Source: The Governorship of Spanish Florida (ID122)
Author: TePaske, John J. (ID86)
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1709-01-15 - 1709-01-15
Spain's junta ordered support to SA from Cuba and Spain
Faced with the viceroy’s intransigence, authorities in Spain attempted to get help from other sources. In January, 1709, the Junta de Guerra ordered the governor of Cuba to remit 100 muskets and 100 sailors to bolster the Saint Augustine garrison. This Junta also ordered powder, lead, grenades, muskets, cannon balls, and 25 infantrymen sent out from Spain. [Note 48: Junta 1/15/1709] Five months later in May, 1709...
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