Maya city of Nojpetén
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The Maya city of Nojpetén was the last independent Maya capital, located on an island in Lake Petén Itzá in present-day Guatemala, and remained unconquered by the Spanish until 1697.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Maya city of Nojpetén canonical | 1 |
| Topoxte | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7107504 — 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: Maya city of Nojpetén Context triple: [Flores, Guatemala, historicalPredecessor, Maya city of Nojpetén]
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A.
Dzibilchaltún
Dzibilchaltún is an ancient Maya archaeological site in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, noted for its Temple of the Seven Dolls and precise solar alignments during the equinoxes.
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B.
Palenque
Palenque is an ancient Maya city in modern-day Chiapas, Mexico, renowned for its well-preserved temples, palaces, and intricate inscriptions.
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C.
Copán
Copán is an ancient Maya city in present-day Honduras renowned for its elaborate stone sculptures, hieroglyphic inscriptions, and well-preserved archaeological remains.
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D.
Bonampak
Bonampak is an ancient Maya archaeological site in Chiapas, Mexico, renowned for its remarkably well-preserved murals depicting courtly life, warfare, and ritual.
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E.
Oxkintok
Oxkintok is an ancient Maya archaeological site in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, notable for its early architecture and long history of occupation.
- 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: Maya city of Nojpetén Target entity description: The Maya city of Nojpetén was the last independent Maya capital, located on an island in Lake Petén Itzá in present-day Guatemala, and remained unconquered by the Spanish until 1697.
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A.
Dzibilchaltún
Dzibilchaltún is an ancient Maya archaeological site in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, noted for its Temple of the Seven Dolls and precise solar alignments during the equinoxes.
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B.
Palenque
Palenque is an ancient Maya city in modern-day Chiapas, Mexico, renowned for its well-preserved temples, palaces, and intricate inscriptions.
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C.
Copán
Copán is an ancient Maya city in present-day Honduras renowned for its elaborate stone sculptures, hieroglyphic inscriptions, and well-preserved archaeological remains.
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D.
Bonampak
Bonampak is an ancient Maya archaeological site in Chiapas, Mexico, renowned for its remarkably well-preserved murals depicting courtly life, warfare, and ritual.
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E.
Oxkintok
Oxkintok is an ancient Maya archaeological site in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, notable for its early architecture and long history of occupation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Maya city
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archaeological site ⓘ former capital city ⓘ historical city ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Lake Petén Itzá basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalOf | Itza Maya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conqueredBy |
Martín de Ursúa y Arizmendi
NERFINISHED
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Spanish Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Guatemala ⓘ |
| culture | Itza Maya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfConquest | 1697 ⓘ |
| defensiveAdvantage | surrounded by water ⓘ |
| era |
Contact period
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Postclassic Maya period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicalFeature | island settlement ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | independent Maya polity until 1697 ⓘ |
| knownAs | Tayasal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Itzaʼ Maya language ⓘ |
| lastIndependentCapitalOf | Maya peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Guatemala
NERFINISHED
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Lake Petén Itzá NERFINISHED ⓘ Petén Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | island in Lake Petén Itzá ⓘ |
| modernSiteOccupiedBy | Flores, Guatemala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Maya civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Lowland Maya area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Maya religion ⓘ |
| remainedUnconqueredUntil | 1697 ⓘ |
| significance | last independent Maya capital to fall to Spain ⓘ |
| usedAsCapitalUntil | late 17th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Maya city of Nojpetén Description of subject: The Maya city of Nojpetén was the last independent Maya capital, located on an island in Lake Petén Itzá in present-day Guatemala, and remained unconquered by the Spanish until 1697.
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