Bernardino de Sahagún
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Bernardino de Sahagún was a 16th-century Franciscan friar and pioneering ethnographer of New Spain, best known for his extensive documentation of Aztec culture, language, and history.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bernardino de Sahagún canonical | 5 |
| Fray Bernardino de Sahagún | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5363551 — 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: Bernardino de Sahagún Context triple: [Florentine Codex, author, Bernardino de Sahagún]
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Alonso de Covarrubias
Alonso de Covarrubias was a prominent 16th-century Spanish Renaissance architect and sculptor known for shaping the architectural landscape of Castile with works such as the Alcázar of Toledo and various cathedrals and palaces.
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Bernal Díaz del Castillo
Bernal Díaz del Castillo was a Spanish conquistador and chronicler best known for his detailed firsthand account of the conquest of the Aztec Empire in his work "The True History of the Conquest of New Spain."
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C.
Juan García Esquivel
Juan García Esquivel was a Mexican bandleader, composer, and arranger renowned as a pioneer of space age pop and for his innovative, stereophonic lounge music of the mid-20th century.
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D.
Manuel de Montiano
Manuel de Montiano was an 18th-century Spanish colonial governor and military officer best known for defending St. Augustine, Florida, against British attacks during the War of Jenkins’ Ear.
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E.
José María de las Casas
José María de las Casas was a Venezuelan political figure and patriot who participated in the country’s early independence movement and helped establish its break from Spanish colonial rule.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Bernardino de Sahagún Target entity description: Bernardino de Sahagún was a 16th-century Franciscan friar and pioneering ethnographer of New Spain, best known for his extensive documentation of Aztec culture, language, and history.
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A.
Alonso de Covarrubias
Alonso de Covarrubias was a prominent 16th-century Spanish Renaissance architect and sculptor known for shaping the architectural landscape of Castile with works such as the Alcázar of Toledo and various cathedrals and palaces.
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B.
Bernal Díaz del Castillo
Bernal Díaz del Castillo was a Spanish conquistador and chronicler best known for his detailed firsthand account of the conquest of the Aztec Empire in his work "The True History of the Conquest of New Spain."
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C.
Juan García Esquivel
Juan García Esquivel was a Mexican bandleader, composer, and arranger renowned as a pioneer of space age pop and for his innovative, stereophonic lounge music of the mid-20th century.
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D.
Manuel de Montiano
Manuel de Montiano was an 18th-century Spanish colonial governor and military officer best known for defending St. Augustine, Florida, against British attacks during the War of Jenkins’ Ear.
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E.
José María de las Casas
José María de las Casas was a Venezuelan political figure and patriot who participated in the country’s early independence movement and helped establish its break from Spanish colonial rule.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic priest
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Franciscan friar ⓘ ethnographer ⓘ human ⓘ linguist ⓘ missionary ⓘ |
| activeInCentury | 16th century ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Fray Bernardino de Sahagún NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorOf |
Florentine Codex
NERFINISHED
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Historia general de las cosas de Nueva España NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1499 ⓘ |
| birthName | Bernardo de Rivera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Sahagún, León, Crown of Castile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | Crown of Castile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfActivity | New Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1590 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Mexico City, New Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Salamanca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
anthropology of Mesoamerica
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ethnography ⓘ history of New Spain ⓘ linguistics ⓘ |
| influenced |
Mesoamerican ethnohistory
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modern anthropology ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Florentine Codex
NERFINISHED
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documentation of Aztec culture ⓘ documentation of Aztec history ⓘ documentation of Nahuatl language ⓘ pioneering ethnography of New Spain ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Nahuatl
NERFINISHED
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Spanish ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Franciscan Order
NERFINISHED
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Order of Friars Minor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Bernardino de Sahagún NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
ethnographer
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friar ⓘ missionary ⓘ teacher ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| studied |
Aztec medicine
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Aztec mythology ⓘ Aztec religion ⓘ Aztec society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taught | indigenous Nahua students ⓘ |
| usedMethod |
parallel Nahuatl and Spanish texts
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systematic interviews with indigenous informants ⓘ |
| workedAt | College of Santa Cruz de Tlatelolco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Bernardino de Sahagún Description of subject: Bernardino de Sahagún was a 16th-century Franciscan friar and pioneering ethnographer of New Spain, best known for his extensive documentation of Aztec culture, language, and history.
Referenced by (7)
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