Kit Carson
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Indian agent
United States Army officer
explorer
folk hero
frontiersman
human
military scout
trapper
Kit Carson was a 19th-century American frontiersman, explorer, and military scout renowned for his role in westward expansion and the mapping of the American West.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian agent
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United States Army officer → explorer → folk hero → frontiersman → human → military scout → trapper → |
| burialPlace |
Taos, New Mexico, United States
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surface form: "Taos, New Mexico"
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| causeOfDeath | abdominal aortic aneurysm → |
| conflict |
American Civil War
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Mexican–American War → Navajo Wars → |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America → |
| dateOfBirth | 1809-12-24 → |
| dateOfDeath | 1868-05-23 → |
| employer | United States government → |
| ethnicGroup | Scots-Irish American → |
| fullName |
Kit Carson
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surface form: "Christopher Houston Carson"
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| givenName | Christopher → |
| hasMonument |
Kit Carson Home and Museum, Taos, New Mexico
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Kit Carson Park, Taos, New Mexico → |
| knownFor |
campaigns against Native American tribes in the Southwest
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participation in the mapping of the American West → role in westward expansion of the United States → scouting and guiding in the American West → service in the Mexican–American War → |
| languageSpoken |
English
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Navajo (some knowledge) → Spanish → |
| militaryBranch | United States Army → |
| militaryRank | brigadier general → |
| nickname | Kit Carson → |
| notableWork | guiding John C. Frémont’s expeditions → |
| occupation |
Indian agent
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explorer → frontiersman → guide → soldier → trapper → |
| placeOfBirth |
Madison County, Kentucky
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near Richmond, Kentucky → |
| placeOfDeath | Fort Lyon, Colorado Territory → |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form: "Roman Catholic (later in life)"
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| residence |
Bent’s Fort, Colorado
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Taos, New Mexico, United States →
surface form: "Taos, New Mexico"
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| sexOrGender | male → |
| spouse |
Josefa Jaramillo
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Making-Out-Road (Cheyenne wife) → Waanibe (Arapaho wife) → |
| subjectOf |
biographical dime novels in the 19th century
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numerous biographies and histories of the American West → |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "Christopher Houston Carson"