Augusto Vargas Alzamora
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Augusto Vargas Alzamora was a Peruvian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Lima and was known for his outspoken defense of human rights and democracy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Augusto Vargas Alzamora canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Augusto Vargas Alzamora Context triple: [Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne, predecessorAsArchbishopOfLima, Augusto Vargas Alzamora]
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A.
Mariano Osorio
Mariano Osorio was a Spanish military officer best known for leading royalist forces against Chilean patriots during the Chilean War of Independence.
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B.
José Antonio Echeverría
José Antonio Echeverría was a prominent Cuban student leader and revolutionary figure known for his opposition to the Batista dictatorship and his role in the Cuban revolutionary movement of the 1950s.
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C.
Vicente Pérez Rosales
Vicente Pérez Rosales was a 19th-century Chilean politician, colonization agent, and writer who played a key role in promoting European settlement and development in southern Chile.
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D.
Manuel Ortiz de Zárate
Manuel Ortiz de Zárate was a prominent colonial-era figure in New Granada who played a leading role in organizing and directing the Comunero Revolt against Spanish authorities.
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E.
Pérez Pavón
Pérez Pavón is a Spanish-language family name of likely Iberian or Latin American origin.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Augusto Vargas Alzamora Target entity description: Augusto Vargas Alzamora was a Peruvian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Lima and was known for his outspoken defense of human rights and democracy.
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A.
Mariano Osorio
Mariano Osorio was a Spanish military officer best known for leading royalist forces against Chilean patriots during the Chilean War of Independence.
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B.
José Antonio Echeverría
José Antonio Echeverría was a prominent Cuban student leader and revolutionary figure known for his opposition to the Batista dictatorship and his role in the Cuban revolutionary movement of the 1950s.
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C.
Vicente Pérez Rosales
Vicente Pérez Rosales was a 19th-century Chilean politician, colonization agent, and writer who played a key role in promoting European settlement and development in southern Chile.
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D.
Manuel Ortiz de Zárate
Manuel Ortiz de Zárate was a prominent colonial-era figure in New Granada who played a leading role in organizing and directing the Comunero Revolt against Spanish authorities.
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E.
Pérez Pavón
Pérez Pavón is a Spanish-language family name of likely Iberian or Latin American origin.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic cardinal
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Peruvian person ⓘ human ⓘ |
| appointedCardinalBy | Pope John Paul II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areaOfActivism |
democratic governance in Peru
ⓘ
human rights in Peru ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1922-11-09 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Lima, Peru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Cathedral of Lima NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cancer ⓘ |
| clergyRank |
Archbishop
ⓘ
Cardinal ⓘ |
| continentOfCitizenship | South America ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Peru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfService | Peru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2000-09-04 ⓘ |
| diocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lima NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| education |
Pontifical Catholic University of Peru
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pontifical Gregorian University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevationToCardinalDate | 1988-06-28 ⓘ |
| endTime | 1999-01-09 ⓘ |
| familyName | Vargas Alzamora NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Augusto Vargas Alzamora NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Augusto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | His Eminence ⓘ |
| honorificSuffix | Cardinal ⓘ |
| ideology | pro-democracy ⓘ |
| knownFor |
criticism of Alberto Fujimori government
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defense of democracy ⓘ defense of human rights ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Spanish ⓘ |
| memberOf | College of Cardinals ⓘ |
| notableWork |
pastoral letters on democracy and social justice
ⓘ
public statements on human rights in Peru ⓘ |
| occupation |
Catholic bishop
ⓘ
theologian ⓘ |
| officeStartFor | Archbishop of Lima ⓘ |
| participatedIn | 1992 Peruvian constitutional crisis (as critic) ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Archbishop of Lima
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cardinal-Priest of San Camillo de Lellis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Juan Landázuri Ricketts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
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| startTime | 1989-01-30 ⓘ |
| successor | Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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