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Anticorsair Alejandro Leon wiped out Stuarts Town
Source: Situado and Sabana #82
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Then in August, with floridano encouragement, [anticorsair Alejandro Leon] wiped out Stuarts Town, eliminating the nearest pirate sanctuary. Among those killed was the cagey cacique Niquisalla (Marquez Cabrera, 1686a; Colleton, 1688; Leturiondo 1700). The "dislodging" of a settlement established after 1670 did not in itself violate the Treaty of Madrid, but Leon's forces pushed northward to Edisto Island... (Bushnell SS)
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