Pedrarias Dávila
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Pedrarias Dávila was a Spanish conquistador and colonial governor of Castilla del Oro and later Nicaragua, notorious for his harsh rule and involvement in the early conquest of Central America.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pedrarias Dávila canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4122390 — 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.
Target entity: Pedrarias Dávila Context triple: [Pedro Arias Dávila, alsoKnownAs, Pedrarias Dávila]
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A.
Sebastián de Benalcázar
Sebastián de Benalcázar was a 16th-century Spanish conquistador best known for leading expeditions in northern South America and establishing several important colonial cities.
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B.
Jorge de Alvarado
Jorge de Alvarado was a 16th-century Spanish conquistador active in the conquest of Central America, known particularly for his role in the subjugation of Guatemala.
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C.
Blasco Núñez Vela
Blasco Núñez Vela was a 16th-century Spanish colonial administrator and soldier who became the first viceroy of Peru and was killed in conflicts over enforcing the New Laws that limited the power of encomenderos.
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D.
Diego de Alvarado
Diego de Alvarado was a Spanish conquistador of the early 16th century, known primarily as a member of the influential Alvarado family involved in the conquest of Central America.
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E.
Juan Pizarro
Juan Pizarro was a Spanish conquistador, brother of Francisco Pizarro, who played a key military role in the early conquest of the Inca Empire in Peru.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Pedrarias Dávila Target entity description: Pedrarias Dávila was a Spanish conquistador and colonial governor of Castilla del Oro and later Nicaragua, notorious for his harsh rule and involvement in the early conquest of Central America.
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A.
Sebastián de Benalcázar
Sebastián de Benalcázar was a 16th-century Spanish conquistador best known for leading expeditions in northern South America and establishing several important colonial cities.
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B.
Jorge de Alvarado
Jorge de Alvarado was a 16th-century Spanish conquistador active in the conquest of Central America, known particularly for his role in the subjugation of Guatemala.
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C.
Blasco Núñez Vela
Blasco Núñez Vela was a 16th-century Spanish colonial administrator and soldier who became the first viceroy of Peru and was killed in conflicts over enforcing the New Laws that limited the power of encomenderos.
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D.
Diego de Alvarado
Diego de Alvarado was a Spanish conquistador of the early 16th century, known primarily as a member of the influential Alvarado family involved in the conquest of Central America.
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E.
Juan Pizarro
Juan Pizarro was a Spanish conquistador, brother of Francisco Pizarro, who played a key military role in the early conquest of the Inca Empire in Peru.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Spanish conquistador
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colonial governor ⓘ explorer of Central America ⓘ human ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Francisco Hernández de Córdoba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vasco Núñez de Balboa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Crown of Castile
ⓘ
Spain ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | circa 1440 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1531 ⓘ |
| employer | Spanish Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
Age of Exploration
ⓘ
surface form:
Age of Discovery
Spanish Golden Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Spaniards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founded |
León, Nicaragua
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Panama City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedTerritory |
Castilla del Oro
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nicaragua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
authoritarian governance
ⓘ
cruelty toward Indigenous peoples ⓘ |
| knownFor |
execution of Vasco Núñez de Balboa
ⓘ
founding of Panama City ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Spanish ⓘ |
| militaryRank | captain ⓘ |
| monarch |
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ferdinand II of Aragon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Pedro Arias Dávila NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
conflict with Vasco Núñez de Balboa
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early conquest of Central America ⓘ harsh colonial rule ⓘ |
| notableWork | administration of early Spanish colonies in Central America ⓘ |
| occupation |
conquistador
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governor ⓘ soldier ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Spanish colonization of the Americas
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conquest of Nicaragua ⓘ conquest of Panama ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Crown of Castile
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Segovia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
León
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nicaragua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Governor of Castilla del Oro
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Governor of Nicaragua ⓘ |
| relative | Isabel de Bobadilla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholicism
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Isabel de Bobadilla (daughter) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Pedrarias Dávila Description of subject: Pedrarias Dávila was a Spanish conquistador and colonial governor of Castilla del Oro and later Nicaragua, notorious for his harsh rule and involvement in the early conquest of Central America.
Referenced by (3)
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