Gregor MacGregor (Cazique of Poyais)
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Gregor MacGregor, known as the Cazique of Poyais, was a 19th-century Scottish soldier, adventurer, and infamous fraudster who orchestrated a major land-settlement scam by inventing the fictional Central American country of Poyais.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Gregor MacGregor (Cazique of Poyais) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11379336 — 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: Gregor MacGregor (Cazique of Poyais) Context triple: [Clan MacGregor, notableMember, Gregor MacGregor (Cazique of Poyais)]
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A.
Lope de Aguirre
Lope de Aguirre was a 16th-century Spanish conquistador notorious for his brutal rebellion against the Spanish Crown during a doomed expedition in search of the legendary El Dorado in South America.
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B.
Lempira
Lempira was a 16th-century Lenca chieftain and national hero of Honduras who led indigenous resistance against Spanish conquest.
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C.
Amílcar
Amílcar is the given name of Brazilian sculptor, graphic designer, and concrete artist Amílcar de Castro.
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D.
Andrés de Santa Cruz
Andrés de Santa Cruz was a 19th-century Bolivian-Peruvian military leader and statesman who served as President of Bolivia and attempted to unite Peru and Bolivia in a confederation.
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E.
Cacique
Cacique is the traditional nickname of Chilean football club Colo-Colo, evoking the image of an indigenous tribal chief as a symbol of leadership and strength.
- 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: Gregor MacGregor (Cazique of Poyais) Target entity description: Gregor MacGregor, known as the Cazique of Poyais, was a 19th-century Scottish soldier, adventurer, and infamous fraudster who orchestrated a major land-settlement scam by inventing the fictional Central American country of Poyais.
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A.
Lope de Aguirre
Lope de Aguirre was a 16th-century Spanish conquistador notorious for his brutal rebellion against the Spanish Crown during a doomed expedition in search of the legendary El Dorado in South America.
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B.
Lempira
Lempira was a 16th-century Lenca chieftain and national hero of Honduras who led indigenous resistance against Spanish conquest.
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C.
Amílcar
Amílcar is the given name of Brazilian sculptor, graphic designer, and concrete artist Amílcar de Castro.
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D.
Andrés de Santa Cruz
Andrés de Santa Cruz was a 19th-century Bolivian-Peruvian military leader and statesman who served as President of Bolivia and attempted to unite Peru and Bolivia in a confederation.
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E.
Cacique
Cacique is the traditional nickname of Chilean football club Colo-Colo, evoking the image of an indigenous tribal chief as a symbol of leadership and strength.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
adventurer
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con artist ⓘ fraudster ⓘ human ⓘ soldier ⓘ |
| activityLocation |
Central America
NERFINISHED
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Edinburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ London NERFINISHED ⓘ Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alias | Cazique of Poyais NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| allegiance |
New Granada
NERFINISHED
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United Kingdom ⓘ Venezuela NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1786-12-24 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Glengyle
NERFINISHED
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Perthshire NERFINISHED ⓘ Scotland ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Caracas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| claimedTitle |
Cazique of Poyais
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Prince of Poyais NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Scotland
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1845-12-04 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Caracas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Venezuela NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Scottish people ⓘ |
| fraudScheme |
issuing Poyais government bonds
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recruitment of settlers to Poyais ⓘ sale of land certificates for Poyais ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
colonel
ⓘ
general ⓘ |
| name | Gregor MacGregor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Poyais colonists’ disastrous voyage in 1822
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trial for fraud in France ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Poyais fraud
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inventing the fictional country of Poyais ⓘ land-settlement scam in Central America ⓘ |
| occupation |
adventurer
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confidence trickster ⓘ military officer ⓘ soldier ⓘ |
| relative | Francisco de Miranda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedIn |
British Army
NERFINISHED
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Spanish American wars of independence NERFINISHED ⓘ Venezuelan War of Independence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse |
Josefa Antonia Andrea Aristeguieta y Lovera
NERFINISHED
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Maria Bowater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gregor MacGregor (Cazique of Poyais) Description of subject: Gregor MacGregor, known as the Cazique of Poyais, was a 19th-century Scottish soldier, adventurer, and infamous fraudster who orchestrated a major land-settlement scam by inventing the fictional Central American country of Poyais.
Referenced by (1)
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