Robert Jenkins
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Robert Jenkins was an 18th-century British sea captain whose alleged mutilation by Spanish coast guards became the pretext for the War of Jenkins' Ear between Britain and Spain.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Robert Jenkins canonical | 4 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British person
ⓘ
human ⓘ sea captain ⓘ |
| allegedInjury | ear cut off ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British Parliament
ⓘ
British merchant marine ⓘ Royal Navy ⓘ |
| causeOf |
heightened tensions between Britain and Spain
ⓘ
public outrage in Britain against Spain ⓘ |
| causeOfFame | presentation of his severed ear to the British Parliament (according to tradition) ⓘ |
| chronologicallyWithin | 18th century ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Anglo-Spanish colonial rivalry
ⓘ
Caribbean maritime conflicts ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Kingdom of Great Britain
ⓘ
Kingdom of Spain ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 18th century ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 18th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | maritime trade ⓘ |
| hasAllegation |
that Spanish coast guards boarded his ship
ⓘ
that Spanish coast guards cut off his ear ⓘ that Spanish coast guards tortured him ⓘ |
| hasPart | severed ear (allegedly preserved) ⓘ |
| hasStoryRetoldIn |
18th-century British press
ⓘ
British political speeches ⓘ |
| historicalAuthenticity | partly disputed ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | symbolic victim of Spanish cruelty in British propaganda ⓘ |
| notableEvent | alleged mutilation by Spanish coast guards ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the namesake of the War of Jenkins' Ear ⓘ |
| occupation | sea captain ⓘ |
| participantIn | events leading to the War of Jenkins' Ear ⓘ |
| partOf |
British maritime history
ⓘ
history of Anglo-Spanish wars ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| pretextFor | War of Jenkins' Ear ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| victimOf |
Guardia Civil
ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish coast guards
|
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