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Black Spanish militiaman · FloridaPrince Witten
active early 1800s
Militia leader and defender of Spanish authorityWitten’s career belonged to the multiracial military and political world of Spanish Florida during American-backed incursions.
Why this record matters
He reveals that Florida could function as sanctuary, imperial borderland, and a target of American expansion all at once.
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Sources for this dossier
- Sanctuary in the Spanish Empire: Prince WittenNational Park Service · biographical study
Spanish Florida, the Patriot War, Black militia, and freedom seeking.