City of Campeche

E899107

city municipal seat

The City of Campeche is a colonial-era port city on Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, renowned for its well-preserved Spanish architecture, colorful historic center, and extensive fortifications built to defend against pirates.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Campeche City	8
City of Campeche canonical	2
San Francisco de Campeche	2
city of Campeche	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11005303 — 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: City of Campeche
Context triple: [Historic Fortified Town of Campeche, partOf, City of Campeche]

A. Ciudad Camargo
Ciudad Camargo is a city in the Mexican state of Chihuahua known as an agricultural and commercial center situated near the confluence of the Río Conchos and Río Grande.
B. Colonia del Carmen
Colonia del Carmen is a neighborhood in Mexico City’s Coyoacán area, known for its historic character and cultural landmarks such as the Casa Azul (Frida Kahlo Museum).
C. Santa Cruz de Yojoa
Santa Cruz de Yojoa is a municipality in western Honduras known for its proximity to Lake Yojoa and its agricultural and coffee-producing activities.
D. San Felipe, Yucatán
San Felipe, Yucatán is a small coastal fishing village and ecotourism destination on Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, known for its colorful wooden houses, mangroves, and access to rich marine and birdlife.
E. Santa Elena, Yucatán
Santa Elena, Yucatán is a small town in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula known as a base for visiting nearby Maya archaeological sites and traditional Mayan communities.
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: City of Campeche
Target entity description: The City of Campeche is a colonial-era port city on Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, renowned for its well-preserved Spanish architecture, colorful historic center, and extensive fortifications built to defend against pirates.

A. Ciudad Camargo
Ciudad Camargo is a city in the Mexican state of Chihuahua known as an agricultural and commercial center situated near the confluence of the Río Conchos and Río Grande.
B. Colonia del Carmen
Colonia del Carmen is a neighborhood in Mexico City’s Coyoacán area, known for its historic character and cultural landmarks such as the Casa Azul (Frida Kahlo Museum).
C. Santa Cruz de Yojoa
Santa Cruz de Yojoa is a municipality in western Honduras known for its proximity to Lake Yojoa and its agricultural and coffee-producing activities.
D. San Felipe, Yucatán
San Felipe, Yucatán is a small coastal fishing village and ecotourism destination on Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, known for its colorful wooden houses, mangroves, and access to rich marine and birdlife.
E. Santa Elena, Yucatán
Santa Elena, Yucatán is a small town in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula known as a base for visiting nearby Maya archaeological sites and traditional Mayan communities.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city ⓘ municipal seat ⓘ
capitalOf	Campeche (state) NERFINISHED ⓘ
climate	tropical savanna climate ⓘ
continent	North America ⓘ
country	Mexico ⓘ
defensivePurpose	protection against pirate attacks ⓘ
formerName	San Francisco de Campeche NERFINISHED ⓘ
foundedBy	Francisco de Montejo the Younger NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish colonists ⓘ
foundingDate	1540 ⓘ
hasCulturalDesignation	Pueblo Mágico (historic center influence) NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasLandmark	Cathedral of Campeche NERFINISHED ⓘ El Palacio Municipal de Campeche NERFINISHED ⓘ Malecón de Campeche NERFINISHED ⓘ Plaza de la Independencia NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasMuseum	Museo de Arquitectura Maya NERFINISHED ⓘ Museo de la Ciudad de Campeche NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasStructure	Fort of San José el Alto NERFINISHED ⓘ Fort of San Miguel NERFINISHED ⓘ Puerta de Mar NERFINISHED ⓘ Puerta de Tierra NERFINISHED ⓘ bastions (baluartes) ⓘ city walls of Campeche NERFINISHED ⓘ
heritageStatus	UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
knownFor	colorful historic center ⓘ defensive walls and bastions ⓘ extensive fortifications ⓘ historic port ⓘ pirate-era history ⓘ well-preserved Spanish colonial architecture ⓘ
language	Spanish ⓘ
locatedAt	approx. 19.85°N 90.53°W ⓘ
locatedIn	Campeche (state) NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedOn	Gulf of Mexico ⓘ Yucatán Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ
nearestLargeBodyOfWater	Bay of Campeche NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	municipality of Campeche NERFINISHED ⓘ
portType	seaport ⓘ
primaryEconomicActivity	commerce ⓘ fishing ⓘ tourism ⓘ
region	southeastern Mexico ⓘ
timeZone	Central Standard Time (UTC−6) ⓘ
timeZoneDST	Central Daylight Time (UTC−5) NERFINISHED ⓘ
UNESCOListingYear	1999 ⓘ
UNESCOSiteName	Historic Fortified Town of Campeche NERFINISHED ⓘ
urbanPlanning	grid pattern colonial layout ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Historic Fortified Town of Campeche → partOf → City of Campeche ⓘ

Mayan settlement of Ah Kim Pech → siteBecame → City of Campeche ⓘ

subject surface form: Ah Kim Pech

this entity surface form: city of Campeche

Fuerte de San Miguel → locatedIn → City of Campeche ⓘ