Christopher Newport
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Christopher Newport was an English seaman and privateer best known for commanding the 1607 voyage that founded the Jamestown colony in Virginia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Christopher Newport canonical | 8 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English seaman
ⓘ
person ⓘ privateer ⓘ |
| activity |
exploration of the James River
ⓘ
privateering in the Caribbean ⓘ transatlantic voyages ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
James River
ⓘ
Jamestown ⓘ
surface form:
Jamestown, Virginia
Colony and Dominion of Virginia ⓘ
surface form:
Virginia Colony
|
| birthPlace |
Kingdom of England
ⓘ
Limehouse ⓘ London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| birthYear | 1561 ⓘ |
| citizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| commanded |
Discovery
ⓘ
Godspeed ⓘ Susan Constant ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | England ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Bantam
ⓘ
Dutch East Indies ⓘ Java ⓘ |
| deathYear | 1617 ⓘ |
| employer | Virginia Company of London ⓘ |
| era |
Elizabethan era
ⓘ
Stuart period ⓘ
surface form:
Jacobean era
|
| event | 1607 voyage to Virginia ⓘ |
| genre | maritime exploration ⓘ |
| hasMemorial |
statue at Christopher Newport University
ⓘ
statue at Jamestown ⓘ |
| hasPart | right arm lost in battle ⓘ |
| honor | namesake of Christopher Newport University ⓘ |
| knownFor |
commanding the 1607 voyage that founded Jamestown
ⓘ
role in founding the Jamestown colony in Virginia ⓘ service with the Virginia Company of London ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | English navy ⓘ |
| militaryRank | captain ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Christopher Newport University ⓘ |
| notableEvent | lost his right arm in combat against Spanish forces ⓘ |
| notableWork | leadership of the first permanent English settlement in North America ⓘ |
| occupation |
naval officer
ⓘ
privateer ⓘ seaman ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
ⓘ
surface form:
Anglo-Spanish War
establishment of Jamestown ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestant Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Protestantism
|
| spouse | Katherine Proctor ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Newport, Kentucky