Peter Minuit
E281881
Peter Minuit was a 17th-century Dutch colonial governor best known for orchestrating the purchase of Manhattan Island from Indigenous inhabitants, laying the foundation for New Amsterdam (later New York City).
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Peter Minuit canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Peter Minuit Context triple: [Wouter van Twiller, replaces, Peter Minuit]
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Peter Stuyvesant
Peter Stuyvesant was the last Dutch director-general of the colony of New Netherland, best known for his authoritarian rule and for overseeing its surrender to the English, after which it became New York.
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Henry Hudson
Henry Hudson was an English sea explorer and navigator of the early 17th century best known for his voyages in search of a northwest passage and for lending his name to the Hudson River and Hudson Bay.
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C.
Willem Kieft
Willem Kieft was a 17th-century Dutch colonial administrator best known for his controversial and often brutal governorship of New Netherland, which included initiating Kieft's War with local Native American tribes.
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D.
Samuel de Champlain
Samuel de Champlain was a French explorer and cartographer known as the "Father of New France" for founding Quebec City and extensively mapping northeastern North America in the early 17th century.
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E.
Jan Pieterszoon Coen
Jan Pieterszoon Coen was a 17th-century Dutch colonial administrator and merchant best known for founding Batavia (modern Jakarta) and ruthlessly consolidating Dutch power in the East Indies for the Dutch East India Company (VOC).
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Peter Minuit Target entity description: Peter Minuit was a 17th-century Dutch colonial governor best known for orchestrating the purchase of Manhattan Island from Indigenous inhabitants, laying the foundation for New Amsterdam (later New York City).
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A.
Peter Stuyvesant
Peter Stuyvesant was the last Dutch director-general of the colony of New Netherland, best known for his authoritarian rule and for overseeing its surrender to the English, after which it became New York.
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B.
Henry Hudson
Henry Hudson was an English sea explorer and navigator of the early 17th century best known for his voyages in search of a northwest passage and for lending his name to the Hudson River and Hudson Bay.
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C.
Willem Kieft
Willem Kieft was a 17th-century Dutch colonial administrator best known for his controversial and often brutal governorship of New Netherland, which included initiating Kieft's War with local Native American tribes.
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D.
Samuel de Champlain
Samuel de Champlain was a French explorer and cartographer known as the "Father of New France" for founding Quebec City and extensively mapping northeastern North America in the early 17th century.
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E.
Jan Pieterszoon Coen
Jan Pieterszoon Coen was a 17th-century Dutch colonial administrator and merchant best known for founding Batavia (modern Jakarta) and ruthlessly consolidating Dutch power in the East Indies for the Dutch East India Company (VOC).
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial governor
ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ person ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Manhattan
ⓘ
New Amsterdam ⓘ New Netherland ⓘ New Sweden ⓘ New York City ⓘ |
| colonyGoverned |
New Netherland
ⓘ
New Sweden ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | between 1580 and 1589 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1638 ⓘ |
| employer | Dutch West India Company ⓘ |
| era | 17th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Walloon people
ⓘ
surface form:
Walloon
|
| familyName | Minuit ⓘ |
| fortEstablishedAt |
Wilmington, Delaware
ⓘ
surface form:
present-day Wilmington, Delaware
|
| founded | Fort Christina ⓘ |
| givenName | Peter ⓘ |
| governorOf | New Amsterdam ⓘ |
| knownFor |
governorship of New Netherland
ⓘ
orchestrating the purchase of Manhattan from Indigenous inhabitants ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Dutch
ⓘ
German ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | drowning ⓘ |
| notableFor |
founding role in New Amsterdam
ⓘ
purchase of Manhattan Island ⓘ |
| occupation |
colonial administrator
ⓘ
colonial governor ⓘ trader ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
colonization of New Netherland
ⓘ
establishment of New Sweden ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Duchy of Cleves
ⓘ
Wesel ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Caribbean Sea
ⓘ
at sea near St. Christopher ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Director of New Netherland
ⓘ
Wouter van Twiller, Director of New Netherland ⓘ
surface form:
Director-General of New Netherland
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| purchaseCurrency | Dutch guilder ⓘ |
| purchased | Manhattan Island ⓘ |
| purchaseFrom |
Lenape
ⓘ
surface form:
Lenape people
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| purchasePrice | goods valued at 60 guilders ⓘ |
| purchaseYear | 1626 ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestant Christianity
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surface form:
Protestantism
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workedFor | Swedish South Company ⓘ |
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Subject: Peter Minuit Description of subject: Peter Minuit was a 17th-century Dutch colonial governor best known for orchestrating the purchase of Manhattan Island from Indigenous inhabitants, laying the foundation for New Amsterdam (later New York City).
Referenced by (5)
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