Tortuga
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Tortuga is a Caribbean island off the northwest coast of Haiti, historically known as a major 17th-century pirate stronghold.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tortuga canonical | 3 |
| Tortuga (frequent port) | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Caribbean island
ⓘ
historical region ⓘ island ⓘ |
| associatedWithGroup | Brethren of the Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialPower |
France
ⓘ
Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Haiti ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
piracy
ⓘ
privateering ⓘ small-scale agriculture ⓘ |
| governingCountry | Haiti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Turtle Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Île de la Tortue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
natural harbors
ⓘ
rugged coastline ⓘ |
| hasLargestSettlement | La Vallée NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | 17th century ⓘ |
| historicalPopulationType |
African slaves
ⓘ
European settlers ⓘ mixed-race inhabitants ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
buccaneer base
ⓘ
pirate stronghold ⓘ |
| inPopularCulture |
pirate fiction
ⓘ
pirate films ⓘ swashbuckler literature ⓘ |
| knownFor |
buccaneers
ⓘ
piracy ⓘ privateering ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Caribbean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNorthOf |
Haiti mainland
ⓘ
Hispaniola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOffCoastOf | Haiti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOffNorthwestCoastOf | Haiti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | turtle ⓘ |
| partOf |
Caribbean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Republic of Haiti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Nord-Ouest department of Haiti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| separatedBy | Canal de la Tortue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| separatedFrom | Haiti mainland ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
base for raids on Spanish colonies
ⓘ
base for raids on Spanish shipping ⓘ |
| timeZone | UTC−05:00 ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Dutch buccaneers
ⓘ
English buccaneers NERFINISHED ⓘ French buccaneers ⓘ Spanish privateers ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tortuga (frequent port)