15 November 2011
Nuestra Herencia (Our Heritage)
Interested in finding out more about our pais' Spanish heritage? Check out this article on Hispanic contributions to the US. I'll give 15 extra credit points to anyone who reads part of it and presents five new pieces of information about how the Spanish explored the US or contributed to the Revolutionary War.
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there were Spanish ports in Europe and the Caribbean that were safe havens for harassed American ships
ReplyDelete4,000 Spanish soldiers died as prisoners of war on English prison ships in New York Harbor after being captured while fighting for American independence.
the Spaniard Bernardo de Galvez provided the army of General George Washington and General George Rogers Clarke with gunpowder, rifles, bullets, blankets, medicine and supplies.
he also raised an army of Spanish and Cuban soldiers, Choctaw Indians and black former slaves, which beat off the British attack in 1780 and gained control of the Mississippi River, thus, frustrating a British plan to encircle the American colonies.
a multinational army of over 7,000 black and white soldiers under General Galvez's command captured Pensacola, the capital of the British colony of West Florida.
Maria
Gracias, Maria! Amazing how the Spanish were so involved in helping us win the Revolutionary War... I had no idea about it before reading the article. Hope it was interesting for you! +15
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