Pedro Menéndez de Avilés expedition
GPTKB entity
Statements (18)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
historical expedition
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gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:Pedro_Menéndez_de_Avilés
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gptkbp:departedFrom |
gptkb:Cadiz,_Spain
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gptkbp:destination |
gptkb:Florida
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gptkbp:establishedSettlement |
gptkb:St._Augustine,_Florida
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gptkbp:fleetSize |
11 ships
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
oldest continuously inhabited European-established settlement in the continental United States
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Pedro Menéndez de Avilés expedition
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gptkbp:landedAt |
September 1565
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gptkbp:notableEvent |
destruction of Fort Caroline
massacre at Matanzas Inlet |
gptkbp:opposedBy |
gptkb:French_Huguenots
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gptkbp:purpose |
establish Spanish presence in Florida
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gptkbp:result |
founding of St. Augustine
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gptkbp:sponsor |
gptkb:Spanish_Crown
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gptkbp:startDate |
1565
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Luna_expedition_to_Florida
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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