San Carlos de Perote
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San Carlos de Perote is a historic 18th-century stone fortress in Veracruz, Mexico, built by Spanish colonial authorities to protect trade routes and later used as a prison.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| San Carlos de Perote canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11180239 — 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: San Carlos de Perote Context triple: [Perote, Veracruz, Mexico, hasFortress, San Carlos de Perote]
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A.
Tuxtepec
Tuxtepec is a major commercial and industrial city in northern Oaxaca, Mexico, known for its agricultural production and strategic location near the Papaloapan River.
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B.
Nojpetén
Nojpetén was the last independent Maya capital city, located on an island in Lake Petén Itzá in present-day Guatemala.
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C.
Coacalco
Coacalco is a suburban municipality in the State of Mexico that forms part of the greater Mexico City metropolitan area.
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D.
Coatepec
Coatepec is a sacred mountain in Aztec mythology renowned as the legendary birthplace of the war and sun god Huitzilopochtli.
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E.
Tixtla
Tixtla is a town and municipality in the Mexican state of Guerrero, historically notable as the birthplace of independence leader Vicente Guerrero.
- 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: San Carlos de Perote Target entity description: San Carlos de Perote is a historic 18th-century stone fortress in Veracruz, Mexico, built by Spanish colonial authorities to protect trade routes and later used as a prison.
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A.
Tuxtepec
Tuxtepec is a major commercial and industrial city in northern Oaxaca, Mexico, known for its agricultural production and strategic location near the Papaloapan River.
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B.
Nojpetén
Nojpetén was the last independent Maya capital city, located on an island in Lake Petén Itzá in present-day Guatemala.
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C.
Coacalco
Coacalco is a suburban municipality in the State of Mexico that forms part of the greater Mexico City metropolitan area.
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D.
Coatepec
Coatepec is a sacred mountain in Aztec mythology renowned as the legendary birthplace of the war and sun god Huitzilopochtli.
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E.
Tixtla
Tixtla is a town and municipality in the Mexican state of Guerrero, historically notable as the birthplace of independence leader Vicente Guerrero.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
18th-century building
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fortress ⓘ historic site ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | military architecture ⓘ |
| builder | Spanish colonial authorities ⓘ |
| category |
Forts in Mexico
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Prisons in Mexico ⓘ Spanish colonial fortifications in Mexico ⓘ |
| climateZone | cool highland climate ⓘ |
| constructionEndCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| constructionStartCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| currentUse |
cultural venue
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tourist attraction ⓘ |
| defensivePurpose |
protection against bandit attacks on convoys
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protection of silver and goods transported from the interior to Veracruz ⓘ |
| elevationCategory | high plateau ⓘ |
| governingBody | authorities of Veracruz ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bastions
ⓘ
central courtyard ⓘ moat ⓘ thick defensive walls ⓘ watchtowers ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | historic monument of Mexico ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Spanish colonial period ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Perote Municipality
NERFINISHED
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Veracruz NERFINISHED ⓘ eastern Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRoute | trade route between Veracruz and Mexico City ⓘ |
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Perote region
NERFINISHED
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San Carlos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | town of Perote NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalFunction |
fortress
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protection of trade routes ⓘ |
| ownership | Government of Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Spanish Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | central Veracruz ⓘ |
| significance |
example of Spanish colonial military architecture in Mexico
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strategic control point on the road from Veracruz to the interior of New Spain ⓘ |
| tourismType | cultural tourism ⓘ |
| usedAs |
federal prison of Mexico
ⓘ
state prison of Veracruz ⓘ |
| usedFor |
military garrison
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prison ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: San Carlos de Perote Description of subject: San Carlos de Perote is a historic 18th-century stone fortress in Veracruz, Mexico, built by Spanish colonial authorities to protect trade routes and later used as a prison.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
San Carlos Fortress