maja (fashionable lower-class Madrilenian woman)
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A maja is a stylish, spirited working-class woman from Madrid, known for her distinctive traditional dress and bold, flirtatious demeanor in Spanish art and culture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| maja (fashionable lower-class Madrilenian woman) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2723356 — 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: maja (fashionable lower-class Madrilenian woman) Context triple: [La Maja Vestida, iconography, maja (fashionable lower-class Madrilenian woman)]
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A.
Marta (Spanish)
Marta is the Spanish given name equivalent to Martha, commonly used in Spanish-speaking countries.
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B.
Mariquita
Mariquita is a historic town in central Colombia known as an early colonial settlement and former mining center.
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C.
Pilar
Pilar is the introspective female protagonist of Paulo Coelho’s novel "By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept," whose spiritual and emotional journey drives the story.
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D.
Pilar
Pilar is a strong-willed, perceptive Spanish guerrilla fighter who plays a central role in Ernest Hemingway’s novel "For Whom the Bell Tolls."
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E.
Pilar
Pilar is a riverside city in southwestern Paraguay known for its colonial architecture, river port activities, and proximity to the border with Argentina.
- 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: maja (fashionable lower-class Madrilenian woman) Target entity description: A maja is a stylish, spirited working-class woman from Madrid, known for her distinctive traditional dress and bold, flirtatious demeanor in Spanish art and culture.
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A.
Marta (Spanish)
Marta is the Spanish given name equivalent to Martha, commonly used in Spanish-speaking countries.
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B.
Mariquita
Mariquita is a historic town in central Colombia known as an early colonial settlement and former mining center.
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C.
Pilar
Pilar is the introspective female protagonist of Paulo Coelho’s novel "By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept," whose spiritual and emotional journey drives the story.
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D.
Pilar
Pilar is a strong-willed, perceptive Spanish guerrilla fighter who plays a central role in Ernest Hemingway’s novel "For Whom the Bell Tolls."
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E.
Pilar
Pilar is a riverside city in southwestern Paraguay known for its colonial architecture, river port activities, and proximity to the border with Argentina.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural archetype
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social type ⓘ stereotypical character ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Romanticism in Spain
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Spanish Enlightenment ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish Enlightenment era
Spanish traditional costume ⓘ castizo identity ⓘ majo (fashionable lower-class Madrilenian man) ⓘ popular urban culture of Madrid ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity | Madrid ⓘ |
| connotation |
cheeky
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provocative ⓘ stylish ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Spain ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Spanish culture ⓘ |
| depictedIn |
Spanish literature
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Spanish painting ⓘ Spanish prints ⓘ Spanish theatre ⓘ |
| etymologyRelatedTo | majo ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| knownFor |
bold demeanor
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distinctive traditional dress ⓘ flirtatious behavior ⓘ spirited personality ⓘ |
| language | Spanish ⓘ |
| notableDepictionBy | Francisco Goya ⓘ |
| notableWorkDepiction |
La Maja Desnuda
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surface form:
La maja desnuda
La Maja Vestida ⓘ
surface form:
La maja vestida
|
| opposedTo | afrancesado (Frenchified elite Spaniard) ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
embodiment of popular resistance to foreign fashions
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guardian of traditional Spanish customs ⓘ object of desire in art ⓘ |
| socialClass | working class ⓘ |
| socialRole | symbol of popular Madrid identity ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
18th century
ⓘ
19th century ⓘ |
| typicalClothingElement |
brightly colored skirt
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fitted bodice ⓘ lace shawl ⓘ mantilla ⓘ ornamental comb ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: maja (fashionable lower-class Madrilenian woman) Description of subject: A maja is a stylish, spirited working-class woman from Madrid, known for her distinctive traditional dress and bold, flirtatious demeanor in Spanish art and culture.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.