Itzá
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The Itzá are a Maya people of northern Guatemala, historically centered around Lake Petén Itzá and known for their late-surviving independent kingdom and rich cultural traditions.
All labels observed (2)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5182075 — 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: Itzá Context triple: [Itza Maya, ethnonym, Itzá]
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Panajachel
Panajachel is a popular lakeside town on the shores of Lake Atitlán in Guatemala, known for its scenic volcano views and vibrant tourism scene.
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B.
Guarijío
Guarijío is an indigenous Uto-Aztecan language spoken by the Guarijío people of northern Mexico, particularly in the states of Chihuahua and Sonora.
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C.
Ngöbe
Ngöbe refers to the Indigenous Ngäbe people of Panama and Costa Rica, known for their distinct language, culture, and traditional way of life in the region’s highlands.
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Cosalá
Cosalá is a historic mining town and municipality in the Mexican state of Sinaloa, known for its well-preserved colonial architecture and designation as a Pueblo Mágico (Magical Town).
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E.
Santiago Tuxtla
Santiago Tuxtla is a historic town and municipality in the Los Tuxtlas region of Veracruz, Mexico, known for its rich pre-Hispanic heritage and proximity to volcanic landscapes.
- 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: Itzá Target entity description: The Itzá are a Maya people of northern Guatemala, historically centered around Lake Petén Itzá and known for their late-surviving independent kingdom and rich cultural traditions.
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A.
Panajachel
Panajachel is a popular lakeside town on the shores of Lake Atitlán in Guatemala, known for its scenic volcano views and vibrant tourism scene.
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B.
Guarijío
Guarijío is an indigenous Uto-Aztecan language spoken by the Guarijío people of northern Mexico, particularly in the states of Chihuahua and Sonora.
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C.
Ngöbe
Ngöbe refers to the Indigenous Ngäbe people of Panama and Costa Rica, known for their distinct language, culture, and traditional way of life in the region’s highlands.
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D.
Cosalá
Cosalá is a historic mining town and municipality in the Mexican state of Sinaloa, known for its well-preserved colonial architecture and designation as a Pueblo Mágico (Magical Town).
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E.
Santiago Tuxtla
Santiago Tuxtla is a historic town and municipality in the Los Tuxtlas region of Veracruz, Mexico, known for its rich pre-Hispanic heritage and proximity to volcanic landscapes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Maya people
ⓘ
indigenous people ⓘ |
| associatedArchaeologicalSite |
Nojpetén
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tayasal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalOfHistoricalKingdom | Nojpetén NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialHistory | subjected to Spanish missionization after 1697 ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Guatemala ⓘ |
| culturalArea | Mesoamerica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContinuity | maintains Maya ritual practices around Lake Petén Itzá ⓘ |
| demographicStatus | small population ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Guatemala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnologueCode | itz ⓘ |
| glottocode | itza1241 ⓘ |
| hasAutonym | Itzaj NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasExonym | Itzá NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalCenter | Lake Petén Itzá NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalCity |
Nojpetén
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tayasal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalReligion | pre-Columbian Maya religion ⓘ |
| knownFor |
late-surviving independent Maya kingdom
ⓘ
resistance to Spanish conquest ⓘ rich oral traditions ⓘ traditional ecological knowledge ⓘ |
| language | Itzaj Maya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Mayan languages ⓘ |
| lastIndependentMayaPolityConqueredBy | Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lastIndependentMayaPolityConqueredInYear | 1697 ⓘ |
| locatedInDepartment | Petén Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | lowland Maya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| practices |
Maya traditional rituals
ⓘ
agroforestry ⓘ swidden agriculture ⓘ |
| region | northern Guatemala ⓘ |
| religion |
Evangelical Christianity
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maya religion ⓘ Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| subgroupOf | Maya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalCraft |
basketry
ⓘ
weaving ⓘ woodworking ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
forest product gathering
ⓘ
hunting and fishing ⓘ maize cultivation ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | thatch-roof houses ⓘ |
| traditionalLanguageStatus | severely endangered ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritory | Lake Petén Itzá region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesScript | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Itzá Description of subject: The Itzá are a Maya people of northern Guatemala, historically centered around Lake Petén Itzá and known for their late-surviving independent kingdom and rich cultural traditions.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Itzá Maya
this entity surface form:
Itzá Maya
this entity surface form:
Itzá Maya
this entity surface form:
Itzá Maya