Bois Caiman
E928799
Bois Caiman is the historic site in northern Haiti where a pivotal Vodou ceremony in 1791 is believed to have helped spark the Haitian Revolution.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bois Caiman canonical | 1 |
| Caiman Wood | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11487099 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bois Caiman Context triple: [Bois Caïman, nameVariant, Bois Caiman]
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A.
Orinoco crocodile
The Orinoco crocodile is a critically endangered, large freshwater crocodilian native to the Orinoco River system of Colombia and Venezuela, known for its long, narrow snout and historically extensive range.
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B.
Cuban crocodile
The Cuban crocodile is a small, highly aggressive and critically endangered crocodile species native to Cuba, known for its terrestrial habits and distinctive bright coloration.
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C.
Arapaima mapae
Arapaima mapae is a large, air-breathing freshwater fish species in the arapaima family, native to South American river systems.
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D.
Paleosuchus
Paleosuchus is a genus of small, heavily armored South American caimans commonly known as dwarf caimans.
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E.
Alligator
Alligator was a prominent Seminole war leader who played a key role in resisting U.S. forces during the Second Seminole War in Florida.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bois Caiman Target entity description: Bois Caiman is the historic site in northern Haiti where a pivotal Vodou ceremony in 1791 is believed to have helped spark the Haitian Revolution.
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A.
Orinoco crocodile
The Orinoco crocodile is a critically endangered, large freshwater crocodilian native to the Orinoco River system of Colombia and Venezuela, known for its long, narrow snout and historically extensive range.
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B.
Cuban crocodile
The Cuban crocodile is a small, highly aggressive and critically endangered crocodile species native to Cuba, known for its terrestrial habits and distinctive bright coloration.
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C.
Arapaima mapae
Arapaima mapae is a large, air-breathing freshwater fish species in the arapaima family, native to South American river systems.
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D.
Paleosuchus
Paleosuchus is a genus of small, heavily armored South American caimans commonly known as dwarf caimans.
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E.
Alligator
Alligator is a critically acclaimed 2005 indie rock album by The National that helped establish the band’s distinctive dark, introspective sound.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ceremonial site
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ |
| associatedLeader |
Cécile Fatiman
ⓘ
Dutty Boukman ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Haitian Revolution
ⓘ
Haitian independence ⓘ anti-slavery movements ⓘ slave rebellion in Saint-Domingue ⓘ |
| associatedWithEthnicGroups |
Afro-Haitian communities
ⓘ
enslaved Africans in Saint-Domingue ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligion |
Vodou
ⓘ
linked to:
Haitian Vodou
|
| colonialContext |
French colony of Saint-Domingue
ⓘ
linked to:
Saint-Domingue
|
| commemoratedBy |
Haitian national ceremonies
ⓘ
monuments and memorials in Haiti ⓘ |
| country | Haiti ⓘ |
| culturalRole |
foundational myth of Haitian nationhood
ⓘ
symbol of spiritual and political liberation ⓘ |
| hasContestedAspects | historicity of details of the 1791 ceremony ⓘ |
| hasEvent | Bois Caïman ceremony ⓘ |
| hasModernUse |
destination for historical tourism in Haiti
ⓘ
site of commemorative Vodou ceremonies ⓘ |
| hasRitualType |
Vodou ceremony
ⓘ
oath-taking ceremony ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | site of historical memory ⓘ |
| influenced |
Haitian religious nationalism
ⓘ
Haitian revolutionary ideology ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym | French ⓘ |
| linkedEvent | uprising in the Northern Plain of Saint-Domingue in August 1791 ⓘ |
| linkedToConcept |
anticolonial struggle
ⓘ
maroon resistance ⓘ slave insurrection planning ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
near Cap-Haïtien
ⓘ
northern Haiti ⓘ
linked to:
Northern Haiti
|
| locatedOnContinent | North America ⓘ |
| memoryPolitics | site of competing historical narratives in Haiti ⓘ |
| nameMeaning |
Caiman Wood
ⓘ
linked to:
Bois Caiman
|
| notableDate | 1791 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Saint-Domingue (colonial Haiti)
ⓘ
linked to:
Saint-Domingue
|
| presentIn |
Haitian historical narratives
ⓘ
Haitian literature ⓘ Haitian oral tradition ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Haitian Vodou ⓘ |
| significance |
important site in Haitian national memory
ⓘ
site associated with the beginning of the Haitian Revolution ⓘ symbol of resistance to slavery in Haiti ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| topicOf |
scholarship on Vodou and resistance
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studies of Haitian Revolution origins ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Bois Caiman Description of subject: Bois Caiman is the historic site in northern Haiti where a pivotal Vodou ceremony in 1791 is believed to have helped spark the Haitian Revolution.
Referenced by (2)
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