Osceola

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Osceola was a prominent Seminole leader in the 19th century who became a symbol of Native American resistance to U.S. removal policies during the Second Seminole War.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Osceola canonical 11
Seminole leader Osceola 4
Osceola (Seminole leader) 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Native American
Seminole leader
person
alternativeName Asi-yahola
associatedWithEvent Dade massacre
surface form: Dade Massacre (context of war)
associatedWithPlace Everglades
Fort King, Florida
burialPlace Fort Moultrie
surface form: Fort Moultrie, South Carolina
capturedAt near St. Augustine, Florida
capturedBy United States Army
capturedOn 1837-10-21
capturedUnderFlagOfTruce true
causeOfDeath illness
conflict Second Seminole War
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
surface form: United States
dateOfBirth c. 1804
dateOfDeath 1838-01-30
era 19th century
ethnicity Seminole
fatherEthnicity English
gender male
hasHeadSeparatedAfterDeath true
knownFor guerrilla tactics against U.S. forces
refusal to accept removal to Indian Territory
languageSpoken English
Creek (Muscogee) Nation
surface form: Muscogee
legacy namesake of Osceola County, Florida
namesake of multiple towns and counties in the United States
militaryRank war chief (de facto)
motherEthnicity Creek (Muscogee) Nation
surface form: Muscogee (Creek)
notableFor leadership in the Second Seminole War
resistance to U.S. Indian removal policies
occupation military leader
war leader
opponent United States Army
United States government
participatedIn Second Seminole War
placeOfBirth near Tallassee, Alabama
placeOfDeath Fort Moultrie
surface form: Fort Moultrie, Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina
politicalStance opposition to Indian Removal Act
portrayedIn literary works about the Seminole Wars
numerous 19th-century paintings
religion traditional Muscogee-Seminole beliefs
residence Florida
spouse Che-cho-ter
possibly multiple Seminole wives
symbolOf Native American resistance
Seminole resistance to removal

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Osceola County, Iowa namedAfter Osceola
this entity surface form: Seminole leader Osceola
Osceola National Forest namedFor Osceola
this entity surface form: Seminole leader Osceola
Micanopy ally Osceola
Osceola and Renegade portrayedAs Osceola
this entity surface form: Seminole leader Osceola
Osceola and Renegade basedOn Osceola
this entity surface form: Osceola (historical Seminole leader)
Osceola County, Michigan namedAfter Osceola
this entity surface form: Seminole leader Osceola
Osceola, Indiana namedAfter Osceola
this entity surface form: Osceola (Seminole leader)