Captain General
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Captain General was the highest-ranking military and often civil authority in various Spanish territories, combining supreme command over armed forces with broad administrative powers.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Captain General canonical | 4 |
| Capitán General | 2 |
| Capitão-general | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T587544 — 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: Captain General Context triple: [Basilio Augustín, hasTitle, Captain General]
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A.
The Captain
The Captain is the famous nickname of Derek Jeter, the longtime New York Yankees shortstop and team leader renowned for his clutch performances and five World Series titles.
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B.
The Captain
The Captain is the English translation of the Spanish name "El Capitan," famously associated with the iconic granite monolith in Yosemite National Park.
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C.
Battle off Cape Engaño
The Battle off Cape Engaño was a World War II naval engagement in October 1944 in which U.S. carrier forces decimated a Japanese decoy carrier group during the larger Battle of Leyte Gulf.
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D.
The Forty-Five Guardsmen
The Forty-Five Guardsmen is a historical adventure novel by Alexandre Dumas that continues his Valois trilogy, dramatizing the intrigues and power struggles in late 16th-century France.
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E.
Life Guards
The Life Guards are a senior regiment of the British Army's Household Cavalry, known for their ceremonial duties and armoured reconnaissance role.
- 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: Captain General Target entity description: Captain General was the highest-ranking military and often civil authority in various Spanish territories, combining supreme command over armed forces with broad administrative powers.
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A.
The Captain
The Captain is the English translation of the Spanish name "El Capitan," famously associated with the iconic granite monolith in Yosemite National Park.
-
B.
The Captain
The Captain is the famous nickname of Derek Jeter, the longtime New York Yankees shortstop and team leader renowned for his clutch performances and five World Series titles.
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C.
Battle off Cape Engaño
The Battle off Cape Engaño was a World War II naval engagement in October 1944 in which U.S. carrier forces decimated a Japanese decoy carrier group during the larger Battle of Leyte Gulf.
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D.
The Forty-Five Guardsmen
The Forty-Five Guardsmen is a historical adventure novel by Alexandre Dumas that continues his Valois trilogy, dramatizing the intrigues and power struggles in late 16th-century France.
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E.
Life Guards
The Life Guards are a senior regiment of the British Army's Household Cavalry, known for their ceremonial duties and armoured reconnaissance role.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial office
ⓘ
government position ⓘ military rank ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Captain General
ⓘ
surface form:
Capitán General
|
| appointedBy |
King of Spain
ⓘ
Crown of Spain ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish Crown
|
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| equivalentTo |
commander-in-chief
ⓘ
governor-general in some territories ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
armed forces
ⓘ
defense policy ⓘ local officials ⓘ provincial administration ⓘ public order ⓘ |
| hasRole |
chief administrative authority
ⓘ
civil governor ⓘ representative of the king ⓘ supreme military commander ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
captaincy general
ⓘ
viceroyalty (in some cases) ⓘ |
| language | Spanish ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
royal cédula
ⓘ
royal decree ⓘ |
| partOf | Spanish colonial administration system ⓘ |
| rankComparedTo |
higher than field marshal
ⓘ
higher than general ⓘ higher than lieutenant general ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
colonial security
ⓘ
frontier defense ⓘ implementation of royal decrees ⓘ military defense ⓘ naval defense in some maritime regions ⓘ tax collection supervision ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Council of the Indies
ⓘ
King of Spain ⓘ Ministry of Defence of Spain ⓘ
surface form:
Ministry of War of Spain
Ministry of the Navy of Spain ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
16th century
ⓘ
17th century ⓘ 18th century ⓘ 19th century ⓘ Early Modern period ⓘ
surface form:
Early modern period
|
| usedIn |
Caribbean
ⓘ
mainland Spain ⓘ
surface form:
Metropolitan Spain
Philippines ⓘ Spanish North Africa ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish Africa
Spanish America ⓘ Spanish Empire ⓘ Spanish colonies ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Captain General Description of subject: Captain General was the highest-ranking military and often civil authority in various Spanish territories, combining supreme command over armed forces with broad administrative powers.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Capitán General
this entity surface form:
Capitán General
this entity surface form:
Capitão-general
subject surface form:
Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba