Kit Carson

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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
United States Army officer
explorer
folk hero
frontiersman
human
military scout
trapper
burialPlace Taos, New Mexico, United States
surface form: "Taos, New Mexico"
causeOfDeath abdominal aortic aneurysm
conflict American Civil War
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
surface form: "Christopher Houston Carson"
givenName Christopher
hasMonument Kit Carson Home and Museum, Taos, New Mexico
Kit Carson Park, Taos, New Mexico
knownFor campaigns against Native American tribes in the Southwest
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
Navajo (some knowledge)
Spanish
militaryBranch United States Army
militaryRank brigadier general
nickname Kit Carson
notableWork guiding John C. Frémont’s expeditions
occupation Indian agent
explorer
frontiersman
guide
soldier
trapper
placeOfBirth Madison County, Kentucky
near Richmond, Kentucky
placeOfDeath Fort Lyon, Colorado Territory
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: "Roman Catholic (later in life)"
residence Bent’s Fort, Colorado
Taos, New Mexico, United States
surface form: "Taos, New Mexico"
sexOrGender male
spouse Josefa Jaramillo
Making-Out-Road (Cheyenne wife)
Waanibe (Arapaho wife)
subjectOf biographical dime novels in the 19th century
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.

Kit Carson fullName Kit Carson
this entity surface form: "Christopher Houston Carson"
Carson City namedAfter Kit Carson
Carson Pass namedAfter Kit Carson
Carson Range namedAfter Kit Carson
Carson River namedAfter Kit Carson
Kit Carson nickname Kit Carson
Apache Wars notableCommander Kit Carson

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