Pedro Arias Dávila
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Pedro Arias Dávila was a Spanish conquistador and colonial administrator best known for establishing early Spanish rule in Central America and founding key settlements in the region.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pedro Arias Dávila canonical | 3 |
| Pedro Arias de Ávila | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T762055 — 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.
Target entity: Pedro Arias Dávila Context triple: [Panama City, foundedBy, Pedro Arias Dávila]
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Tristán de Luna y Arellano
Tristán de Luna y Arellano was a 16th-century Spanish conquistador and explorer who led an ill-fated expedition to establish one of the earliest European settlements in what is now the United States.
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B.
Blasco Núñez Vela
Blasco Núñez Vela was a 16th-century Spanish colonial administrator and soldier who became the first viceroy of Peru and was killed in conflicts over enforcing the New Laws that limited the power of encomenderos.
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C.
Pedro Messía de la Cerda
Pedro Messía de la Cerda was an 18th-century Spanish naval officer and colonial administrator who served as a prominent viceroy in Spanish South America.
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Fernando de Valdés
Fernando de Valdés was a 16th-century Spanish churchman and statesman who served as one of the most powerful and controversial Grand Inquisitors of the Spanish Inquisition.
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E.
Cortes of Spain
The Cortes of Spain is the historical name for Spain’s national legislative assembly, which served as the kingdom’s representative parliament responsible for enacting laws and approving major state decisions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Pedro Arias Dávila Target entity description: Pedro Arias Dávila was a Spanish conquistador and colonial administrator best known for establishing early Spanish rule in Central America and founding key settlements in the region.
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A.
Tristán de Luna y Arellano
Tristán de Luna y Arellano was a 16th-century Spanish conquistador and explorer who led an ill-fated expedition to establish one of the earliest European settlements in what is now the United States.
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B.
Blasco Núñez Vela
Blasco Núñez Vela was a 16th-century Spanish colonial administrator and soldier who became the first viceroy of Peru and was killed in conflicts over enforcing the New Laws that limited the power of encomenderos.
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C.
Pedro Messía de la Cerda
Pedro Messía de la Cerda was an 18th-century Spanish naval officer and colonial administrator who served as a prominent viceroy in Spanish South America.
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D.
Fernando de Valdés
Fernando de Valdés was a 16th-century Spanish churchman and statesman who served as one of the most powerful and controversial Grand Inquisitors of the Spanish Inquisition.
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E.
Cortes of Spain
The Cortes of Spain is the historical name for Spain’s national legislative assembly, which served as the kingdom’s representative parliament responsible for enacting laws and approving major state decisions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Spanish conquistador
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colonial administrator ⓘ human ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Pedrarias
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Pedrarias Dávila ⓘ Pedro Ariías de Ávila ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
Castilla del Oro
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Central America ⓘ Nicaragua ⓘ Panama ⓘ |
| continentOfActivity |
Central America
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Europe ⓘ South America ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Crown of Castile
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Spain ⓘ |
| employer |
Crown of Spain
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surface form:
Spanish Crown
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| ethnicGroup | Spaniards ⓘ |
| familyName | Arias Dávila ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
colonial administration
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military conquest ⓘ |
| givenName | Pedro ⓘ |
| hasRole | founder of colonial cities in Central America ⓘ |
| languageSpokenWrittenOrSigned | Spanish ⓘ |
| militaryRank | captain ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early Spanish rule in Central America
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establishing Spanish colonial government structures in Central America ⓘ expansion of Spanish control along the Pacific coast of Central America ⓘ founding early Spanish settlements in Central America ⓘ role in the execution of Vasco Núñez de Balboa ⓘ |
| notableWork |
founding of León in Nicaragua
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founding of Panama City ⓘ |
| occupation |
colonial governor
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conquistador ⓘ military officer ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Spanish colonization of the Americas
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Spanish conquest of Central America ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Governor of Castilla del Oro
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Governor of Nicaragua ⓘ Governor of Panama ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholicism
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
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Subject: Pedro Arias Dávila Description of subject: Pedro Arias Dávila was a Spanish conquistador and colonial administrator best known for establishing early Spanish rule in Central America and founding key settlements in the region.
Referenced by (4)
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