House of Moctezuma
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The House of Moctezuma is the noble lineage descended from the Aztec emperor Moctezuma II, whose members held significant status and privileges in both pre-Hispanic and colonial New Spain.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| House of Moctezuma canonical | 2 |
| Moctezuma II's household | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4756752 — 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: House of Moctezuma Context triple: [Isabel Moctezuma, family, House of Moctezuma]
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A.
Tenochtitlan palace
Tenochtitlan palace was the grand royal complex in the Aztec capital that served as the political and ceremonial center of Emperor Moctezuma II’s rule.
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B.
Chapultepec Castle
Chapultepec Castle is a historic fortress and former imperial and presidential residence in Mexico City, now serving as a prominent museum and cultural landmark.
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C.
Palacio de Iturbide
Palacio de Iturbide is an 18th-century Baroque palace in Mexico City, renowned for its ornate architecture and historical role as the residence of Emperor Agustín de Iturbide.
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D.
Telpochcalli
Telpochcalli was a type of Aztec school primarily attended by commoner youths, where they received military training and basic civic and religious instruction.
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E.
Templo Mayor
Templo Mayor was the main Aztec temple complex in the capital city of Tenochtitlan, serving as a central religious and ceremonial center of the Mexica empire.
- 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: House of Moctezuma Target entity description: The House of Moctezuma is the noble lineage descended from the Aztec emperor Moctezuma II, whose members held significant status and privileges in both pre-Hispanic and colonial New Spain.
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A.
Tenochtitlan palace
Tenochtitlan palace was the grand royal complex in the Aztec capital that served as the political and ceremonial center of Emperor Moctezuma II’s rule.
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B.
Chapultepec Castle
Chapultepec Castle is a historic fortress and former imperial and presidential residence in Mexico City, now serving as a prominent museum and cultural landmark.
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C.
Palacio de Iturbide
Palacio de Iturbide is an 18th-century Baroque palace in Mexico City, renowned for its ornate architecture and historical role as the residence of Emperor Agustín de Iturbide.
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D.
Telpochcalli
Telpochcalli was a type of Aztec school primarily attended by commoner youths, where they received military training and basic civic and religious instruction.
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E.
Templo Mayor
Templo Mayor was the main Aztec temple complex in the capital city of Tenochtitlan, serving as a central religious and ceremonial center of the Mexica empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mexican noble family
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noble house ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Mexica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grantedPrivilege |
lands in New Spain
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noble titles in Spain ⓘ pensions from the Spanish Crown ⓘ |
| hasAncestralFounder | Moctezuma II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoatOfArms | Coat of arms of the Dukes of Moctezuma de Tultengo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Counts of Moctezuma de Tultengo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Diego Luis Moctezuma NERFINISHED ⓘ Dukes of Moctezuma de Tultengo NERFINISHED ⓘ Isabel Moctezuma NERFINISHED ⓘ Juan de Moctezuma y Cortés NERFINISHED ⓘ Leonor Moctezuma NERFINISHED ⓘ Lords of Tula de Allende NERFINISHED ⓘ Moctezuma II NERFINISHED ⓘ Pedro Moctezuma NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish nobility of Moctezuma descent ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
Count of Moctezuma de Tultengo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Duke of Moctezuma de Tultengo NERFINISHED ⓘ Grandee of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
indigenous nobility in New Spain
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mediators between Spanish authorities and indigenous elites ⓘ |
| language |
Nahuatl
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| lineageStatus | extant ⓘ |
| location |
New Spain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ Tenochtitlan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Moctezuma II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
descent from Moctezuma II
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hereditary privileges in New Spain ⓘ integration into Spanish nobility ⓘ |
| originatesFrom | Aztec Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
Bourbon monarchy
NERFINISHED
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Habsburg monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Aztec Empire
NERFINISHED
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Hernán Cortés NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Tlatoani of Tenochtitlan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Aztec religion
NERFINISHED
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Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| successorTitle | Duke of Moctezuma de Tultengo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Spanish colonial period
NERFINISHED
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Viceroyalty of New Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ pre-Hispanic era ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: House of Moctezuma Description of subject: The House of Moctezuma is the noble lineage descended from the Aztec emperor Moctezuma II, whose members held significant status and privileges in both pre-Hispanic and colonial New Spain.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Moctezuma II's household