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.

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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.

Black Pearl homePort Tortuga
this entity surface form: Tortuga (frequent port)
Tortuga nickname Tortuga