Fromajadas and Indigo: The Minorcan Colony in Florida
Titolo
Fromajadas and Indigo: The Minorcan Colony in Florida
Autore
Kenneth H. Jr Beeson
Editore
Arcadia Publishing
Data
2006
Lingua
en
Tipo
Book
Author
Kenneth H. Jr Beeson
Tipo documento
Book
ISBN
978-1-62584-446-0
Abstract Note
With great anticipation, more than twelve hundred settlers--the majority from the Mediterranean island of Minorca--arrived on the eastern shore of Florida, south of St. Augustine, in 1768 to begin a new life at the colony of New Smyrna. Despite the initial successes of the colony, political strife and inadequate financing steered the colonists into dire straights. Fleeing the miserable living conditions and ruthless maltreatment of colony overseers, the colonists eventually sought refuge in St. Augustine, where the governor granted them asylum in 1777.For more than two hundred years the descendants of the surviving colonists have formed a resourceful and talented portion of St. Augustine's population. From the six hundred plus that made the walk from New Smyrna, there are now over fifteen thousand descendants living in the St. Augustine area today. This book reveals the history of these fascinating people for the first time.
Data
2006
Extra
Google-Books-ID: 0wOACQAAQBAJ
Lingua
en
Library Catalog
Google Books
Num Pages
86
Place
Charleston
Editore
Arcadia Publishing
Short Title
Fromajadas and Indigo
Titolo
Fromajadas and Indigo: The Minorcan Colony in Florida
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Kenneth H. Jr Beeson, “Fromajadas and Indigo: The Minorcan Colony in Florida,” Colonizzazioni Interne e Migrazioni, accesso il 29 aprile 2025, http://storia.dh.unica.it/risorse_omc/items/show/184.
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