Kit Carson
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Kit Carson was a 19th-century American frontiersman, explorer, and military scout renowned for his role in westward expansion and the mapping of the American West.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kit Carson canonical | 23 |
| Christopher Houston "Kit" Carson | 4 |
| Christopher Houston Carson | 1 |
| frontiersman and scout Kit Carson | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T255138 — 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: Kit Carson Context triple: [Carson Pass, namedAfter, Kit Carson]
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John Armstrong
John Armstrong is a common personal name shared by various notable individuals across fields such as politics, the military, the arts, and academia.
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Robert Rogers
Robert Rogers was an 18th-century American frontiersman and British Army officer best known for founding and leading Rogers' Rangers during the French and Indian War.
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C.
Cochise
"Cochise" is a hard-hitting 2002 rock song by Audioslave, featuring Chris Cornell’s powerful vocals and Tom Morello’s distinctive guitar work, and is best known as the band’s debut single.
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D.
Samuel Maverick
Samuel Maverick was a young Boston apprentice who became one of the five colonists killed in the 1770 Boston Massacre, later remembered as an early martyr of the American Revolution.
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E.
Thomas Ewing
Thomas Ewing was a 19th-century American politician and statesman who served in the U.S. Senate and held multiple cabinet positions, including being the inaugural Secretary of the Interior.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Kit Carson Target entity description: Kit Carson was a 19th-century American frontiersman, explorer, and military scout renowned for his role in westward expansion and the mapping of the American West.
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A.
John Armstrong
John Armstrong is a common personal name shared by various notable individuals across fields such as politics, the military, the arts, and academia.
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B.
Robert Rogers
Robert Rogers was an 18th-century American frontiersman and British Army officer best known for founding and leading Rogers' Rangers during the French and Indian War.
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C.
Cochise
"Cochise" is a hard-hitting 2002 rock song by Audioslave, featuring Chris Cornell’s powerful vocals and Tom Morello’s distinctive guitar work, and is best known as the band’s debut single.
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D.
Samuel Maverick
Samuel Maverick was a young Boston apprentice who became one of the five colonists killed in the 1770 Boston Massacre, later remembered as an early martyr of the American Revolution.
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E.
Thomas Ewing
Thomas Ewing was a 19th-century American politician and statesman who served in the U.S. Senate and held multiple cabinet positions, including being the inaugural Secretary of the Interior.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian agent
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United States Army officer ⓘ explorer ⓘ folk hero ⓘ frontiersman ⓘ human ⓘ military scout ⓘ trapper ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Taos, New Mexico, United States
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surface form:
Taos, New Mexico
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| causeOfDeath | abdominal aortic aneurysm ⓘ |
| conflict |
American Civil War
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Mexican–American War ⓘ Navajo Wars ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1809-12-24 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1868-05-23 ⓘ |
| employer | United States government ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Scots-Irish American ⓘ |
| fullName |
Kit Carson
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Christopher Houston Carson
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| givenName | Christopher ⓘ |
| hasMonument |
Kit Carson Home and Museum, Taos, New Mexico
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Kit Carson Park, Taos, New Mexico ⓘ |
| knownFor |
campaigns against Native American tribes in the Southwest
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participation in the mapping of the American West ⓘ role in westward expansion of the United States ⓘ scouting and guiding in the American West ⓘ service in the Mexican–American War ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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Navajo (some knowledge) ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | brigadier general ⓘ |
| nickname | Kit Carson self-link ⓘ |
| notableWork | guiding John C. Frémont’s expeditions ⓘ |
| occupation |
Indian agent
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explorer ⓘ frontiersman ⓘ guide ⓘ soldier ⓘ trapper ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Madison County, Kentucky
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near Richmond, Kentucky ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Fort Lyon, Colorado Territory ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Roman Catholic (later in life)
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| residence |
Bent’s Fort, Colorado
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Taos, New Mexico, United States ⓘ
surface form:
Taos, New Mexico
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse |
Josefa Jaramillo
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Making-Out-Road (Cheyenne wife) ⓘ Waanibe (Arapaho wife) ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
biographical dime novels in the 19th century
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numerous biographies and histories of the American West ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Kit Carson Description of subject: Kit Carson was a 19th-century American frontiersman, explorer, and military scout renowned for his role in westward expansion and the mapping of the American West.
Referenced by (29)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.