To establish a settlement for the growing population of newly 'freed' Africans, Spanish Governor Manuel Joaquín de Mantiano established Gracia Real de Santa Teresa de Mose (now called Fort Mose). Starting in 1693, it was the policy of the Spanish crown to accept these souls into their society, should they escape from their British enslavers. Instead of British inventories, enslaved people and freed Africans were recorded in Spanish parish records. And while hardships and subjugation certainly existed in Spanish Florida, the Catholic Spaniards considered enslaved people (African, Indigenous, and European) to be souls. In British-controlled Charlestown, enslaved people were considered cargo to be stored below deck and counted amongst the cattle. Dominance over the land, religion, resources, and minds of the people in the American colonies - especially those who were enslaved. Before the American Revolutionary War, the American east coast was a theater of global history, where world powers struggled for dominance. Despite this distance, these two cities have a centuries-long connection.

Augustine, Florida?Ĭharleston, South Carolina was founded as a British colony in 1670 - it lies nearly three hundred miles north of St. How is the Stono Rebellion connected to St. You can either download their beautifully designed PDF (by clicking this link) or read its contents on our website - both options are free. Wood and designed Corrie Hipp for the seventh annual Slave Dwelling Project Conference, which took place in Charleston South Carolina, in September 2022. Learn about the Stono Rebellion and Fort Mose with this downloadable PDF, which was written by historian Peter H. It is a too-often overlooked event in Southern History that shaped colonial North America. The Stono Rebellion was a violent uprising of enslaved people who were attempting to reach Spanish St.

Black Majority by Peter H. Wood