Fernando de Alencastre Noroña y Silva
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Fernando de Alencastre Noroña y Silva was a Spanish nobleman and colonial administrator who served as Viceroy of New Spain in the early 18th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fernando de Alencastre Noroña y Silva canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3890998 — 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: Fernando de Alencastre Noroña y Silva Context triple: [Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 10th Duke of Alburquerque, succeededBy, Fernando de Alencastre Noroña y Silva]
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Luis Vicente de Velasco e Isla
Luis Vicente de Velasco e Isla was an 18th-century Spanish naval officer renowned for his heroic defense of Havana against British forces during the Seven Years' War.
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B.
Ruiz de Apodaca
Ruiz de Apodaca is a Spanish surname most notably borne by Juan Ruiz de Apodaca, a high-ranking colonial administrator and viceroy of New Spain in the early 19th century.
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C.
Gaspar de Zúñiga y Acevedo
Gaspar de Zúñiga y Acevedo was a Spanish nobleman and colonial administrator best known for serving as viceroy in both New Spain and Peru at the turn of the 17th century.
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D.
Claudio de Arciniega
Claudio de Arciniega was a 16th-century Spanish architect best known for designing major colonial structures in New Spain, including the Metropolitan Cathedral of Mexico City.
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E.
José Fernando de Abascal
José Fernando de Abascal was a Spanish colonial administrator and Viceroy of Peru who became a leading royalist figure in suppressing independence movements in South America in the early 19th century.
- 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: Fernando de Alencastre Noroña y Silva Target entity description: Fernando de Alencastre Noroña y Silva was a Spanish nobleman and colonial administrator who served as Viceroy of New Spain in the early 18th century.
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A.
Luis Vicente de Velasco e Isla
Luis Vicente de Velasco e Isla was an 18th-century Spanish naval officer renowned for his heroic defense of Havana against British forces during the Seven Years' War.
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B.
Ruiz de Apodaca
Ruiz de Apodaca is a Spanish surname most notably borne by Juan Ruiz de Apodaca, a high-ranking colonial administrator and viceroy of New Spain in the early 19th century.
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C.
Gaspar de Zúñiga y Acevedo
Gaspar de Zúñiga y Acevedo was a Spanish nobleman and colonial administrator best known for serving as viceroy in both New Spain and Peru at the turn of the 17th century.
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D.
Claudio de Arciniega
Claudio de Arciniega was a 16th-century Spanish architect best known for designing major colonial structures in New Spain, including the Metropolitan Cathedral of Mexico City.
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E.
José Fernando de Abascal
José Fernando de Abascal was a Spanish colonial administrator and Viceroy of Peru who became a leading royalist figure in suppressing independence movements in South America in the early 19th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Spanish nobleman
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Viceroy of New Spain ⓘ colonial administrator ⓘ human ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Philip V of Spain ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Spain ⓘ |
| endTime | as Viceroy of New Spain: 1716 ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Spanish ⓘ |
| memberOf | Spanish nobility ⓘ |
| monarchServed | Philip V of Spain ⓘ |
| nobleTitle |
Duke of Linares
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Marquess of Valdefuentes ⓘ |
| notableFor |
governance of New Spain during the War of the Spanish Succession aftermath
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reforms in colonial administration in New Spain ⓘ |
| notableWork | administration of New Spain (1711–1716) ⓘ |
| occupation |
colonial administrator
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politician ⓘ viceroy ⓘ |
| placeOfWork |
Viceroyalty of New Spain
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surface form:
New Spain
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| positionHeld |
Duke of Linares
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Marquess of Valdefuentes ⓘ Viceroy of New Spain ⓘ |
| predecessor | Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 10th Duke of Alburquerque ⓘ |
| residence | Mexico City ⓘ |
| startTime | as Viceroy of New Spain: 1711 ⓘ |
| successor |
Baltasar de Zúñiga y Guzmán
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surface form:
Baltasar de Zúñiga y Guzmán, 1st Duke of Arión
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| timePeriod | early 18th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fernando de Alencastre Noroña y Silva Description of subject: Fernando de Alencastre Noroña y Silva was a Spanish nobleman and colonial administrator who served as Viceroy of New Spain in the early 18th century.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 10th Duke of Alburquerque
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succeededBy
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Fernando de Alencastre Noroña y Silva
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