Charles Bent

GPTKB entity

Statements (41)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical figure
gptkbp:activeYears 1846-1847
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:associatedWith the_Santa_Fe_Trail
local_Native_tribes
gptkbp:bornIn gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Taos_Pueblo_Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:Charles_Bent_Jr.
gptkbp:contributedTo New_Mexico's_governance
development_of_New_Mexico_Territory
gptkbp:contribution establishing_the_Bent's_Fort
gptkbp:culturalImpact influenced local governance
gptkbp:deathPlace murder
gptkbp:descendant early_American_settlers
gptkbp:diedIn gptkb:Taos,_New_Mexico
gptkbp:events gptkb:Taos_Revolt
gptkbp:historicalContext 19th century American expansionism
gptkbp:historicalPeriod post-Mexican_War_era
gptkbp:historicalRole territorial administration
gptkbp:historicalSignificance first territorial governor after the Mexican-American War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Charles Bent
gptkbp:impact Native_American_relations
gptkbp:influence New_Mexico_politics
gptkbp:influencedBy Manifest Destiny
gptkbp:influenceOn subsequent_governors_of_New_Mexico
gptkbp:involvedIn gptkb:the_Mexican-American_War
gptkbp:knownFor his_role_in_the_American_expansion_into_the_Southwest
gptkbp:legacy controversial_figure_in_New_Mexico_history
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Anglo-American
American
gptkbp:notableEvent his assassination
gptkbp:notableFor being the first governor of the New Mexico Territory
gptkbp:occupation politician
gptkbp:positionHeld Governor_of_the_New_Mexico_Territory
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:John_Munroe
gptkbp:relatedTo the_Bent_family
gptkbp:reputation polarizing figure
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Santa_Fe,_New_Mexico
gptkbp:role mediator between cultures
gptkbp:spouse Maria_de_la_Luz
gptkbp:successor gptkb:James_S._Calhoun