Black Christ of Portobelo
E351793
The Black Christ of Portobelo is a revered dark-skinned statue of Jesus Christ in Portobelo, Panama, famed for its annual religious festival and status as a major pilgrimage icon.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Black Christ of Portobelo canonical | 2 |
| Cristo Negro de Portobelo | 1 |
| The Black Christ | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3354423 — 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: Black Christ of Portobelo Context triple: [Portobelo, knownFor, Black Christ of Portobelo]
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A.
La Virgen de Quito
La Virgen de Quito is a prominent aluminum statue of the Virgin Mary overlooking the city of Quito from the hill of El Panecillo, serving as an iconic religious and cultural landmark of Ecuador’s capital.
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B.
Red Cathedral
Red Cathedral is a striking red-hued rock formation in Death Valley National Park, known for its towering cliffs and colorful badlands scenery.
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C.
Regla de Palo
Regla de Palo is an Afro-Cuban religion of Central African (Kongo) origin that centers on spirit veneration, the use of sacred cauldrons, and powerful ritual magic.
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D.
The Yellow Christ
The Yellow Christ is an 1889 post-Impressionist painting by Paul Gauguin that depicts a stylized crucifixion scene in vivid yellow tones, exemplifying his Symbolist and Synthetist approach.
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E.
La Ciudad Criolla
La Ciudad Criolla is the Spanish nickname for Caguas, a major city in Puerto Rico known for its cultural heritage and central location in the island’s metropolitan area.
- 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: Black Christ of Portobelo Target entity description: The Black Christ of Portobelo is a revered dark-skinned statue of Jesus Christ in Portobelo, Panama, famed for its annual religious festival and status as a major pilgrimage icon.
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A.
La Virgen de Quito
La Virgen de Quito is a prominent aluminum statue of the Virgin Mary overlooking the city of Quito from the hill of El Panecillo, serving as an iconic religious and cultural landmark of Ecuador’s capital.
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B.
Red Cathedral
Red Cathedral is a striking red-hued rock formation in Death Valley National Park, known for its towering cliffs and colorful badlands scenery.
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C.
Regla de Palo
Regla de Palo is an Afro-Cuban religion of Central African (Kongo) origin that centers on spirit veneration, the use of sacred cauldrons, and powerful ritual magic.
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D.
The Yellow Christ
The Yellow Christ is an 1889 post-Impressionist painting by Paul Gauguin that depicts a stylized crucifixion scene in vivid yellow tones, exemplifying his Symbolist and Synthetist approach.
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E.
La Ciudad Criolla
La Ciudad Criolla is the Spanish nickname for Caguas, a major city in Puerto Rico known for its cultural heritage and central location in the island’s metropolitan area.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic devotional image
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cultural symbol of Panama ⓘ pilgrimage site ⓘ religious statue ⓘ |
| approximateCenturyOfOrigin | 17th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Afro-Panamanian religious traditions
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Catholic liturgical calendar in Panama ⓘ Portobelo National Park ⓘ
surface form:
Portobelo National Park region
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| associatedWithEvent |
Black Christ festival
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surface form:
Festival of the Black Christ
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| country | Panama ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
important element of Panamanian religious tourism
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symbol of Afro-descendant identity in Panama ⓘ |
| depicts | Jesus Christ ⓘ |
| devotionalPractice |
crawling or walking on knees during pilgrimage
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offering of wax body parts for healing ⓘ walking to Portobelo on foot as penance ⓘ |
| eraOfOrigin | colonial period ⓘ |
| feastDay | October 21 ⓘ |
| governedBy | Roman Catholic Diocese responsible for Colón region ⓘ |
| hasLegend |
attempts to move statue to other towns failed due to storms
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statue miraculously arrived in Portobelo by sea ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
Black Christ of Portobelo
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Cristo Negro de Portobelo
Portobelo ⓘ
surface form:
Nazareno de Portobelo
|
| iconography |
Christ on the Cross
ⓘ
surface form:
crucified Christ
|
| knownFor |
major pilgrimage destination in Panama
ⓘ
miraculous healings ⓘ penitential processions ⓘ purple robes worn by devotees ⓘ |
| languageOfDevotion |
Spanish
ⓘ
local Afro-Caribbean dialects ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
Spanish colonial trade routes in the Caribbean
ⓘ
former Spanish Caribbean port of Portobelo ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Colón Province
ⓘ
Panama ⓘ Portobelo ⓘ |
| material | wood ⓘ |
| orientation | on a cross ⓘ |
| pilgrimageEvent | annual procession on October 21 ⓘ |
| placedIn | Iglesia de San Felipe, Portobelo ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| robeColor |
other colors changed periodically
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purple ⓘ |
| skinColor | dark-skinned ⓘ |
| tourismRole | major religious tourism attraction in Panama ⓘ |
| veneratedBy |
Afro-Panamanian communities
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Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholics
pilgrims from Central America ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Black Christ of Portobelo Description of subject: The Black Christ of Portobelo is a revered dark-skinned statue of Jesus Christ in Portobelo, Panama, famed for its annual religious festival and status as a major pilgrimage icon.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Black Christ
this entity surface form:
Cristo Negro de Portobelo