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    There were 7000 prisoners of war who died while prisoners of war on English prison ships in New York Harbor after being captured
    Out of the 7000 there were over 4000 Spanish soldiers  fighting for American independence.  Most of the others were Rebel Americans.

    Spanish ports in Europe and the Caribbean were safe havens for harassed American ships.

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    American Revolution
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    Spanish Govenor Unzaga
    Captain Bartolomé Beauregard (a Spaniard) in Philadelphia
    Santiago Toutant Beauregard (a Spaniard)
     1763 - 1801 Spanish Louisiana.
     Spanish  in Ohio
    Spanish ship in Boston harbor
    Spanish vessels in Massachusetts; the Santos Martires   
    Juan de Surriret (a Spaniard in New York)
    Joaquin Garcia de Luca (a Spaniard in Massachussetts)
    Captain Jose de Llano (a Spaniard in Massachussetts)
    The Boal Family (from Spain in Pennsylvania)
    The Colón Family (from Spain in Pennsylvania)
    Isaac Gomez — born in New York on the July 28  1768, his  Great, Great Grandfather, Isaac Gomez, was a Spanish nobleman and of the Jewish faith.
    Juan de Miralles, a Spaniard in Philadelphia, meets with the Continental Congress.
    Francisco Rendon, (Spaniard in Philadelphia)
    George Farragut (Spaniard in US Navy)
    The Fighting in Massachusetts 1775
     Jose de Galvez
    Captain General Torre
    Miguel Antonio Eduardo in Philadelphia;
    Spaniards entered Chesapeake Bay late May
    1776 on the Spanish vessel "Santa Barbara"
    Spaniards in St George
    1777 : Spaniards landed Charleston, South Carolina on  the Spanish vessel  "Nuestra Señora del Carmen"
    Navarro in Georgia
    JosephMaria Elegio de la Puente,  Juan Jose 
    Elegio de la Puente, Maria Elegio de la Puente
    Don Antonio de Ulloa
    General Alejandro O'Reilly in the Spanish Army


     Funds Contributed from Hispanics: new info added 7-19-97
     Other than monetary funds contributed by Hispanics
     Spains' support vital to USA
     Francisco de Saavedra planned Battle of Yorktown
     Battle of Yorktown
     Hispanic/French Royalty
     Battle of Yorktown Funded by Hispanics
      Francisco de Miranda
     Cuban Woman Collect Funds
     George Farragut
     The Decisive Battle of Yorktown
      Hapsburg-Bourbon
     Hispanic Regiments
     Living History Organizations
     Captain Ferdinand de Leyba  
     Julien Poydras
     Missouri
    The first Marines in the world  land in Pensacola


     Francisco de Saavedra planned Battle of Yorktown
     Battle of Yorktown
     Hispanic/French Royalty
     Battle of Yorktown Funded by Hispanics
      Francisco de Miranda
     Cuban Woman Collect Funds
     George Farragut
     The Decisive Battle of Yorktown
      Hapsburg-Bourbon
     Hispanic Regiments
     Living History Organizations
     Captain Ferdinand de Leyba  
     Julien Poydras
     Missouri
    The first Marines in the world  land in Pensacola

         
    • This information  is obtained from USA Dept of  Defense, Archives New Mexico, Louisiana Archives & qualified independent  sources including  personal research


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