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Fort Mose Historic State Park (originally known as Gracia Real de Santa Teresa de Mose) is a U.S.
United States

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 National Historic Landmark
National Historic Landmark

A National Historic Landmark is a building, :wiktionary:site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the Federal government of the United States for its historical significance....
 (designated as such on October 12, 1994), located two miles north of St. Augustine, Florida, on the eastern edge of a marsh. It is also a Florida State Park
Florida State Parks

The Florida State Parks encompass the majority of the lands that fall under the authority of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection....
. Also spelled Fort Moosa or Fort Mossa.

Mose (pronounced "Moh-say") was the first free black settlement legally sanctioned in what would become the United States
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Fort Mose Historic State Park (originally known as Gracia Real de Santa Teresa de Mose) is a U.S.
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 National Historic Landmark
National Historic Landmark

A National Historic Landmark is a building, :wiktionary:site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the Federal government of the United States for its historical significance....
 (designated as such on October 12, 1994), located two miles north of St. Augustine, Florida, on the eastern edge of a marsh. It is also a Florida State Park
Florida State Parks

The Florida State Parks encompass the majority of the lands that fall under the authority of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection....
. Also spelled Fort Moosa or Fort Mossa.

History

Fort Mose (pronounced "Moh-say") was the first free black settlement legally sanctioned in what would become the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
. The community began when Florida
Florida

Florida is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the northeast....
 was a Spanish colony
Spanish Florida

Spanish Florida refers to the Spain colony of Florida. The Spanish first landed on the peninsula in 1513, and laid claim to the land from 1565 to 1763 and again from 1784 to 1821....
. The Colonial Governor, Manuel de Montiano
Manuel de Montiano

Lieutenant General Manuel de Montiano y Luyando was a Spanish General and colonial administrator who served as Royal Governor of La Florida and Royal Governor of Panama....
, established the fortified town in 1738, where it became a haven for escaped slaves from the English colonies
Southern Colonies

The Southern Colonies of British Colonial America consisted of the Province of North Carolina, the Province of South Carolina, and the Province of Georgia....
 to the north. Because of this, it is considered a precursor site of the Underground Railroad
Underground Railroad

The Underground Railroad was an informal network of secret routes and safe houses used by 19th century African American Slavery in the United States in the United States to escape to free state and Canada with the aid of Abolitionism who were sympathetic to their cause....
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The military leader at the fort was a man of African origin named Francisco Menendez
Francisco Menendez (creole)

Francisco Menendez was a creole leader in 18th century St. Augustine, Florida, Florida.Francisco Menendez is first traceable as a slave in South Carolina....


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