Henri Castro
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Henri Castro was a 19th-century French-born empresario and colonization agent who played a key role in settling immigrant communities in Texas.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Henri Castro canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10617519 — 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: Henri Castro Context triple: [Castro County, namedFor, Henri Castro]
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A.
Antonio Camargo
Antonio Camargo is a Mexican geophysicist known for co-discovering the Chicxulub impact crater linked to the mass extinction of the dinosaurs.
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B.
Eduardo Cansino
Eduardo Cansino was a Spanish-born dancer and choreographer best known as the father and early dance partner of Hollywood star Rita Hayworth.
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C.
René Rivera
René Rivera, better known by his stage name Mario Montez, was a Puerto Rican-born drag performer and underground film star closely associated with Andy Warhol and the 1960s New York avant-garde cinema scene.
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D.
Leo Carrillo
Leo Carrillo was an American character actor and vaudevillian best known for his role as Pancho in the classic television series "The Cisco Kid."
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E.
Edgar Cardoso
Edgar Cardoso was a prominent Portuguese civil engineer renowned for his innovative bridge designs and pioneering work in structural engineering in the 20th century.
- 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: Henri Castro Target entity description: Henri Castro was a 19th-century French-born empresario and colonization agent who played a key role in settling immigrant communities in Texas.
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A.
Antonio Camargo
Antonio Camargo is a Mexican geophysicist known for co-discovering the Chicxulub impact crater linked to the mass extinction of the dinosaurs.
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B.
Eduardo Cansino
Eduardo Cansino was a Spanish-born dancer and choreographer best known as the father and early dance partner of Hollywood star Rita Hayworth.
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C.
René Rivera
René Rivera, better known by his stage name Mario Montez, was a Puerto Rican-born drag performer and underground film star closely associated with Andy Warhol and the 1960s New York avant-garde cinema scene.
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D.
Leo Carrillo
Leo Carrillo was an American character actor and vaudevillian best known for his role as Pancho in the classic television series "The Cisco Kid."
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E.
Edgar Cardoso
Edgar Cardoso was a prominent Portuguese civil engineer renowned for his innovative bridge designs and pioneering work in structural engineering in the 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonization agent
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empresario ⓘ immigrant community founder ⓘ person ⓘ |
| approximateNumberOfColonistsBrought | about 2000 ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Alsace region of France
NERFINISHED
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Castroville, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ Medina County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1786-07-17 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Bayonne, France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broughtImmigrantsFrom |
Alsace
NERFINISHED
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Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ Lorraine NERFINISHED ⓘ Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Bremen, Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 19th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1865-11-03 ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Sephardic Jewish ⓘ |
| familyName | Castro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founded |
Castroville, Texas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Castro’s Colony NERFINISHED ⓘ D’Hanis, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ Quihi, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ Vandenburg, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Henri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grantedLandArea | over 1,250,000 acres in Texas ⓘ |
| landGrantLocation | southwest of San Antonio, Texas ⓘ |
| legacy |
considered a major founder of Alsatian communities in Texas
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namesake of Castroville, Texas ⓘ |
| militaryService | served in the French army during the Napoleonic era ⓘ |
| name | Henri Castro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
bringing European immigrants to Texas
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founding Castroville, Texas ⓘ founding Castro’s Colony in Texas ⓘ founding several settlements along the Medina River in Texas ⓘ |
| occupation |
businessman
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colonization agent ⓘ empresario ⓘ |
| receivedLandGrantFrom | Republic of Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| role | colonization contractor for the Republic of Texas ⓘ |
| servedAs | French consul at Providence, Rhode Island ⓘ |
| spouse | Marie Françoise Triigant de Saint-Castin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfColonizationActivity |
1840s
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1850s ⓘ |
| workedIn |
France
NERFINISHED
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Republic of Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
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