Gerrit Maritz
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Gerrit Maritz was a prominent early 19th-century Boer leader and wagoner who played a key role in the Great Trek and the establishment of Voortrekker settlements in southern Africa.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gerrit Maritz canonical | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Boer leader
ⓘ
Voortrekker ⓘ human ⓘ wagoner ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Boer frontier expansion
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Voortrekker settlements NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Cape Colony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Afrikaner frontier culture ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Afrikaners
ⓘ
surface form:
Afrikaner
Boer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Maritz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
frontier politics
ⓘ
pioneering and settlement ⓘ |
| givenName | Gerrit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | key figure in Boer migration away from British rule in the Cape ⓘ |
| influenced | formation of Boer republic communities ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Boer frontier leadership
ⓘ
organizing Voortrekker wagon parties ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Afrikaans
ⓘ
Dutch ⓘ |
| legacy | remembered as an important Voortrekker leader ⓘ |
| movement | Great Trek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leadership during the Great Trek
ⓘ
role in establishing Voortrekker settlements ⓘ |
| notableRole | Voortrekker commandant ⓘ |
| occupation |
political leader
ⓘ
wagoner ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Great Trek
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Voortrekker migrations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Natal region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
interior of South Africa ⓘ southern Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Voortrekker leadership ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | Cape frontier society ⓘ |
| roleInCommunity | community organizer of trek parties ⓘ |
| roleInHistory | pioneer of inland white settlement in South Africa ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| socialClass | frontier farmer ⓘ |
| transportMeans | ox-wagon ⓘ |
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