African slave, Haitian revolutionary, Spanish general, and Florida's only black caudillo. When Jorge Biassou arrived in St. Augustine in 1796, he was already a legend in his own time.
Center of defense and heritage.
The National Parks Service's official guide to Fort Matanzas National Monument.
The original destination of the Underground Railroad.
Historic District founded by freed people in 1866.
1915 Motor Age Magazine article about St. Augustine's history.
A 1925 article about the history of the Castillo de San Marcos
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