Order of Calatrava
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The Order of Calatrava is a medieval Spanish military and religious order founded in the 12th century that played a major role in the Reconquista against Muslim rule on the Iberian Peninsula.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Order of Calatrava canonical | 5 |
| Knight of the Order of Calatrava | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5850866 — 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: Order of Calatrava Context triple: [Crusader military orders, hasMemberOrder, Order of Calatrava]
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A.
Order of Santiago
The Order of Santiago was a powerful medieval Iberian military and religious order founded in the 12th century to fight in the Reconquista and protect pilgrims, later becoming an influential noble institution in Spain and Portugal.
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B.
Order of Alcántara
The Order of Alcántara is a medieval Spanish military and religious order that played a key role in the Christian Reconquista against Muslim rule on the Iberian Peninsula.
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C.
Order of Aviz
The Order of Aviz was a medieval Portuguese military and religious order that played a key role in the Reconquista and later became closely associated with the Portuguese royal dynasty.
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D.
Order of Montesa
The Order of Montesa is a Spanish military and religious order founded in the early 14th century as a successor to the Knights Templar in the Crown of Aragon, tasked with defending Christian territories and coasts from Muslim powers.
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E.
Order of San Carlos
The Order of San Carlos is a Colombian state honor awarded primarily for distinguished diplomatic and international service to the nation.
- 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: Order of Calatrava Target entity description: The Order of Calatrava is a medieval Spanish military and religious order founded in the 12th century that played a major role in the Reconquista against Muslim rule on the Iberian Peninsula.
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A.
Order of Santiago
The Order of Santiago was a powerful medieval Iberian military and religious order founded in the 12th century to fight in the Reconquista and protect pilgrims, later becoming an influential noble institution in Spain and Portugal.
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B.
Order of Alcántara
The Order of Alcántara is a medieval Spanish military and religious order that played a key role in the Christian Reconquista against Muslim rule on the Iberian Peninsula.
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C.
Order of Aviz
The Order of Aviz was a medieval Portuguese military and religious order that played a key role in the Reconquista and later became closely associated with the Portuguese royal dynasty.
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D.
Order of Montesa
The Order of Montesa is a Spanish military and religious order founded in the early 14th century as a successor to the Knights Templar in the Crown of Aragon, tasked with defending Christian territories and coasts from Muslim powers.
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E.
Order of San Carlos
The Order of San Carlos is a Colombian state honor awarded primarily for distinguished diplomatic and international service to the nation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic religious order
ⓘ
military order ⓘ |
| absorbedInto | Spanish Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| activeDuring | Reconquista NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approvedBy | Pope Alexander III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approvedIn | 1164 ⓘ |
| battleInvolved |
Battle of Alarcos
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coatOfArms | red Greek cross flory on white field ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Castile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Diego Velázquez (Castilian nobleman associated with its foundation)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Raymond of Fitero NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedIn | 1158 ⓘ |
| foundedInCentury | 12th century ⓘ |
| governedBy | Grand Master of Calatrava NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grantedBy | King Sancho III of Castile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grantedTerritory |
Calatrava
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
lands in La Mancha ⓘ |
| hasFemaleBranch | no formal medieval female branch ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Calatrava la Nueva
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Castile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Order of Alcántara
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Order of Montesa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| membershipType |
clerics
ⓘ
knights ⓘ lay brothers ⓘ |
| motto | Calatrava, pro fide et patria ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Calatrava NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableStronghold |
Almagro
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Calatrava la Nueva NERFINISHED ⓘ Calatrava la Vieja NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Iberian military orders
ⓘ
Spanish military orders ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin |
Calatrava la Vieja
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Castile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentIn | Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryActivity |
defense and repopulation of frontier territories
ⓘ
warfare against Muslim-ruled states in Iberia ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Cistercian Order NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ruleModeledOn | Cistercian Rule NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | Catholic dynastic order of knighthood in Spain ⓘ |
| symbol | red cross flory ⓘ |
| typeOf | military-religious order ⓘ |
| underRoyalControlFrom | late 15th century ⓘ |
| vows |
chastity
ⓘ
obedience ⓘ poverty ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Order of Calatrava Description of subject: The Order of Calatrava is a medieval Spanish military and religious order founded in the 12th century that played a major role in the Reconquista against Muslim rule on the Iberian Peninsula.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Knight of the Order of Calatrava