1687

The first freedom seekers arrive

Eight men, three women and three year old nursing child reach Spanish St. Augustine after fleeing enslavement in the British Colonies. They are granted asylum in exchange for conversion to Catholicism and, for the men, a term of military service.

1738

The first freedom seekers arrive

Eight men, three women and three year old nursing child reach Spanish St. Augustine after fleeing enslavement in the British Colonies. They are granted asylum in exchange for conversion to Catholicism and, for the men, a term of military service.

1740

The first freedom seekers arrive

Eight men, three women and three year old nursing child reach Spanish St. Augustine after fleeing enslavement in the British Colonies. They are granted asylum in exchange for conversion to Catholicism and, for the men, a term of military service.

1763

The first freedom seekers arrive

Eight men, three women and three year old nursing child reach Spanish St. Augustine after fleeing enslavement in the British Colonies. They are granted asylum in exchange for conversion to Catholicism and, for the men, a term of military service.