Fort Mose
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Fort Mose was a Spanish colonial fort in Florida that became the first legally sanctioned free Black settlement in what is now the United States.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort Mose (free Black settlement) | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Spanish colonial fort
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ free Black settlement ⓘ historic site ⓘ |
| abandoned | late 18th century ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Fort Mose Historic State Park
NERFINISHED
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Gracia Real de Santa Teresa de Mose NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
African diaspora in the Americas
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Catholic Church in Spanish Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ Underground Railroad to Spanish Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attackedBy | British forces from Georgia and the Carolinas ⓘ |
| battleDate | 1740 ⓘ |
| battleOutcome | Spanish and Black militia recaptured the fort from the British ⓘ |
| commemorates | history of free Black community in colonial America ⓘ |
| conflict | War of Jenkins’ Ear NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Spanish Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalHeritage |
African American history
ⓘ
Spanish colonial history ⓘ |
| currentUse | historic state park ⓘ |
| designatedAs | National Historic Landmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| destroyed | during mid-18th century conflicts ⓘ |
| establishedAs | free Black town under Spanish rule ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Governor Manuel de Montiano
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spanish colonial authorities ⓘ |
| foundedFor |
defense of St. Augustine
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runaway enslaved Africans from British colonies ⓘ |
| garrison | Black militia under Spanish command ⓘ |
| governedUnder | Spanish law ⓘ |
| hasMuseum | visitor center and museum exhibits ⓘ |
| inception | 1738 ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Spanish ⓘ |
| legalStatus | refuge for escaped slaves from British colonies ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Florida
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near St. Augustine, Florida ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Florida State Parks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRole |
buffer against British Carolina
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northern defensive outpost for St. Augustine ⓘ |
| nationalHistoricLandmarkDesignation | 1994 ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | St. Augustine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyFeature | Matanzas River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Battle of Fort Mose NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Spanish defensive system for St. Augustine ⓘ |
| populationType |
formerly enslaved Africans
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free Black residents ⓘ |
| rediscoveredBy | archaeologists in the 20th century ⓘ |
| religionRequirement | conversion to Catholicism ⓘ |
| significance | first legally sanctioned free Black settlement in what is now the United States ⓘ |
| successor | Black communities in St. Augustine ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Fort Mose (free Black settlement)