Fonte das Lágrimas
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Fonte das Lágrimas is a historic fountain in Coimbra, Portugal, romantically associated with the tragic medieval love story of Pedro and Inês de Castro.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fonte das Lágrimas canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3609216 — 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: Fonte das Lágrimas Context triple: [Quinta das Lágrimas, hasPart, Fonte das Lágrimas]
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A.
Castalian Spring
Castalian Spring is the sacred fountain at Delphi in ancient Greece, where pilgrims and priests ritually purified themselves before consulting the Oracle of Apollo.
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B.
Fountain of Tears
Fountain of Tears is a famous 18th-century marble fountain in the Bakhchisarai Palace in Crimea, renowned as a symbol of tragic love and a major inspiration for Alexander Pushkin’s poem "The Fountain of Bakhchisarai."
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C.
The Well
The Well is a 1997 Australian psychological thriller film in which Miranda Otto gives a critically acclaimed performance as a young woman entangled in a tense, isolating relationship with her guardian.
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D.
The Well
"The Well" is a song by American singer-songwriter Smog (Bill Callahan), featured on his 2005 album *A River Ain't Too Much to Love*, known for its sparse, introspective folk style.
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E.
Lake of the Returned Sword
Lake of the Returned Sword is the legendary English name for Hoàn Kiếm Lake in Hanoi, Vietnam, associated with the myth of Emperor Lê Lợi returning a magical sword to a divine turtle.
- 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: Fonte das Lágrimas Target entity description: Fonte das Lágrimas is a historic fountain in Coimbra, Portugal, romantically associated with the tragic medieval love story of Pedro and Inês de Castro.
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A.
Castalian Spring
Castalian Spring is the sacred fountain at Delphi in ancient Greece, where pilgrims and priests ritually purified themselves before consulting the Oracle of Apollo.
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B.
Fountain of Tears
Fountain of Tears is a famous 18th-century marble fountain in the Bakhchisarai Palace in Crimea, renowned as a symbol of tragic love and a major inspiration for Alexander Pushkin’s poem "The Fountain of Bakhchisarai."
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C.
The Well
The Well is a 1997 Australian psychological thriller film in which Miranda Otto gives a critically acclaimed performance as a young woman entangled in a tense, isolating relationship with her guardian.
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D.
The Well
"The Well" is a song by American singer-songwriter Smog (Bill Callahan), featured on his 2005 album *A River Ain't Too Much to Love*, known for its sparse, introspective folk style.
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E.
Lake of the Returned Sword
Lake of the Returned Sword is the legendary English name for Hoàn Kiếm Lake in Hanoi, Vietnam, associated with the myth of Emperor Lê Lợi returning a magical sword to a divine turtle.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural heritage site
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historic fountain ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Inês de Castro
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Pedro I of Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ Portuguese romanticism ⓘ legend of Pedro and Inês ⓘ |
| country | Portugal ⓘ |
| distanceToNearbyCity | about 200 km to Lisbon ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Coimbra Municipality
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surface form:
municipality of Coimbra
|
| hasAlternativeName |
tears of Inês de Castro
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surface form:
Fonte das Lágrimas de Inês
|
| hasArchitecturalStyle | romantic garden feature ⓘ |
| hasConservationStatus | protected cultural property ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateRegion |
40.2°N
ⓘ
8.4°W ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
local landmark of Coimbra
ⓘ
symbol of tragic love in Portugal ⓘ |
| hasEraOfLegend | 14th century ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
inscription
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small waterfall ⓘ stone wall ⓘ water basin ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Portuguese ⓘ |
| hasMaterial | stone ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | tears of Inês de Castro ⓘ |
| hasNearbyBuilding |
Quinta das Lágrimas
ⓘ
surface form:
Quinta das Lágrimas hotel
|
| hasNearbyCity | Lisbon ⓘ |
| hasSetting | landscaped garden ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
medieval courtly love
ⓘ
tragedy ⓘ |
| hasWaterSource | natural spring ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Imóvel de Interesse Público ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationCountry | Portugal ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Centro Region
ⓘ
Coimbra ⓘ Mondego River ⓘ
surface form:
Mondego River valley
Quinta das Lágrimas ⓘ |
| locatedOnPropertyType | historic estate ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Portuguese literary works about Pedro and Inês ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | site of Inês de Castro’s death in legend ⓘ |
| near |
Mondego River
ⓘ
University of Coimbra historic core ⓘ
surface form:
historic center of Coimbra
|
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| partOf | Quinta das Lágrimas gardens ⓘ |
| tourismType |
literary tourism site
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romantic tourism site ⓘ |
| visitorActivity |
guided tours
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sightseeing ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fonte das Lágrimas Description of subject: Fonte das Lágrimas is a historic fountain in Coimbra, Portugal, romantically associated with the tragic medieval love story of Pedro and Inês de Castro.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.