Goliad, Texas, United States
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Goliad, Texas, United States is a small historic town in South Texas known for its significant role in the Texas Revolution and its well-preserved Spanish colonial-era sites.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Goliad, Texas, United States canonical | 1 |
| present-day Goliad, Texas, United States | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6897779 — 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: Goliad, Texas, United States Context triple: [Bum Phillips, placeOfDeath, Goliad, Texas, United States]
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A.
Gonzales, Texas
Gonzales, Texas is a historic town best known as the site of the first battle of the Texas Revolution and the origin of the famous "Come and Take It" slogan.
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B.
Quitman, Texas
Quitman, Texas is a small East Texas city known as the birthplace of Academy Award–winning actress Sissy Spacek and for its role as a historic community in the Piney Woods region.
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C.
Malakoff, Texas
Malakoff, Texas is a small city in East Texas known historically for its brick manufacturing and proximity to Cedar Creek Reservoir.
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D.
Navasota, Texas
Navasota, Texas is a small city in Grimes County that serves as a historic railroad and commercial hub within the Greater Houston metropolitan area.
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E.
Van Horn, Texas
Van Horn, Texas is a small town in far West Texas that serves as a regional crossroads and gateway community along major highways and near the Chihuahuan Desert.
- 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: Goliad, Texas, United States Target entity description: Goliad, Texas, United States is a small historic town in South Texas known for its significant role in the Texas Revolution and its well-preserved Spanish colonial-era sites.
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A.
Gonzales, Texas
Gonzales, Texas is a historic town best known as the site of the first battle of the Texas Revolution and the origin of the famous "Come and Take It" slogan.
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B.
Quitman, Texas
Quitman, Texas is a small East Texas city known as the birthplace of Academy Award–winning actress Sissy Spacek and for its role as a historic community in the Piney Woods region.
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C.
Malakoff, Texas
Malakoff, Texas is a small city in East Texas known historically for its brick manufacturing and proximity to Cedar Creek Reservoir.
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D.
Navasota, Texas
Navasota, Texas is a small city in Grimes County that serves as a historic railroad and commercial hub within the Greater Houston metropolitan area.
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E.
Van Horn, Texas
Van Horn, Texas is a small town in far West Texas that serves as a regional crossroads and gateway community along major highways and near the Chihuahuan Desert.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | city ⓘ |
| areaCode | 361 ⓘ |
| climate | humid subtropical climate ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county | Goliad County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| courthouseStyle | Classical Revival ⓘ |
| distanceTo |
about 25 miles south of Victoria, Texas
ⓘ
about 90 miles north of Corpus Christi, Texas ⓘ |
| economyIncludes |
agriculture
ⓘ
heritage tourism ⓘ ranching ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel | approximately 161 feet ⓘ |
| FIPSCode | 48-30040 ⓘ |
| GNISFeatureID | 1336673 ⓘ |
| governmentType | council–manager ⓘ |
| hasAnnualEvent |
Goliad Massacre and Fannin Memorial observances
ⓘ
reenactments related to the Texas Revolution ⓘ |
| hasBuilding | Goliad County Courthouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritageDesignation | National Historic Landmark district (Presidio La Bahía area) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricDistrict | Goliad Commercial Historic District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricEvent |
Battle of Goliad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Goliad Massacre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricSite |
Goliad State Park and Historic Site
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mission Espíritu Santo NERFINISHED ⓘ Presidio La Bahía NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incorporatedAsCity | 19th century ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Spanish colonial-era sites
ⓘ
role in the Texas Revolution ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Corpus Christi, Texas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Victoria, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | San Antonio River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorHighway |
Texas State Highway 239
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Route 183 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 59 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Goliad County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalSpanishNameNearbyMission | Mission Nuestra Señora del Espíritu Santo de Zúñiga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalSpanishNameNearbyPresidio | Presidio Nuestra Señora de Loreto de Bahía NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Texas Coastal Bend region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
historic Spanish mission system in Texas ⓘ |
| populationCensus2010 | 1992 ⓘ |
| populationEstimate2020 | approximately 1900 ⓘ |
| postalCode | 77963 ⓘ |
| region | South Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Texas ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST |
Central Time Zone
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Daylight Time
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Goliad, Texas, United States Description of subject: Goliad, Texas, United States is a small historic town in South Texas known for its significant role in the Texas Revolution and its well-preserved Spanish colonial-era sites.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
present-day Goliad, Texas, United States