Manuel Lobo
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Manuel Lobo was a Portuguese colonial military officer and administrator best known for founding the fortified settlement of Colonia del Sacramento in present-day Uruguay in the late 17th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Manuel Lobo canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8722772 — 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: Manuel Lobo Context triple: [Colonia del Sacramento, foundedBy, Manuel Lobo]
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A.
Manuel Palacio Fajardo
Manuel Palacio Fajardo was a Venezuelan lawyer and politician who played a significant role in his country's early independence movement.
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B.
Fernando Medina
Fernando Medina is a Portuguese economist and politician who served as Mayor of Lisbon and later became Portugal’s Minister of Finance.
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C.
Fernando Castillo Velasco
Fernando Castillo Velasco is a Santiago Metro station that serves as the eastern terminus of Line 3 in the La Reina district of Chile’s capital.
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D.
Manuel Plácido Maneiro
Manuel Plácido Maneiro was a Venezuelan statesman and independence leader who participated in the early struggle to establish Venezuela as a sovereign nation.
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E.
Manuel José Arce
Manuel José Arce was a Salvadoran military and political leader who became the first president of the Federal Republic of Central America and played a key role in the region’s independence era.
- 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: Manuel Lobo Target entity description: Manuel Lobo was a Portuguese colonial military officer and administrator best known for founding the fortified settlement of Colonia del Sacramento in present-day Uruguay in the late 17th century.
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A.
Manuel Palacio Fajardo
Manuel Palacio Fajardo was a Venezuelan lawyer and politician who played a significant role in his country's early independence movement.
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B.
Fernando Medina
Fernando Medina is a Portuguese economist and politician who served as Mayor of Lisbon and later became Portugal’s Minister of Finance.
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C.
Fernando Castillo Velasco
Fernando Castillo Velasco is a Santiago Metro station that serves as the eastern terminus of Line 3 in the La Reina district of Chile’s capital.
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D.
Manuel Plácido Maneiro
Manuel Plácido Maneiro was a Venezuelan statesman and independence leader who participated in the early struggle to establish Venezuela as a sovereign nation.
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E.
Manuel José Arce
Manuel José Arce was a Salvadoran military and political leader who became the first president of the Federal Republic of Central America and played a key role in the region’s independence era.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Portuguese military officer
ⓘ
colonial administrator ⓘ person ⓘ |
| conflict | Portuguese–Spanish colonial rivalry in the Río de la Plata ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Portuguese people ⓘ |
| founded | Colonia del Sacramento NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedSettlementInPresentDay | Uruguay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedSettlementOn | Río de la Plata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedSettlementType | fortified settlement ⓘ |
| foundingPurpose |
to secure Portuguese presence in the Río de la Plata
ⓘ
to support Portuguese trade and navigation ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Spanish–Portuguese borderlands in South America ⓘ |
| locatedInTime | late 17th century ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Portuguese Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | captain ⓘ |
| notableFor | founding Colonia del Sacramento ⓘ |
| occupation |
colonial governor
ⓘ
military officer ⓘ |
| opponent | Spanish Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Portuguese colonial expansion in South America ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Colonia del Sacramento
NERFINISHED
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Río de la Plata region NERFINISHED ⓘ Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | governor of Colonia del Sacramento ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Manuel Lobo Description of subject: Manuel Lobo was a Portuguese colonial military officer and administrator best known for founding the fortified settlement of Colonia del Sacramento in present-day Uruguay in the late 17th century.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.