Customs House of Portobelo
E351795
The Customs House of Portobelo is a historic colonial-era building in Portobelo, Panama, that once served as a key Spanish customs and trade center for goods moving through the Americas.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Customs House of Portobelo canonical | 1 |
| Portobelo fortifications | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3354430 — 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: Customs House of Portobelo Context triple: [Portobelo, builtFeature, Customs House of Portobelo]
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A.
Castillo San Cristóbal
Castillo San Cristóbal is a massive 18th-century Spanish fortress in San Juan, Puerto Rico, built to protect the city from land-based attacks and now part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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B.
Castillo del Morro
Castillo del Morro is a historic Spanish fortress guarding the entrance to Havana Bay, renowned for its strategic coastal defenses and iconic lighthouse.
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C.
Castillo del Morro San Pedro de la Roca
Castillo del Morro San Pedro de la Roca is a 17th-century Spanish fortress overlooking the Bay of Santiago de Cuba, renowned as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the best-preserved examples of Caribbean military architecture.
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D.
Fort Jesus
Fort Jesus is a 16th-century Portuguese-built coastal fortress in Mombasa, Kenya, recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a key symbol of the region’s colonial and maritime history.
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E.
Castillo San Felipe del Morro
Castillo San Felipe del Morro is a historic 16th-century Spanish fortress in San Juan, Puerto Rico, renowned for guarding the entrance to San Juan Bay and serving as a key military stronghold in the Caribbean.
- 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: Customs House of Portobelo Target entity description: The Customs House of Portobelo is a historic colonial-era building in Portobelo, Panama, that once served as a key Spanish customs and trade center for goods moving through the Americas.
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A.
Castillo San Cristóbal
Castillo San Cristóbal is a massive 18th-century Spanish fortress in San Juan, Puerto Rico, built to protect the city from land-based attacks and now part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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B.
Castillo del Morro
Castillo del Morro is a historic Spanish fortress guarding the entrance to Havana Bay, renowned for its strategic coastal defenses and iconic lighthouse.
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C.
Castillo del Morro San Pedro de la Roca
Castillo del Morro San Pedro de la Roca is a 17th-century Spanish fortress overlooking the Bay of Santiago de Cuba, renowned as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the best-preserved examples of Caribbean military architecture.
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D.
Fort Jesus
Fort Jesus is a 16th-century Portuguese-built coastal fortress in Mombasa, Kenya, recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a key symbol of the region’s colonial and maritime history.
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E.
Castillo San Felipe del Morro
Castillo San Felipe del Morro is a historic 16th-century Spanish fortress in San Juan, Puerto Rico, renowned for guarding the entrance to San Juan Bay and serving as a key military stronghold in the Caribbean.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial-era building
ⓘ
customs house ⓘ historic building ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Spanish colonial architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Portobelo trade fairs
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Spanish Empire ⓘ Spanish treasure fleets ⓘ transatlantic trade ⓘ |
| category |
former customs house
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historic site in Panama ⓘ |
| condition | historic structure ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Panama ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
part of the cultural heritage of Portobelo
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represents colonial trade history of Panama ⓘ |
| era | colonial period ⓘ |
| governingAuthority | Spanish colonial administration ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
administrative building
ⓘ
office for customs officials ⓘ warehouse ⓘ |
| heritage | Spanish colonial ⓘ |
| historicalRole | key Spanish customs and trade center for goods moving through the Americas ⓘ |
| languageOfHistoricalAdministration | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Caribbean coast of Panama
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Colón Province ⓘ Portobelo ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Caribbean Sea
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Portobelo ⓘ
surface form:
Portobelo Bay
|
| material |
brick
ⓘ
masonry ⓘ stone ⓘ |
| ownershipHistory | Spanish Crown during colonial period ⓘ |
| partOf |
Spanish Caribbean defensive system
ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish colonial defensive and trade system in the Caribbean
historic port city of Portobelo ⓘ |
| presentUse | historic monument ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Isthmus of Panama
ⓘ
Spanish America ⓘ |
| significance |
important node in colonial trade routes between Europe and the Americas
ⓘ
symbol of Spanish economic control in the region ⓘ |
| tourism | tourist attraction in Portobelo ⓘ |
| tradeGoodsHandled |
gold
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merchandise between Spain and its American colonies ⓘ silver ⓘ |
| transportConnection | linked Atlantic trade routes with overland routes across Panama ⓘ |
| usedFor |
collection of taxes and duties
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customs control ⓘ storage of goods ⓘ trade administration ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Customs House of Portobelo Description of subject: The Customs House of Portobelo is a historic colonial-era building in Portobelo, Panama, that once served as a key Spanish customs and trade center for goods moving through the Americas.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Portobelo fortifications