Thursday, Sept. 23, 2010 was the the BICENTENNIAL OF THE ADVENT OF THE BONNIE BLUE FLAG & THE WEST FLORIDA REVOLUTION which occurred in Baton Rouge on Sept. 23, 1810. This was the first successful CONQUEST of Spanish colonial power in THE NEW WORLD. The last place the Spanish Crown held was Cuba & that ended with the Spanish American War. Fidel's Daddy came over from Europe to support the Spanish in that conflict.
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