Presidio of San Diego
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The Presidio of San Diego was a Spanish colonial fort and mission complex established in 1769, recognized as the first permanent European settlement on the West Coast of the present-day United States.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Presidio of San Diego canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11012308 — 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: Presidio of San Diego Context triple: [Presidio Park, San Diego, commemorates, Presidio of San Diego]
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Presidio of Monterey
Presidio of Monterey is a historic U.S. Army installation in Monterey, California, best known today as the home of the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center.
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B.
Presidio La Bahía
Presidio La Bahía is a historic Spanish frontier fort in Goliad, Texas, best known for its role in the Texas Revolution and the Goliad Massacre.
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C.
Presidio of San Francisco
The Presidio of San Francisco is a former U.S. Army military post at the northern tip of the San Francisco Peninsula that has been transformed into a national park site featuring historic buildings, scenic overlooks, and extensive recreational areas.
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D.
San Diego Fort
San Diego Fort is a historic coastal fortress in Acapulco, Mexico, built for colonial-era defense and now serving as a prominent museum and cultural landmark.
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E.
Presidio de los Reyes Cora
Presidio de los Reyes Cora is a regional dialect of the Cora language spoken by the Cora people of western Mexico.
- 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: Presidio of San Diego Target entity description: The Presidio of San Diego was a Spanish colonial fort and mission complex established in 1769, recognized as the first permanent European settlement on the West Coast of the present-day United States.
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A.
Presidio of Monterey
Presidio of Monterey is a historic U.S. Army installation in Monterey, California, best known today as the home of the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center.
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B.
Presidio La Bahía
Presidio La Bahía is a historic Spanish frontier fort in Goliad, Texas, best known for its role in the Texas Revolution and the Goliad Massacre.
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C.
Presidio of San Francisco
The Presidio of San Francisco is a former U.S. Army military post at the northern tip of the San Francisco Peninsula that has been transformed into a national park site featuring historic buildings, scenic overlooks, and extensive recreational areas.
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D.
San Diego Fort
San Diego Fort is a historic coastal fortress in Acapulco, Mexico, built for colonial-era defense and now serving as a prominent museum and cultural landmark.
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E.
Presidio de los Reyes Cora
Presidio de los Reyes Cora is a regional dialect of the Cora language spoken by the Cora people of western Mexico.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Spanish colonial presidio
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archaeological site ⓘ former military fortification ⓘ historic site ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Mission San Diego de Alcalá NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Spanish colonial ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Franciscan missionaries
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Kumeyaay people NERFINISHED ⓘ Portolá expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor |
control of local indigenous populations
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protection of Spanish interests in Alta California ⓘ |
| CaliforniaHistoricalLandmarkNumber | 59 ⓘ |
| colonialPower | Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinateLatitude | 32.754 ⓘ |
| coordinateLongitude | -117.195 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| currentUse | historic park ⓘ |
| era |
Mexican period in California
ⓘ
Spanish colonial period ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Gaspar de Portolá
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Junípero Serra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundingDate | 1769 ⓘ |
| governingBody | City of San Diego NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
administrative center
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military defense ⓘ mission support complex ⓘ |
| hasStructureType |
barracks
ⓘ
chapel ⓘ fortified enclosure ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
California Historical Landmark
ⓘ
National Historic Landmark ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
San Diego NERFINISHED ⓘ San Diego County ⓘ West Coast of the United States ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Presidio Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
adobe
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stone ⓘ wood ⓘ |
| near |
Old Town San Diego
NERFINISHED
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San Diego River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Alta California
NERFINISHED
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Las Californias NERFINISHED ⓘ Presidio Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
first Spanish presidio in Alta California
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first permanent European settlement on the West Coast of the present-day United States ⓘ |
| status | ruins ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Mexican military forces
NERFINISHED
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Spanish Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Presidio of San Diego Description of subject: The Presidio of San Diego was a Spanish colonial fort and mission complex established in 1769, recognized as the first permanent European settlement on the West Coast of the present-day United States.
Referenced by (1)
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