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Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).

Phrase: European exploration of California | Statement: [Portolá statue in Pacifica, California, hasTheme, European exploration of California]

Target entity: European exploration of California
Context triple: [Portolá statue in Pacifica, California, hasTheme, European exploration of California]

• A. Spanish expeditions to the Pacific Northwest
  Spanish expeditions to the Pacific Northwest were a series of 18th-century maritime voyages by Spain aimed at exploring, mapping, and asserting imperial claims along the Pacific coast of what is now the northwestern United States and Canada.
• B. Spanish exploration of Oceania
  Spanish exploration of Oceania was a series of 16th- and 17th-century maritime expeditions by Spain that charted and claimed parts of the Pacific, including many island groups in Micronesia, Melanesia, and Polynesia, in pursuit of new trade routes, territories, and mythical lands.
• C. Ponce de León expedition of 1513
  The Ponce de León expedition of 1513 was the first recorded European voyage to explore and name Florida, led by Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León in search of new lands and riches.
• D. Hernando de Soto expedition
  The Hernando de Soto expedition was a 16th-century Spanish exploration and conquest venture through what is now the southeastern United States, seeking riches and new territories for the Spanish Crown.
• E. Portolá expedition chosen
  The Portolá expedition was a 1769–1770 Spanish exploratory and colonizing venture that marked the first overland European exploration of present-day California, leading to the establishment of missions and settlements along the coast.
• F. None of above.
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.