significance alongside the adjacent New Cathedral.
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New Cathedral of Salamanca
The New Cathedral of Salamanca is a grand Gothic and Baroque-style Roman Catholic cathedral in Salamanca, Spain, renowned for its richly decorated façades and towering presence alongside the city’s Old Cathedral.
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Monastery of San Juan de los Reyes
The Monastery of San Juan de los Reyes is a late 15th-century Franciscan monastery in Toledo, Spain, renowned for its elaborate Isabelline Gothic architecture and richly decorated cloister.
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Monastery of Yuste
The Monastery of Yuste is a historic Hieronymite monastery in Extremadura, Spain, best known as the secluded retreat where Emperor Charles V spent his final years and died.
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Plaza Mayor of Salamanca
The Plaza Mayor of Salamanca is an iconic 18th-century Baroque square in western Spain, renowned as one of the country’s most beautiful plazas and a vibrant social and cultural hub.
- 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: Monastery of San Esteban, Salamanca Target entity description: The Monastery of San Esteban in Salamanca is a prominent Dominican convent and architectural landmark of the Spanish Renaissance, renowned for its richly ornamented Plateresque façade and historical ties to major figures of Spain’s Golden Age.
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A.
Old Cathedral of Salamanca
The Old Cathedral of Salamanca is a Romanesque-Gothic cathedral in Salamanca, Spain, renowned for its medieval architecture, frescoes, and historical significance alongside the adjacent New Cathedral.
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B.
New Cathedral of Salamanca
The New Cathedral of Salamanca is a grand Gothic and Baroque-style Roman Catholic cathedral in Salamanca, Spain, renowned for its richly decorated façades and towering presence alongside the city’s Old Cathedral.
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C.
Monastery of San Juan de los Reyes
The Monastery of San Juan de los Reyes is a late 15th-century Franciscan monastery in Toledo, Spain, renowned for its elaborate Isabelline Gothic architecture and richly decorated cloister.
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D.
Monastery of Yuste
The Monastery of Yuste is a historic Hieronymite monastery in Extremadura, Spain, best known as the secluded retreat where Emperor Charles V spent his final years and died.
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E.
Plaza Mayor of Salamanca
The Plaza Mayor of Salamanca is an iconic 18th-century Baroque square in western Spain, renowned as one of the country’s most beautiful plazas and a vibrant social and cultural hub.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dominican convent
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Renaissance architectural monument ⓘ monastery ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Catholic Church worldwide
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surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
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| architecturalStyle |
Plateresque
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Spanish Renaissance ⓘ |
| category |
Convents in Salamanca
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Monasteries in Castile and León ⓘ Renaissance architecture in Castile and León ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country |
Kingdom of Spain
ⓘ
Spain ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Saint Stephen ⓘ |
| denomination |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| era | Spanish Golden Age ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Dominican friars
ⓘ
surface form:
Dominican Order
|
| hasCulturalSignificance |
important Dominican intellectual center in Salamanca
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landmark of Spanish Renaissance art and architecture ⓘ |
| hasFaçadeStyle | Plateresque ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Plateresque façade
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chapter house ⓘ church ⓘ cloister ⓘ sacristy ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Bien de Interés Cultural ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected historic monument ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Castile and León
ⓘ
Old City of Salamanca ⓘ Salamanca ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
New Cathedral of Salamanca
ⓘ
surface form:
Cathedral of Salamanca
Convent of Santa María de las Dueñas ⓘ
surface form:
Convento de las Dueñas
|
| locatedOn | Iberian Peninsula ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Spanish Renaissance architecture
ⓘ
historical ties to Spain’s Golden Age ⓘ richly ornamented Plateresque façade ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Catholicism ⓘ |
| religiousOrder |
Dominican friars
ⓘ
surface form:
Dominican Order
|
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Dominican formation
ⓘ
religious life ⓘ theological studies ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Monastery of San Esteban, Salamanca Description of subject: The Monastery of San Esteban in Salamanca is a prominent Dominican convent and architectural landmark of the Spanish Renaissance, renowned for its richly ornamented Plateresque façade and historical ties to major figures of Spain’s Golden Age.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba