Perote Fortress
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Perote Fortress is a historic 18th-century Spanish military fortification in Veracruz, Mexico, notable for its massive stone walls and later use as a prison.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Perote Fortress canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11180244 — 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: Perote Fortress Context triple: [San Carlos Fortress, knownAs, Perote Fortress]
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Leme Fortress
Leme Fortress is a historic coastal fortification in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, overlooking Leme Beach and the entrance to Guanabara Bay.
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B.
Gonio Fortress
Gonio Fortress is an ancient Roman-Byzantine coastal stronghold near Batumi in Georgia’s Adjara region, renowned for its well-preserved walls and archaeological significance.
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C.
Bellavista Fortress
Bellavista Fortress is a historic former military stronghold in San José, Costa Rica, now best known for housing the National Museum and symbolizing the country’s transition from militarization to peace.
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D.
Poienari Fortress
Poienari Fortress is a medieval Romanian stronghold dramatically perched on a cliff above the Argeș River, famously associated with Vlad the Impaler and often linked to the Dracula legend.
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E.
Koules Fortress
Koules Fortress is a Venetian-era coastal stronghold guarding the harbor of Heraklion on the Greek island of Crete.
- 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: Perote Fortress Target entity description: Perote Fortress is a historic 18th-century Spanish military fortification in Veracruz, Mexico, notable for its massive stone walls and later use as a prison.
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A.
Leme Fortress
Leme Fortress is a historic coastal fortification in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, overlooking Leme Beach and the entrance to Guanabara Bay.
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B.
Gonio Fortress
Gonio Fortress is an ancient Roman-Byzantine coastal stronghold near Batumi in Georgia’s Adjara region, renowned for its well-preserved walls and archaeological significance.
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C.
Bellavista Fortress
Bellavista Fortress is a historic former military stronghold in San José, Costa Rica, now best known for housing the National Museum and symbolizing the country’s transition from militarization to peace.
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D.
Poienari Fortress
Poienari Fortress is a medieval Romanian stronghold dramatically perched on a cliff above the Argeș River, famously associated with Vlad the Impaler and often linked to the Dracula legend.
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E.
Koules Fortress
Koules Fortress is a Venetian-era coastal stronghold guarding the harbor of Heraklion on the Greek island of Crete.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fortress
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historical site ⓘ military fortification ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Spanish colonial military architecture ⓘ |
| architecturalType | star fort ⓘ |
| builtBy | Spanish Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Veracruz
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Forts in Mexico ⓘ Spanish colonial fortifications in Mexico ⓘ |
| climate | cool highland climate ⓘ |
| condition | partially preserved ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel | approximately 2400 meters ⓘ |
| function | control of interior-coast communications ⓘ |
| hasPart |
bastions
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central courtyard ⓘ massive stone walls ⓘ moat ⓘ |
| hasPrisonFunction | yes GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasTouristInfrastructure |
guided tours
ⓘ
interpretive signage ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | historic monument ⓘ |
| inception | 18th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Perote, Veracruz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Veracruz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | America/Mexico_City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Cofre de Perote NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Perote Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Perote NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| operator |
Mexican government
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spanish colonial authorities ⓘ |
| region | central Veracruz ⓘ |
| securityClassificationWhenPrison | high security ⓘ |
| significantPeriod |
19th century Mexico
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Spanish colonial period ⓘ early 20th century Mexico ⓘ |
| startConstruction | 18th century ⓘ |
| tourism | cultural tourism attraction ⓘ |
| use |
military fortification
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prison ⓘ storage depot ⓘ |
| usedFor |
defense of trade routes
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incarceration of prisoners ⓘ political imprisonment ⓘ protection of royal road between Veracruz and Mexico City ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Perote Fortress Description of subject: Perote Fortress is a historic 18th-century Spanish military fortification in Veracruz, Mexico, notable for its massive stone walls and later use as a prison.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
San Carlos Fortress