Magellan Marker
E90009
Magellan Marker is a historical monument in Mactan, Philippines, commemorating the landing and death of Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan during the Battle of Mactan.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Magellan Shrine | 2 |
| Magellan Marker canonical | 1 |
| Magellan monument | 1 |
| Monument to Ferdinand Magellan | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T762407 — 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: Magellan Marker Context triple: [Mactan, hasMonument, Magellan Marker]
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A.
Point Sur Lighthouse
Point Sur Lighthouse is a historic 19th-century light station perched on a volcanic rock along California’s Big Sur coast, guiding ships along the rugged Pacific shoreline.
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B.
Angra do Heroísmo
Angra do Heroísmo is a historic coastal city on Terceira Island in the Azores, renowned for its well-preserved Renaissance architecture and UNESCO-listed old town.
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C.
Glorieta de Colón
Glorieta de Colón is a prominent roundabout and public monument space in Mexico City, known for its statue of Christopher Columbus and its location along the major thoroughfare Paseo de la Reforma.
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D.
Bird’s Head Plate
The Bird’s Head Plate is a small tectonic plate underlying the Bird’s Head (Vogelkop) Peninsula region of western New Guinea, involved in complex interactions between the Pacific, Philippine Sea, and Australian plates.
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E.
Nativitas embarcadero
Nativitas embarcadero is a popular boat-launching pier in Mexico City’s Xochimilco district, known for its colorful trajinera rides through the historic canal system.
- 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: Magellan Marker Target entity description: Magellan Marker is a historical monument in Mactan, Philippines, commemorating the landing and death of Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan during the Battle of Mactan.
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A.
Point Sur Lighthouse
Point Sur Lighthouse is a historic 19th-century light station perched on a volcanic rock along California’s Big Sur coast, guiding ships along the rugged Pacific shoreline.
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B.
Angra do Heroísmo
Angra do Heroísmo is a historic coastal city on Terceira Island in the Azores, renowned for its well-preserved Renaissance architecture and UNESCO-listed old town.
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C.
Glorieta de Colón
Glorieta de Colón is a prominent roundabout and public monument space in Mexico City, known for its statue of Christopher Columbus and its location along the major thoroughfare Paseo de la Reforma.
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D.
Bird’s Head Plate
The Bird’s Head Plate is a small tectonic plate underlying the Bird’s Head (Vogelkop) Peninsula region of western New Guinea, involved in complex interactions between the Pacific, Philippine Sea, and Australian plates.
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E.
Nativitas embarcadero
Nativitas embarcadero is a popular boat-launching pier in Mexico City’s Xochimilco district, known for its colorful trajinera rides through the historic canal system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical monument
ⓘ
memorial ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Lapu-Lapu City
ⓘ
Monuments and memorials in the Philippines ⓘ Tourist attractions in Cebu ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Battle of Mactan
ⓘ
Ferdinand Magellan ⓘ death of Ferdinand Magellan ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 10.3°N 124.0°E (approximate) ⓘ |
| country | Philippines ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Ferdinand Magellan ⓘ |
| genre | war memorial ⓘ |
| hasPart |
marker plaque
ⓘ
monument base ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | historical marker ⓘ |
| inception | 20th century ⓘ |
| languageOfInscription |
English
ⓘ
Filipino ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Province of Cebu
ⓘ
surface form:
Cebu Province
Lapu-Lapu City ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Lapu-Lapu Shrine
ⓘ
Lapu-Lapu Shrine ⓘ
surface form:
Mactan Shrine
|
| location |
Cebu
ⓘ
Lapu-Lapu City ⓘ Mactan ⓘ
surface form:
Mactan Island
Philippines ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
concrete
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Ferdinand Magellan ⓘ |
| partOf | heritage sites of Lapu-Lapu City ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Battle of Mactan
ⓘ
landing of Ferdinand Magellan in Mactan ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Philippine historical narratives about the Battle of Mactan ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Magellan Marker Description of subject: Magellan Marker is a historical monument in Mactan, Philippines, commemorating the landing and death of Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan during the Battle of Mactan.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Magellan Shrine
this entity surface form:
Magellan Shrine
this entity surface form:
Magellan monument
this entity surface form:
Monument to Ferdinand Magellan