Juana Maria (the Lone Woman of San Nicolas Island)
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American fur trapper
California Channel Island
Native American people
Native American woman
castaway
children's novel
historical figure
human
Juana Maria, known as the Lone Woman of San Nicolas Island, was a Native American woman who survived in isolation for nearly two decades on a remote California Channel Island in the 19th century, inspiring the novel "Island of the Blue Dolphins."
Observed surface forms (5)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Juana Maria | 0 |
| San Nicolas Island | 0 |
| Island of the Blue Dolphins | 0 |
| George Nidever | 0 |
| Nicoleño people | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American fur trapper
ⓘ
California Channel Island ⓘ Native American people ⓘ Native American woman ⓘ castaway ⓘ children's novel ⓘ historical figure ⓘ human ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Juana María
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lone Woman of San Nicolas Island NERFINISHED ⓘ The Lone Woman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateBirthDate |
c. 1810
ⓘ
early 19th century ⓘ |
| author | Scott O'Dell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| baptismName | Juana Maria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| baptizedBy | Roman Catholic missionaries in Santa Barbara ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Santa Barbara, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capturedOrRescuedBy | George Nidever NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | dysentery ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| countryOfBirth | Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalDepiction | Island of the Blue Dolphins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1853 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Santa Barbara, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity |
Native American
ⓘ
Nicoleño NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| inspiredWork | Island of the Blue Dolphins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| island | San Nicolas Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being the inspiration for the novel "Island of the Blue Dolphins"
ⓘ
surviving alone on San Nicolas Island for nearly two decades ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Pacific Ocean
ⓘ
San Nicolas Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Nicoleño language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | left alone on San Nicolas Island after removal of Nicoleño people ⓘ |
| occupation | sea otter hunter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | San Nicolas Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1960 ⓘ |
| region | California Channel Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionAtDeath | Roman Catholicism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
San Nicolas Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Santa Barbara, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
|
| timeInIsolation |
approximately 18 years
ⓘ
nearly two decades ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritory | San Nicolas Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tribalAffiliation | Nicoleño people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearRemovedFromIsland | 1853 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.