Totonac ruler Xicomecoatl
E383586
Totonac ruler Xicomecoatl was a pre-Columbian indigenous leader known for ruling the important Totonac city of Cempoala in the Gulf Coast region of present-day Mexico.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Totonac ruler Xicomecoatl canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3733689 — 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: Totonac ruler Xicomecoatl Context triple: [Cempoala, governedBy, Totonac ruler Xicomecoatl]
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A.
Huey Tlatoani
Huey Tlatoani was the supreme ruler of the Aztec Empire, serving as its highest political and religious authority.
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B.
Tlatoani of Tlatelolco
The Tlatoani of Tlatelolco was the supreme ruler of the Mexica city-state of Tlatelolco, holding both political and religious authority within the Aztec imperial system.
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C.
Itzcoatl
Itzcoatl was a 15th-century Aztec ruler who significantly expanded the power of Tenochtitlan and helped lay the foundations of the Aztec Empire.
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D.
Nezahualpilli
Nezahualpilli was a renowned pre-Columbian ruler, poet, and judge of the city-state of Texcoco in the Aztec Triple Alliance, celebrated for his wisdom and patronage of the arts.
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E.
Moctezuma I
Moctezuma I was a 15th-century Aztec emperor who greatly expanded the empire’s territory and power and oversaw a flourishing of Tenochtitlan’s political and religious institutions.
- 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: Totonac ruler Xicomecoatl Target entity description: Totonac ruler Xicomecoatl was a pre-Columbian indigenous leader known for ruling the important Totonac city of Cempoala in the Gulf Coast region of present-day Mexico.
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A.
Huey Tlatoani
Huey Tlatoani was the supreme ruler of the Aztec Empire, serving as its highest political and religious authority.
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B.
Tlatoani of Tlatelolco
The Tlatoani of Tlatelolco was the supreme ruler of the Mexica city-state of Tlatelolco, holding both political and religious authority within the Aztec imperial system.
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C.
Itzcoatl
Itzcoatl was a 15th-century Aztec ruler who significantly expanded the power of Tenochtitlan and helped lay the foundations of the Aztec Empire.
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D.
Nezahualpilli
Nezahualpilli was a renowned pre-Columbian ruler, poet, and judge of the city-state of Texcoco in the Aztec Triple Alliance, celebrated for his wisdom and patronage of the arts.
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E.
Moctezuma I
Moctezuma I was a 15th-century Aztec emperor who greatly expanded the empire’s territory and power and oversaw a flourishing of Tenochtitlan’s political and religious institutions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Totonac ruler
ⓘ
pre-Columbian city ⓘ pre-Columbian indigenous leader ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Totonac religious and civic institutions of Cempoala ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Totonac polity of Cempoala ⓘ |
| culture |
Totonac
ⓘ
Totonac culture ⓘ
surface form:
Totonac civilization
|
| ethnicity | Totonac ⓘ |
| governed | Cempoala and its surrounding territory ⓘ |
| governedPeople | Totonac inhabitants of Cempoala ⓘ |
| historicalContext | indigenous polities of the Gulf Coast before Spanish conquest ⓘ |
| language |
Totonac languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Totonac language
|
| locatedIn |
Cempoala
ⓘ
Gulf Coast of Mexico ⓘ present-day Mexico ⓘ |
| notableFor | ruling the important Totonac city of Cempoala ⓘ |
| partOf | Totonac political structure ⓘ |
| positionHeld | ruler of Cempoala ⓘ |
| predecessorCulture | Classic Veracruz culture ⓘ |
| presentDayLocationOfDomain | state of Veracruz, Mexico ⓘ |
| region |
Veracruz
ⓘ
surface form:
Veracruz region
|
| residence | Cempoala ⓘ |
| timePeriod | pre-Columbian era ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Totonac ruler Xicomecoatl Description of subject: Totonac ruler Xicomecoatl was a pre-Columbian indigenous leader known for ruling the important Totonac city of Cempoala in the Gulf Coast region of present-day Mexico.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.