1583 Newfoundland expedition
GPTKB entity
Statements (18)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:historical_event
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gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:Sir_Humphrey_Gilbert
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gptkbp:date |
1583
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gptkbp:death_of_leader |
Sir Humphrey Gilbert drowned on return voyage
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gptkbp:fleetSize |
gptkb:HMS_Delight
gptkb:Golden_Hind gptkb:HMS_Squirrel |
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
1583 Newfoundland expedition
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gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Newfoundland
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gptkbp:notableEvent |
formal possession ceremony at St. John's
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gptkbp:purpose |
establish English colony
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gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:English_colonization_of_the_Americas
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gptkbp:result |
claimed Newfoundland for England
failure to establish permanent settlement |
gptkbp:significance |
first English overseas colony in North America
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gptkbp:sponsor |
gptkb:Queen_Elizabeth_I
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Sir_Humphrey_Gilbert
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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