Zumbi dos Palmares
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Zumbi dos Palmares was a 17th-century Afro-Brazilian leader and last chief of the Quilombo dos Palmares, symbolizing Black resistance to slavery in Brazil.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Zumbi dos Palmares canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5976375 — 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: Zumbi dos Palmares Context triple: [Zumbi (Recife), namedAfter, Zumbi dos Palmares]
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A.
Zumbi
Zumbi is a neighborhood in the city of Recife, Brazil.
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B.
Bussa
Bussa was an enslaved Barbadian man who led the largest slave revolt in Barbados in 1816 and is honored as a symbol of resistance and freedom.
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C.
Marcos Maceo
Marcos Maceo was the father of Cuban independence hero Antonio Maceo and a member of the prominent Maceo family involved in Cuba’s 19th-century liberation struggles.
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D.
Tingo María
Tingo María is a city in central Peru known as the gateway to the Amazon and for its surrounding rainforest landscapes and national park.
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E.
Simão Rodrigues
Simão Rodrigues was a 16th-century Portuguese Jesuit priest and one of the original companions of Ignatius of Loyola who helped establish and spread the Society of Jesus in Portugal.
- 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: Zumbi dos Palmares Target entity description: Zumbi dos Palmares was a 17th-century Afro-Brazilian leader and last chief of the Quilombo dos Palmares, symbolizing Black resistance to slavery in Brazil.
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A.
Zumbi
Zumbi is a neighborhood in the city of Recife, Brazil.
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B.
Bussa
Bussa was an enslaved Barbadian man who led the largest slave revolt in Barbados in 1816 and is honored as a symbol of resistance and freedom.
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C.
Marcos Maceo
Marcos Maceo was the father of Cuban independence hero Antonio Maceo and a member of the prominent Maceo family involved in Cuba’s 19th-century liberation struggles.
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D.
Tingo María
Tingo María is a city in central Peru known as the gateway to the Amazon and for its surrounding rainforest landscapes and national park.
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E.
Simão Rodrigues
Simão Rodrigues was a 16th-century Portuguese Jesuit priest and one of the original companions of Ignatius of Loyola who helped establish and spread the Society of Jesus in Portugal.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Afro-Brazilian leader
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abolitionist symbol ⓘ historical figure ⓘ resistance leader ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Afro-Brazilian history
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Brazilian Black Movement NERFINISHED ⓘ quilombos ⓘ |
| birthName | Zumbi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath |
execution
ⓘ
killed in battle ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn |
Black Consciousness Day
NERFINISHED
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November 20 ⓘ |
| conflict | conflicts between Quilombo dos Palmares and Portuguese colonial forces ⓘ |
| country | Brazil ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Colonial Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalDepiction |
subject of Brazilian films
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subject of Brazilian literature ⓘ subject of Brazilian music ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1655 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1695-11-20 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Afro-Brazilian ⓘ |
| hasTitle | King of Palmares NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritage | African descent ⓘ |
| legacy |
icon of anti-slavery resistance in Latin America
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symbol of freedom for Afro-Brazilians ⓘ |
| memberOf | Quilombo dos Palmares NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | resistance to slavery ⓘ |
| name | Zumbi dos Palmares NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leadership of Quilombo dos Palmares
ⓘ
resistance to slavery in Brazil ⓘ |
| occupation |
military leader
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political leader ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Portuguese colonial rule
ⓘ
slavery in Brazil ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Captaincy of Pernambuco
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Colonial Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ Porto Calvo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Serra Dois Irmãos
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
present-day Alagoas ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
last chief of Quilombo dos Palmares
ⓘ
leader of Quilombo dos Palmares ⓘ |
| predecessor | Ganga Zumba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholicism
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| residence |
Quilombo dos Palmares
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Serra da Barriga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
Afro-Brazilian resistance to slavery
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Black resistance in Brazil ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Zumbi dos Palmares Description of subject: Zumbi dos Palmares was a 17th-century Afro-Brazilian leader and last chief of the Quilombo dos Palmares, symbolizing Black resistance to slavery in Brazil.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Zumbi (Recife)