UNESCO World Heritage Site (Guanajuato City and adjacent mines)
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UNESCO World Heritage Site (Guanajuato City and adjacent mines) is a historic Mexican mining region and colonial cityscape recognized for its well-preserved architecture, underground roadways, and pivotal role in silver production during the Spanish colonial era.
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How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: UNESCO World Heritage Site (Guanajuato City and adjacent mines) Context triple: [Guanajuato, heritageStatus, UNESCO World Heritage Site (Guanajuato City and adjacent mines)]
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Historic Centre of Zacatecas
The Historic Centre of Zacatecas is a well-preserved colonial-era Mexican city core renowned for its pink-stone baroque architecture, silver-mining heritage, and dramatic setting in a narrow valley.
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Comarca Minera UNESCO Global Geopark
Comarca Minera UNESCO Global Geopark is a geologically significant region in the Mexican state of Hidalgo recognized by UNESCO for its outstanding volcanic landscapes, mining heritage, and rich cultural history.
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Historic Centre of Morelia
The Historic Centre of Morelia is a well-preserved colonial city core in central Mexico renowned for its pink stone architecture, baroque and neoclassical monuments, and harmonious urban layout dating from the 16th century.
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San Miguel de Allende Historic Center
San Miguel de Allende Historic Center is a UNESCO-listed colonial-era district in central Mexico renowned for its well-preserved baroque and neoclassical architecture, cobblestone streets, and vibrant cultural life.
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UNESCO World Heritage site Agave Landscape and Ancient Industrial Facilities of Tequila
The Agave Landscape and Ancient Industrial Facilities of Tequila is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Mexico that encompasses vast blue agave fields and historic tequila-producing distilleries that illustrate the region’s long-standing cultural and economic tradition of tequila making.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: UNESCO World Heritage Site (Guanajuato City and adjacent mines) Target entity description: UNESCO World Heritage Site (Guanajuato City and adjacent mines) is a historic Mexican mining region and colonial cityscape recognized for its well-preserved architecture, underground roadways, and pivotal role in silver production during the Spanish colonial era.
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A.
Historic Centre of Zacatecas
The Historic Centre of Zacatecas is a well-preserved colonial-era Mexican city core renowned for its pink-stone baroque architecture, silver-mining heritage, and dramatic setting in a narrow valley.
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B.
Comarca Minera UNESCO Global Geopark
Comarca Minera UNESCO Global Geopark is a geologically significant region in the Mexican state of Hidalgo recognized by UNESCO for its outstanding volcanic landscapes, mining heritage, and rich cultural history.
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C.
Historic Centre of Morelia
The Historic Centre of Morelia is a well-preserved colonial city core in central Mexico renowned for its pink stone architecture, baroque and neoclassical monuments, and harmonious urban layout dating from the 16th century.
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San Miguel de Allende Historic Center
San Miguel de Allende Historic Center is a UNESCO-listed colonial-era district in central Mexico renowned for its well-preserved baroque and neoclassical architecture, cobblestone streets, and vibrant cultural life.
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UNESCO World Heritage site Agave Landscape and Ancient Industrial Facilities of Tequila
The Agave Landscape and Ancient Industrial Facilities of Tequila is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Mexico that encompasses vast blue agave fields and historic tequila-producing distilleries that illustrate the region’s long-standing cultural and economic tradition of tequila making.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
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cultural heritage site ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Mexican Baroque
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Neoclassical ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro
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surface form:
Camino Real de Tierra Adentro
Mexican War of Independence ⓘ Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| bufferZoneType | historic urban and mining landscape ⓘ |
| contains |
Alhóndiga de Granaditas
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Basilica of Our Lady of Guanajuato ⓘ Plaza de la Paz ⓘ Teatro Juárez ⓘ University of Guanajuato ⓘ
surface form:
University of Guanajuato main building
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| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| criteria |
(ii)
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(iv) ⓘ (vi) ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Government of Mexico
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surface form:
Mexican federal government
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| heritageCategory | cultural ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfFlourishing | 16th to 18th centuries ⓘ |
| historicalRole | major silver production center during Spanish colonial era ⓘ |
| includes |
Cata mine
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La Valenciana mine ⓘ Mellado mine ⓘ Rayas mine ⓘ adjacent silver mines ⓘ Guanajuato City historic center ⓘ
surface form:
historic center of Guanajuato
|
| inscriptionYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| languageOfRegion | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bajío
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surface form:
Bajío region
Guanajuato Municipality ⓘ
surface form:
Guanajuato City
State of Guanajuato ⓘ |
| locatedInMountainRange | Sierra de Guanajuato ⓘ |
| managedBy | Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Spanish colonial architecture
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baroque and neoclassical buildings ⓘ historic mining landscape ⓘ underground roadways ⓘ |
| partOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
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surface form:
World Heritage List
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| primaryEconomicActivityHistorical | silver mining ⓘ |
| recognizedFor |
influence on global silver trade
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integrity of colonial urban fabric ⓘ technological innovations in mining ⓘ |
| tourismType | cultural tourism ⓘ |
| UNESCOId | 482 ⓘ |
| UNESCORegion | Latin America and the Caribbean ⓘ |
| urbanFeature | network of tunnels and subterranean streets ⓘ |
| urbanForm | irregular street pattern adapted to topography ⓘ |
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Subject: UNESCO World Heritage Site (Guanajuato City and adjacent mines) Description of subject: UNESCO World Heritage Site (Guanajuato City and adjacent mines) is a historic Mexican mining region and colonial cityscape recognized for its well-preserved architecture, underground roadways, and pivotal role in silver production during the Spanish colonial era.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Alhóndiga de Granaditas
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partOf
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UNESCO World Heritage Site (Guanajuato City and adjacent mines)
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this entity surface form:
Historic Town of Guanajuato and Adjacent Mines
Guanajuato City historic center
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partOf
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UNESCO World Heritage Site (Guanajuato City and adjacent mines)
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this entity surface form:
City of Guanajuato and Adjacent Mines World Heritage Site