José Arguelles
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José Argüelles was a Mexican-American art historian, author, and New Age visionary best known for popularizing the 1987 Harmonic Convergence and promoting the Dreamspell Mayan calendar.
All labels observed (1)
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| José Arguelles canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11181948 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: José Arguelles Context triple: [World Cultural Council, founder, José Arguelles]
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Luis G. Cuevas
Luis G. Cuevas was a 19th-century Mexican diplomat and politician who played a key role in negotiating and signing the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo that ended the Mexican–American War.
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B.
Jorge Esquivel
Jorge Esquivel is a notable individual recognized for his achievements that have brought distinction to the surname Esquivel.
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C.
Alfonso L. Herrera
Alfonso L. Herrera was a Mexican biologist and educator regarded as a pioneer of modern biology in Mexico and instrumental in developing the country’s scientific and zoological institutions.
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D.
Juan Gopar
Juan Gopar is a small settlement within the municipality of Tuineje on the island of Fuerteventura in Spain’s Canary Islands.
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E.
Cesar Bazan
Cesar Bazan is a Mexican former professional boxer who held the WBC lightweight title and competed at the world championship level in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: José Arguelles Target entity description: José Argüelles was a Mexican-American art historian, author, and New Age visionary best known for popularizing the 1987 Harmonic Convergence and promoting the Dreamspell Mayan calendar.
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A.
Luis G. Cuevas
Luis G. Cuevas was a 19th-century Mexican diplomat and politician who played a key role in negotiating and signing the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo that ended the Mexican–American War.
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B.
Jorge Esquivel
Jorge Esquivel is a notable individual recognized for his achievements that have brought distinction to the surname Esquivel.
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C.
Alfonso L. Herrera
Alfonso L. Herrera was a Mexican biologist and educator regarded as a pioneer of modern biology in Mexico and instrumental in developing the country’s scientific and zoological institutions.
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D.
Juan Gopar
Juan Gopar is a small settlement within the municipality of Tuineje on the island of Fuerteventura in Spain’s Canary Islands.
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E.
Cesar Bazan
Cesar Bazan is a Mexican former professional boxer who held the WBC lightweight title and competed at the world championship level in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New Age visionary
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New Age writer ⓘ art historian ⓘ author ⓘ human ⓘ |
| alternateName |
José Argüelles Valum Votan
NERFINISHED
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Valum Votan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Peace Prize of the International Committee of the Banner of Peace (2002) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | José Argüelles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coAuthor |
Lloydine Burris
NERFINISHED
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Stephanie South NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conceptInvented |
Dreamspell calendar
NERFINISHED
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Harmonic Convergence (as a global meditation event) NERFINISHED ⓘ Law of Time NERFINISHED ⓘ T(E)=Art formula ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1939-01-24 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2011-03-23 ⓘ |
| degree | PhD in art history ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Chicago
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University of Chicago Divinity School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Evergreen State College
NERFINISHED
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Pratt Institute NERFINISHED ⓘ San Francisco State University NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Mexican-American ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Mayan calendar studies
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New Age spirituality NERFINISHED ⓘ art history ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Mayan calendar
NERFINISHED
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Mayan civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
developing the 13 Moon/28-day calendar
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founding the Planet Art Network ⓘ popularizing the 1987 Harmonic Convergence ⓘ promoting the Dreamspell Mayan calendar ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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Spanish ⓘ |
| movement | New Age movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | José Argüelles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Dreamspell: The Journey of Timeship Earth 2013
NERFINISHED
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Earth Ascending NERFINISHED ⓘ Surfers of the Zuvuya NERFINISHED ⓘ The Mayan Factor: Path Beyond Technology NERFINISHED ⓘ Time and the Technosphere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizationFounded |
Foundation for the Law of Time
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Planet Art Network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Rochester, Minnesota, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Ashland, Oregon, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | professor of art history ⓘ |
| religion | New Age spirituality ⓘ |
| spouse |
Lloydine Burris
NERFINISHED
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Stephanie South NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: José Arguelles Description of subject: José Argüelles was a Mexican-American art historian, author, and New Age visionary best known for popularizing the 1987 Harmonic Convergence and promoting the Dreamspell Mayan calendar.
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