San Francisco de Asís Mission Church

E407382

Roman Catholic church Spanish Colonial architecture building adobe building historic church

San Francisco de Asís Mission Church is a historic 18th-century adobe Catholic church renowned for its Spanish Colonial architecture and iconic presence in Taos, New Mexico.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
San Francisco de Asís Mission Church canonical	3

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4003026 — 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: San Francisco de Asís Mission Church
Context triple: [Taos, New Mexico, hasHistoricSite, San Francisco de Asís Mission Church]

A. Iglesia de San Francisco
Iglesia de San Francisco is a historic Catholic church located in the traditional La Candelaria district of Bogotá, Colombia, known for its colonial architecture and religious significance.
B. Church of San Francisco
The Church of San Francisco is a historic Catholic church in the Colonia Centro area, notable for its colonial-era architecture and religious significance.
C. San Felipe de Neri Church
San Felipe de Neri Church is a historic 18th-century Roman Catholic church and one of the oldest surviving buildings in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
D. Mission San Francisco de Asís
Mission San Francisco de Asís, also known as Mission Dolores, is the oldest surviving structure in San Francisco and a historic Spanish Catholic mission founded in the late 18th century.
E. San Gabriel Franciscan Convent
San Gabriel Franciscan Convent is a historic 16th-century Franciscan monastery complex in Cholula, Mexico, notable for its colonial architecture and religious significance.
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: San Francisco de Asís Mission Church
Target entity description: San Francisco de Asís Mission Church is a historic 18th-century adobe Catholic church renowned for its Spanish Colonial architecture and iconic presence in Taos, New Mexico.

A. Iglesia de San Francisco
Iglesia de San Francisco is a historic Catholic church located in the traditional La Candelaria district of Bogotá, Colombia, known for its colonial architecture and religious significance.
B. Church of San Francisco
The Church of San Francisco is a historic Catholic church in the Colonia Centro area, notable for its colonial-era architecture and religious significance.
C. San Felipe de Neri Church
San Felipe de Neri Church is a historic 18th-century Roman Catholic church and one of the oldest surviving buildings in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
D. Mission San Francisco de Asís
Mission San Francisco de Asís, also known as Mission Dolores, is the oldest surviving structure in San Francisco and a historic Spanish Catholic mission founded in the late 18th century.
E. San Gabriel Franciscan Convent
San Gabriel Franciscan Convent is a historic 16th-century Franciscan monastery complex in Cholula, Mexico, notable for its colonial architecture and religious significance.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Roman Catholic church ⓘ Spanish Colonial architecture building ⓘ adobe building ⓘ historic church ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Mission style ⓘ Spanish Colonial ⓘ
builtInCentury	18th century ⓘ
completionTime	early 19th century ⓘ
constructionStart	late 1700s ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
culturalContext	Hispano New Mexican culture ⓘ Pueblo and Spanish colonial interaction ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Saint Francis of Assisi ⓘ
denomination	Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Church
diocese	Archdiocese of Santa Fe ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Fe
feature	earthen buttresses ⓘ projecting vigas ⓘ thick adobe walls ⓘ twin bell towers ⓘ
function	parish church ⓘ
hasRitual	annual community re-mudding of adobe walls ⓘ
heritageDesignation	National Historic Landmark ⓘ National Register of Historic Places ⓘ surface form: National Register of Historic Places listing
knownFor	Spanish Colonial adobe architecture ⓘ being frequently photographed and painted ⓘ iconic rear façade ⓘ massive adobe buttresses ⓘ
locatedIn	southwestern United States ⓘ surface form: American Southwest New Mexico ⓘ Ranchos de Taos ⓘ surface form: Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico Taos County, New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ
material	adobe ⓘ mud plaster ⓘ timber ⓘ
namedAfter	Saint Francis of Assisi ⓘ
notableWorkDepictedBy	Ansel Adams ⓘ Georgia O’Keeffe ⓘ Paul Strand ⓘ
partOf	Ranchos de Taos ⓘ surface form: Ranchos de Taos Historic District
region	Taos Valley ⓘ
religiousAffiliation	Catholicism ⓘ
roofType	flat roof ⓘ
significance	iconic symbol of northern New Mexico’s adobe architecture ⓘ one of the best-preserved Spanish Colonial mission churches in the United States ⓘ
use	religious services ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Taos, New Mexico, United States → hasHistoricSite → San Francisco de Asís Mission Church ⓘ

subject surface form: Taos, New Mexico

High Road to Taos → hasLandmark → San Francisco de Asís Mission Church ⓘ

served by U.S. Route 64 → hasReligiousSite → San Francisco de Asís Mission Church ⓘ