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Pirates, Privateers, and the Fall of Spain’s Empire: How Spanish American Independence Brought Florida to the United States

April 20 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Event: Pirates, Privateers, and the Fall of Spain’s Empire: How Spanish American Independence Brought Florida to the

United States

Speaker: David Head

Date: April 20th

Time: 7:00pm

Description: In the summer of 1817, a group of pirates and privateers invaded Amelia Island, Florida, a Spanish colony, in hopes of striking a blow for the Spanish American Revolution. This presentation tells the stories of these revolutionary rogues and their leaders, how they planned to free Florida from Spanish rule, and how the United States intervened to stop them.

 

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Date:
April 20
Time:
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Venue

THE LODGE AT WAKULLA SPRINGS
550 WAKULLA PARK DR
WAKULLA SPRINGS, FL 32327 United States
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Phone:
1.850.421.2000
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