Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "Antoine Robidoux (1794–1860) was a fur trapper and trader in the American Southwest. His family were of French-Canadian descent and were strongly connected to the history of the North American fur trade. One of his four brothers, Joseph Robidoux IV, established the Blacksnake Hills Trading Post that eventually developed as the town of St. Joseph, Missouri.Antoine was born in St. Louis and spoke English, French, and Spanish. In his early years he helped his father extend his business westward, taking up residence in Santa Fe, gaining Mexican citizenship, and after marrying the Governor's daughter Carmel Benevides, he received near-exclusive license to trade and trap in the Ute country of what is now western Colorado and eastern Utah. In 1828 he built Fort Uncompahgre, the first permanent trading settlement west of the Rockies in the Spanish intermountain corridor between Santa Fe and the Uinta Basin. Just a few years later he purchased the Reed Trading Post.Fort Uncompahgre was destroyed by Indians in 1844 and the fur business declined with changes in the European market. Over the next decade Antoine worked as guide and US army interpreter. In 1846 he was wounded in battle and applied for a government pension. He died in 1860 in St. Louis."@en }
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- Antoine_Robidoux abstract "Antoine Robidoux (1794–1860) was a fur trapper and trader in the American Southwest. His family were of French-Canadian descent and were strongly connected to the history of the North American fur trade. One of his four brothers, Joseph Robidoux IV, established the Blacksnake Hills Trading Post that eventually developed as the town of St. Joseph, Missouri.Antoine was born in St. Louis and spoke English, French, and Spanish. In his early years he helped his father extend his business westward, taking up residence in Santa Fe, gaining Mexican citizenship, and after marrying the Governor's daughter Carmel Benevides, he received near-exclusive license to trade and trap in the Ute country of what is now western Colorado and eastern Utah. In 1828 he built Fort Uncompahgre, the first permanent trading settlement west of the Rockies in the Spanish intermountain corridor between Santa Fe and the Uinta Basin. Just a few years later he purchased the Reed Trading Post.Fort Uncompahgre was destroyed by Indians in 1844 and the fur business declined with changes in the European market. Over the next decade Antoine worked as guide and US army interpreter. In 1846 he was wounded in battle and applied for a government pension. He died in 1860 in St. Louis.".
- Q16203152 abstract "Antoine Robidoux (1794–1860) was a fur trapper and trader in the American Southwest. His family were of French-Canadian descent and were strongly connected to the history of the North American fur trade. One of his four brothers, Joseph Robidoux IV, established the Blacksnake Hills Trading Post that eventually developed as the town of St. Joseph, Missouri.Antoine was born in St. Louis and spoke English, French, and Spanish. In his early years he helped his father extend his business westward, taking up residence in Santa Fe, gaining Mexican citizenship, and after marrying the Governor's daughter Carmel Benevides, he received near-exclusive license to trade and trap in the Ute country of what is now western Colorado and eastern Utah. In 1828 he built Fort Uncompahgre, the first permanent trading settlement west of the Rockies in the Spanish intermountain corridor between Santa Fe and the Uinta Basin. Just a few years later he purchased the Reed Trading Post.Fort Uncompahgre was destroyed by Indians in 1844 and the fur business declined with changes in the European market. Over the next decade Antoine worked as guide and US army interpreter. In 1846 he was wounded in battle and applied for a government pension. He died in 1860 in St. Louis.".