Nojpetén
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Nojpetén was the last independent Maya capital city, located on an island in Lake Petén Itzá in present-day Guatemala.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nojpetén canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5182047 — 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: Nojpetén Context triple: [Itza Maya, locatedIn, Nojpetén]
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A.
Cobá
Cobá is an ancient Maya city in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, known for its extensive network of sacbeob (raised stone roads) and towering pyramid structures amid dense jungle.
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B.
Coatepec
Coatepec is a sacred mountain in Aztec mythology renowned as the legendary birthplace of the war and sun god Huitzilopochtli.
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C.
Comalcalco
Comalcalco is a city in the Mexican state of Tabasco known for its nearby Maya archaeological site built with brick structures.
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D.
Tuxtepec
Tuxtepec is a major commercial and industrial city in northern Oaxaca, Mexico, known for its agricultural production and strategic location near the Papaloapan River.
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E.
Tixtla
Tixtla is a town and municipality in the Mexican state of Guerrero, historically notable as the birthplace of independence leader Vicente Guerrero.
- 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: Nojpetén Target entity description: Nojpetén was the last independent Maya capital city, located on an island in Lake Petén Itzá in present-day Guatemala.
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A.
Cobá
Cobá is an ancient Maya city in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, known for its extensive network of sacbeob (raised stone roads) and towering pyramid structures amid dense jungle.
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B.
Coatepec
Coatepec is a sacred mountain in Aztec mythology renowned as the legendary birthplace of the war and sun god Huitzilopochtli.
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C.
Comalcalco
Comalcalco is a city in the Mexican state of Tabasco known for its nearby Maya archaeological site built with brick structures.
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D.
Tuxtepec
Tuxtepec is a major commercial and industrial city in northern Oaxaca, Mexico, known for its agricultural production and strategic location near the Papaloapan River.
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E.
Tixtla
Tixtla is a town and municipality in the Mexican state of Guerrero, historically notable as the birthplace of independence leader Vicente Guerrero.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Maya city
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ former capital city ⓘ |
| approximateLocation | central Petén lowlands ⓘ |
| archaeologicalStatus | largely buried beneath modern Flores ⓘ |
| associatedEthnicGroup |
Itza people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mopan Maya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalOf | Itza Maya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conqueredBy |
Martín de Ursúa y Arizmendi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spanish Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conquestFrom | Yucatán NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conquestMethod | combined land and water assault ⓘ |
| country | Guatemala ⓘ |
| culture | Maya civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Late Postclassic Maya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
causeways
ⓘ
defensive island location ⓘ palaces ⓘ plazas ⓘ temple-pyramids ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | Spanish siege and assault of 1697 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor | being last major Maya polity subdued by Spain ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Itzaʼ Maya language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lastIndependentCapitalOf | Maya peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lake Petén Itzá
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mesoamerica NERFINISHED ⓘ Petén Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | island ⓘ |
| locatedUnderModernCity | Flores NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | “great island” in Yucatec Maya ⓘ |
| modernSuccessorSettlement | Flores, Guatemala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| otherName |
Noh Petén
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tayasal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfOccupation |
Contact period
ⓘ
Postclassic period ⓘ |
| politicalRole |
administrative center
ⓘ
ceremonial center ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | Maya kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postConquestUse | Spanish colonial town site ⓘ |
| preColumbianInhabitants |
Itza Maya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kowoj Maya NERFINISHED ⓘ Yalain Maya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentDayGeographicalContext | northern Guatemala ⓘ |
| region | lowland Maya area ⓘ |
| regionType | island city-state ⓘ |
| religion | Maya religion ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | controlled trade routes in central Petén ⓘ |
| timeOfIndependenceEnd | 1697 ⓘ |
| waterBody | Lake Petén Itzá NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nojpetén Description of subject: Nojpetén was the last independent Maya capital city, located on an island in Lake Petén Itzá in present-day Guatemala.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.