Bois Caïman
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Bois Caïman is a historic site in northern Haiti renowned as the location of the 1791 Vodou ceremony that helped spark the Haitian Revolution.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bois Caïman canonical | 2 |
| Bois Caiman (French, alternative spelling) | 1 |
| Bois Caïman (French) | 1 |
| Bois-Caïman | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2489785 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bois Caïman Context triple: [Bois Caïman ceremony, hasLocation, Bois Caïman]
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A.
Culebra
Culebra is a small Caribbean island municipality of Puerto Rico known for its pristine beaches, clear waters, and protected wildlife refuges.
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B.
Río Lagartos
Río Lagartos is a small coastal town in Yucatán, Mexico, known for its fishing heritage, ecotourism, and access to the flamingo-filled wetlands of the Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve.
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C.
Coco River
The Coco River is a major Central American river forming much of the border between Nicaragua and Honduras and flowing into the Caribbean Sea.
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D.
Belize River
The Belize River is a major waterway in Belize that flows through the country’s interior to the Caribbean Sea, historically serving as an important route for trade and transport.
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E.
Itabaiana
Itabaiana is a prominent inland city in the Brazilian state of Sergipe, known for its vibrant commerce, agricultural production, and strategic location as a regional hub.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bois Caïman Target entity description: Bois Caïman is a historic site in northern Haiti renowned as the location of the 1791 Vodou ceremony that helped spark the Haitian Revolution.
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A.
Culebra
Culebra is a small Caribbean island municipality of Puerto Rico known for its pristine beaches, clear waters, and protected wildlife refuges.
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B.
Río Lagartos
Río Lagartos is a small coastal town in Yucatán, Mexico, known for its fishing heritage, ecotourism, and access to the flamingo-filled wetlands of the Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve.
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C.
Coco River
The Coco River is a major Central American river forming much of the border between Nicaragua and Honduras and flowing into the Caribbean Sea.
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D.
Belize River
The Belize River is a major waterway in Belize that flows through the country’s interior to the Caribbean Sea, historically serving as an important route for trade and transport.
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E.
Itabaiana
Itabaiana is a prominent inland city in the Brazilian state of Sergipe, known for its vibrant commerce, agricultural production, and strategic location as a regional hub.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ceremonial site
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Haitian Vodou ⓘ |
| associatedWithColony |
Saint-Domingue
ⓘ
linked to:
French colony of Saint-Domingue
|
| associatedWithConflict | Haitian Revolution ⓘ |
| associatedWithEthnicGroup |
Afro-Haitians
ⓘ
enslaved Africans in Saint-Domingue ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson |
Biassou
ⓘ
Cécile Fatiman ⓘ Dutty Boukman ⓘ Jean-François Papillon ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligion |
Vodou
ⓘ
linked to:
Haitian Vodou
|
| associatedWithTheme |
Black liberation
ⓘ
anti-colonial struggle ⓘ resistance to slavery ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Haitian national ceremonies
ⓘ
local Vodou rituals ⓘ |
| country | Haiti ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent |
1791
ⓘ
August 1791 ⓘ |
| describedAs | spark of the Haitian Revolution ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
foundational myth of Haitian nationhood
ⓘ
important site in Haitian revolutionary folklore ⓘ symbol of anti-slavery struggle ⓘ |
| hasEvent | Bois Caïman ceremony ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | symbolic site of Haitian resistance ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfEvent |
insurrection planning meeting
ⓘ
political gathering ⓘ religious ceremony ⓘ |
| influenced | subsequent slave uprisings in Saint-Domingue ⓘ |
| languageOfName | French ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
beginning of large-scale insurrection in northern Saint-Domingue
ⓘ
slave revolt of August 1791 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Nord Department
ⓘ
linked to:
Nord department
near Cap-Haïtien ⓘ northern Haiti ⓘ
linked to:
Northern Haiti
|
| locatedOn | island of Hispaniola ⓘ |
| nameLanguageVariant | Bwa Kayiman (Haitian Creole) ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Caiman Wood ⓘ |
| nameVariant |
Bois Caiman
ⓘ
Bois-Caïman ⓘ
linked to:
Bois Caïman
Bwa Kayiman ⓘ |
| partOf | collective memory of Haitian independence ⓘ |
| roleIn | Haitian Revolution ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
1791 Vodou ceremony
ⓘ
oath-taking ceremony of enslaved people ⓘ planning meeting for slave uprising ⓘ |
| topicOf |
Haitian revolutionary historiography
ⓘ
historical debates about accuracy of accounts ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bois Caïman Description of subject: Bois Caïman is a historic site in northern Haiti renowned as the location of the 1791 Vodou ceremony that helped spark the Haitian Revolution.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Bois Caïman
subject linked to:
Bwa Kayiman (Haitian Creole)
linked to: Bois Caïman
subject linked to:
Bwa Kayiman (Haitian Creole)
linked to: Bois Caïman