Charles Wilkes
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As commander of the USS San Jacinto, sailing off the coast of Cuba, Wilkes, acting wholly on his own initiative, commandeered two Confederate envoys\u00e2\u0080\u0094James Mason of Virginia and John Slidell of Louisiana\u00e2\u0080\u0094from a British mail steamer, the Trent."}, {"label": "Exhibition Label", "content": "Great Britain was outraged by this violation of neutral rights and demanded the release of the envoys and an apology from Washington. Lincoln had no choice but to acquiesce or face possible armed retaliation from Great Britain."}, {"label": "Exhibition Label", "content": "Wilkes emerged from the Trent affair relatively unscathed by public opinion and was lauded as a hero in the North. He is also remembered for his scientific explorations and survey of the Antarctic coast in the early 1840s."}, {"label": "Exhibition Label", "content": "Nacido en la ciudad de New York"}, {"label": "Exhibition Label", "content": "En noviembre de 1861, el capit\u00c3\u00a1n Charles Wilkes de la Marina de Estados Unidos precipit\u00c3\u00b3 lo que pronto se convertir\u00c3\u00ada en una crisis diplom\u00c3\u00a1tica para el gobierno de Lincoln a principios de la guerra. Al mando del USS San Jacinto, que navegaba cerca de las costas de Cuba, Wilkes, por iniciativa propia, secuestr\u00c3\u00b3 a dos emisarios confederados, James Mason de Virginia y John Slidell de Louisiana, que viajaban a bordo del vapor-correo brit\u00c3\u00a1nico Trent."}, {"label": "Exhibition Label", "content": "Indignada por esta violaci\u00c3\u00b3n de los derechos neutrales, Gran Breta\u00c3\u00b1a exigi\u00c3\u00b3 la liberaci\u00c3\u00b3n de los emisarios y una disculpa de Washington. Ante el riesgo de una represalia militar por parte de Gran Breta\u00c3\u00b1a, Lincoln no tuvo m\u00c3\u00a1s remedio que acceder."}, {"label": "Exhibition Label", "content": "Wilkes sali\u00c3\u00b3 del incidente del Trent pr\u00c3\u00a1cticamente con su reputaci\u00c3\u00b3n intacta y aclamado como h\u00c3\u00a9roe en el norte del pa\u00c3\u00ads. Tambi\u00c3\u00a9n se le recuerda por sus exploraciones cient\u00c3\u00adficas y sus cartograf\u00c3\u00adas de la costa del Atl\u00c3\u00a1ntico a principios de la d\u00c3\u00a9cada de 1840."}], "creditLine": [{"label": "Credit Line", "content": "National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution"}], "name": [{"label": "Artist", "content": "Charles DeForest Fredricks, 11 Dec 1823 - 25 May 1894"}, {"label": "Sitter", "content": "Charles Wilkes, 3 Apr 1798 - 8 Feb 1877"}], "topic": [{"label": "Topic", "content": "Costume\\Dress Accessory\\Glove\\Gloves"}, {"label": "Topic", "content": "Weapon\\Sword"}, {"label": "Topic", "content": "Interior\\Studio"}, {"label": "Topic", "content": "Costume\\Dress Accessory\\Epaulet"}, {"label": "Topic", "content": "Costume\\Dress Accessory\\Belt"}, {"label": "Topic", "content": "Charles Wilkes: Male"}, {"label": "Topic", "content": "Charles Wilkes: Natural Resource Occupations\\Explorer"}, {"label": "Topic", "content": "Charles Wilkes: Military and Intelligence\\Navy\\Officer\\Rear Admiral"}, {"label": "Topic", "content": "Charles Wilkes: Science and Technology\\Scientist\\Earth scientist\\Hydrographer"}, {"label": "Topic", "content": "Portrait"}], "place": [{"label": "Place", "content": "United States\\New York\\Kings\\New York"}], "physicalDescription": [{"label": "Medium", "content": "Albumen silver print"}, {"label": "Dimensions", "content": "Image/Sheet: 9.1 \u00c3\u0097 5.6 cm (3 9/16 \u00c3\u0097 2 3/16\")"}, {"label": "Dimensions", "content": "Mount: 10.2 \u00c3\u0097 6.5 cm (4 \u00c3\u0097 2 9/16\")"}], "dataSource": [{"label": "Data Source", "content": "National Portrait Gallery"}], "objectRights": [{"label": "Restrictions & Rights", "content": "CC0"}], "objectType": [{"label": "Type", "content": "Photograph"}]}}, "url": "edanmdm:npg_NPG.2015.2", "hash": "5b72a51cfccfa02071d07eb54cae69bf0490548a", "docSignature": "e7f7eac19c9b945db1b73a900f6b16d9", "timestamp": 1665046589, "lastTimeUpdated": 1665046580, "title": "Charles Wilkes"}