Santa María
E42362
Santa María was the largest of the three ships used by Christopher Columbus on his first voyage across the Atlantic in 1492.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Santa María canonical | 8 |
| Santa María (ship) | 2 |
| Christopher Columbus ships | 1 |
| La Santa María | 1 |
| Pinta, Nina, Santa Maria (Into Eternity) | 1 |
| Santa Maria ship replica | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T331211 — 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: Santa María Context triple: [Christopher Columbus, shipCommanded, Santa María]
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A.
Golden Hind
The Golden Hind was the English galleon in which Sir Francis Drake completed the first circumnavigation of the globe by an Englishman in the late 16th century.
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B.
Mayflower II
Mayflower II is a full-scale replica of the 17th-century ship that carried the Pilgrims to North America, serving as a historical museum vessel.
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C.
Mayflower
The Mayflower was the English ship that famously transported the Pilgrims to North America in 1620, leading to the founding of Plymouth Colony.
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D.
Granma yacht
The Granma yacht is the vessel that carried Fidel Castro and his revolutionaries from Mexico to Cuba in 1956, marking the beginning of the Cuban Revolution.
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E.
Oesterdam
Oesterdam is a major Dutch dam and storm surge barrier that forms part of the Delta Works coastal defense system in the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta.
- 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: Santa María Target entity description: Santa María was the largest of the three ships used by Christopher Columbus on his first voyage across the Atlantic in 1492.
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A.
Golden Hind
The Golden Hind was the English galleon in which Sir Francis Drake completed the first circumnavigation of the globe by an Englishman in the late 16th century.
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B.
Mayflower II
Mayflower II is a full-scale replica of the 17th-century ship that carried the Pilgrims to North America, serving as a historical museum vessel.
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C.
Mayflower
The Mayflower was the English ship that famously transported the Pilgrims to North America in 1620, leading to the founding of Plymouth Colony.
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D.
Granma yacht
The Granma yacht is the vessel that carried Fidel Castro and his revolutionaries from Mexico to Cuba in 1956, marking the beginning of the Cuban Revolution.
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E.
shipwreck of the Beatrice
The shipwreck of the Beatrice is the lost vessel that was carrying the ancient basalt sarcophagus from the Pyramid of Menkaure when it sank in the 19th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Spanish ship
ⓘ
flagship ⓘ ship ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
La Gallega
ⓘ
Santa María ⓘ
surface form:
La Santa María
|
| armament | light artillery ⓘ |
| beam | about 7.9 meters ⓘ |
| builtIn | Galicia ⓘ |
| captain | Christopher Columbus ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | replica ships ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Crown of Castile ⓘ |
| crewSize | about 40 men ⓘ |
| dateOfWreck | 25 December 1492 ⓘ |
| depictedIn | historical paintings of Columbus's first voyage ⓘ |
| fate | ran aground ⓘ |
| flagshipOf | Christopher Columbus's first voyage ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | first voyage of European discovery of the Americas by Columbus ⓘ |
| homePort | Palos de la Frontera ⓘ |
| largestOfFleet | Columbus's three ships in 1492 ⓘ |
| launchDate | 15th century ⓘ |
| legacy | iconic ship of early European exploration of the Americas ⓘ |
| length | about 18 meters ⓘ |
| master | Juan de la Cosa ⓘ |
| materials | wooden hull ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Saint Mary ⓘ |
| numberOfMasts | 3 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Crown of Castile ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Christopher Columbus's first voyage across the Atlantic ⓘ |
| partOf |
voyages of Christopher Columbus to the Americas
ⓘ
surface form:
Columbus's 1492 expedition
|
| placeOfWreck | off the coast of Hispaniola ⓘ |
| propulsion | sail ⓘ |
| rigging |
lateen-rigged mizzenmast
ⓘ
square-rigged on foremast and mainmast ⓘ |
| sailedWith |
Niña
ⓘ
Pinta ⓘ |
| shipType | carrack ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
historical research on Columbus's fleet
ⓘ
maritime archaeology studies ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Age of Exploration
ⓘ
surface form:
Age of Discovery
|
| tonnage | about 100 tons ⓘ |
| usedBy | Christopher Columbus ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Atlantic navigation
ⓘ
transatlantic exploration ⓘ |
| voyageEndReason | loss due to grounding ⓘ |
| voyageStartDate | 3 August 1492 ⓘ |
| voyageStartLocation | Palos de la Frontera ⓘ |
| wreckLocation | near present-day Haiti ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Santa María Description of subject: Santa María was the largest of the three ships used by Christopher Columbus on his first voyage across the Atlantic in 1492.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Pinta, Nina, Santa Maria (Into Eternity)
this entity surface form:
La Santa María
this entity surface form:
Santa Maria ship replica
subject surface form:
Niño family of shipowners
this entity surface form:
Santa María (ship)
this entity surface form:
Santa María (ship)