William Walker (filibuster)
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William Walker (filibuster) was a 19th-century American adventurer and mercenary who led unauthorized military expeditions in Latin America in an attempt to establish English-speaking slaveholding colonies under his personal control.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| William Walker (filibuster) canonical | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
adventurer
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filibuster ⓘ human ⓘ journalist ⓘ mercenary ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| capturedBy | Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | execution ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Honduras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1824-05-08 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1860-09-12 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Göttingen
ⓘ
University of Heidelberg NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Nashville NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| endTime | 1857-05-01 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | White American ⓘ |
| executedBy | Government of Honduras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Walker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
journalism
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law ⓘ military leadership ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| headOfGovernment | Republic of Nicaragua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology |
expansionism
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slavery supporter ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | execution by firing squad ⓘ |
| movement | Manifest Destiny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Central American coalition war against his regime
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reinstatement of slavery in Nicaragua ⓘ seizure of Granada, Nicaragua ⓘ |
| notableWork |
filibuster expedition to Baja California
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filibuster expedition to Nicaragua ⓘ filibuster expedition to Sonora ⓘ |
| occupation |
journalist
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lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ soldier of fortune ⓘ |
| officeHeld | President of Nicaragua ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Nashville, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Trujillo, Honduras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Commander of filibuster forces in Nicaragua ⓘ |
| residence |
Nashville, Tennessee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Orleans, Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ San Francisco, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| startTime | 1856-07-12 ⓘ |
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