Father Pedro Camps - Minorcan Colony
by Kathi Shotwell
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Father Pedro Camps - Minorcan Colony
Artist
Kathi Shotwell
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Photograph - Photograph
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Plaque on the base of the memorial statue to Father Pedro Camps, spiritual leader of the Minorcan Colony established at St. Augustine, Florida in approximately 1775. From Wikipedia:
"The story of the Minorcan colony (as the entire group came to be known) is told, fictionally, in the book Spanish Bayonet by Stephen Vincent Benet, a prominent descendant of one of the leading Minorcan families of St. Augustine. The Minorcans, stayed on in St. Augustine through all the subsequent changes of flags, to become the venerable families of the community, marking it with language, culture, cuisine and customs."
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April 9th, 2011
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