Valle de los Caídos
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Valle de los Caídos is a monumental basilica and memorial complex near Madrid built under Spain’s Francoist regime to honor Civil War dead and long associated with Francoist symbolism and controversy.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Monument to the Fallen for Spain | 1 |
| Valle de los Caídos canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T809237 — 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: Valle de los Caídos Context triple: [Francisco Franco, burialPlace, Valle de los Caídos]
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A.
Valle de los Cirios
Valle de los Cirios is a vast protected natural area in Baja California, Mexico, renowned for its dramatic desert landscapes, unique rock formations, and high diversity of cacti and other endemic flora.
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B.
Capilla del Sagrario
Capilla del Sagrario is a historic Catholic chapel in Bogotá, Colombia, noted for its colonial architecture and religious art.
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C.
Colón Cemetery
Colón Cemetery is a vast and historically significant necropolis in Havana, Cuba, renowned for its elaborate funerary art and monuments.
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D.
Plaza de la Ciudadanía
Plaza de la Ciudadanía is a prominent public square in central Santiago, Chile, located directly in front of the presidential La Moneda Palace and used for civic events and gatherings.
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E.
Rotonda de las Personas Ilustres
The Rotonda de las Personas Ilustres is a monumental mausoleum in Mexico City that honors and houses the remains of distinguished figures in Mexican history and culture.
- 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: Valle de los Caídos Target entity description: Valle de los Caídos is a monumental basilica and memorial complex near Madrid built under Spain’s Francoist regime to honor Civil War dead and long associated with Francoist symbolism and controversy.
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A.
Valle de los Cirios
Valle de los Cirios is a vast protected natural area in Baja California, Mexico, renowned for its dramatic desert landscapes, unique rock formations, and high diversity of cacti and other endemic flora.
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B.
Capilla del Sagrario
Capilla del Sagrario is a historic Catholic chapel in Bogotá, Colombia, noted for its colonial architecture and religious art.
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C.
Colón Cemetery
Colón Cemetery is a vast and historically significant necropolis in Havana, Cuba, renowned for its elaborate funerary art and monuments.
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D.
Plaza de la Ciudadanía
Plaza de la Ciudadanía is a prominent public square in central Santiago, Chile, located directly in front of the presidential La Moneda Palace and used for civic events and gatherings.
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E.
Rotonda de las Personas Ilustres
The Rotonda de las Personas Ilustres is a monumental mausoleum in Mexico City that honors and houses the remains of distinguished figures in Mexican history and culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic basilica
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basilica ⓘ monumental complex ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ war memorial ⓘ |
| access | open to the public ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Benedictine community ⓘ |
| architect |
Diego Méndez
ⓘ
Pedro Muguruza ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Francoism
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Spanish Civil War ⓘ |
| basilicaLength | approximately 262 meters ⓘ |
| builtUnderRegime | Francoist Spain ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Francisco Franco ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | granite ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1940 ⓘ |
| contains |
crypts with Civil War dead
ⓘ
underground basilica ⓘ |
| containsRemainsFrom |
Nationalist soldiers
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Republican soldiers ⓘ |
| controversy |
association with Francoist propaganda
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treatment and identification of Civil War dead ⓘ use of forced labor by political prisoners during construction ⓘ |
| coordinates | approximately 40.642°N 4.147°W ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| crossHeight | approximately 150 meters ⓘ |
| estimatedBurials | over 30,000 individuals ⓘ |
| formerBurialPlaceOf |
Francisco Franco
ⓘ
José Antonio Primo de Rivera ⓘ |
| FrancoExhumationDate | 2019 ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
esplanade at the foot of the cross
ⓘ
funicular and road access up the hill ⓘ large sculptural groups of evangelists and virtues ⓘ |
| inaugurationDate | 1959 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
giant stone cross
ⓘ
large basilica carved into rock ⓘ |
| legalProtectionStatus |
Bien de Interés Cultural
ⓘ
surface form:
Bien de Interés Cultural (heritage site)
|
| locatedIn |
El Escorial
ⓘ
surface form:
San Lorenzo de El Escorial
|
| locatedInMountainRange | Sierra de Guadarrama ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Community of Madrid ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Madrid ⓘ |
| memorialType | ostensibly dedicated to all Civil War dead ⓘ |
| nearbyLandmark |
El Escorial
ⓘ
surface form:
Monastery of El Escorial
|
| owner |
Spanish government
ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish state
|
| purpose | to honor those who died in the Spanish Civil War ⓘ |
| reinterpretedAs | site of democratic memory debates ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
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| status | national monument ⓘ |
| symbolism | Francoist victory narrative ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Valle de los Caídos Description of subject: Valle de los Caídos is a monumental basilica and memorial complex near Madrid built under Spain’s Francoist regime to honor Civil War dead and long associated with Francoist symbolism and controversy.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Monument to the Fallen for Spain