William Walker (filibuster)

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William Walker (filibuster) was a 19th-century American adventurer and mercenary who led unauthorized military expeditions in Latin America in an attempt to establish English-speaking slaveholding colonies under his personal control.

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instanceOf adventurer
filibuster
human
journalist
mercenary
politician
capturedBy Royal Navy
causeOfDeath execution
countryOfBirth United States of America
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
countryOfDeath Honduras
dateOfBirth 1824-05-08
dateOfDeath 1860-09-12
educatedAt University of Göttingen
University of Heidelberg
University of Nashville
University of Paris
University of Pennsylvania
endTime 1857-05-01
ethnicGroup White American
executedBy Government of Honduras
familyName Walker
fieldOfWork journalism
law
military leadership
givenName William
headOfGovernment Republic of Nicaragua
linked to: Nicaragua
ideology expansionism
slavery supporter
languageSpoken English
mannerOfDeath execution by firing squad
movement Manifest Destiny
notableEvent Central American coalition war against his regime
reinstatement of slavery in Nicaragua
seizure of Granada, Nicaragua
notableWork filibuster expedition to Baja California
filibuster expedition to Nicaragua
filibuster expedition to Sonora
occupation journalist
lawyer
politician
soldier of fortune
officeHeld President of Nicaragua
placeOfBirth Nashville, Tennessee
placeOfDeath Trujillo, Honduras
positionHeld Commander of filibuster forces in Nicaragua
residence Nashville, Tennessee
New Orleans, Louisiana
linked to: New Orleans

San Francisco, California
sexOrGender male
startTime 1856-07-12

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