October 2, 1672: the Founding of the Castillo de San Marcos I, Juan Moreno y Segobia, notary public for the government of this city and presidio of San...
Lista: The new (Fall 2008) issue of "Military Collector and Historian" has a full page plate illustrating the Spanish Royal Corps of Artillery circa 1762-1767...
Here is a local newspaper report on the Battle of the Hook event. http://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-local_globattle_1013oct13,0,7363087.story Saludos, Eliud...
Hello All, I was curious to know if there will be any living history activities planned for the 400th anniversary of Santa Fe. I grew up in New Mexico and...
... I have no personal knowledge for living history in Santa Fe as such. The only late 16thC/early 17th living history group that I know in that area is...
Hola Tartabuelito and Sr Miller, While that's 100 years earlier than my time, I also suggest you contact the muchachos at Los Golondrinas, specifically Roberto...
I second (or third?) contacting the folks at Las Golondrinas. They are a great bunch to work with and we shared some time with them last year at the Palace of...
Las Golondrinas in Octubre. Close my eyes and I can smell the pinon smoke and taste the green chili stew. Heaven! Back to earth, I think Santa Fe reckons it's...
Total nonsense!? Unfortunately the San Diego City Fathers date San Diego from the time of the Mexican American entrada of Gringos in 1847.? The signifigant...
Marcy, Look again at the date on the City Seal. It's 1542. I know, it's stupid, but that was my point. BS ... From: mandmbandy@... <mandmbandy@...> ...
A friend in Ohio asked me if there was a good source for late 18th-early 19th century miquelet lock muskets or escopetas. The reason is that a miquelet lock...
Hmmm. That's very interesting. Does he have any images of the miquelet lock that was found? That might help us nail it down. I think Clarks's men received...
Compadres, I have been waiting for this for quite some time. This is the only authentic firelock available for anything pre-1550 that is ready to ship and...
Compadres, I have been waiting for this for quite some time. This is the only authentic firelock available for anything pre-1550 that is ready to ship and...
I used to play at Ft. Meigs in the 1970s. Big site, US Army of Northwest surrounded and besieged by British & Indian allies. Best guess is that an old escopeta...
I might have a possible answer for Spanish muskets ending up in Ohio. In 1776, flatboats left Spanish New Orleans loaded with muskets, gunpowder, lead,...
Good answer, Doc. We always assume all the weapons sent to Clark by the Spanish were the full-length regular army muskets. However, in the Illinois regiment...
The rifle shoppe's webpage about spanish arms (http://www.therifleshoppe.com/spanish_arms.htm) mentions that Andrew Jackson found escopetas in New Orleans,...
Thanks for the info! I will let my pal know about the Rifle Shoppe. I undersand that they are notoriously slow in filling orders. Anyone else have a handle...
Copyright 2008 The Florida Times-Union Florida Times-Union (Jacksonville) October 13, 2008 Monday 16th-Century Murder Mystery Students find a new view of Guale...
Saludos! I just happened to run into this page on Napoleonic warfare with some very impressive paintings of Spanish soldiers at the Battle of Bailen and other...
Hello list, I'm looking for a pattern or source for a Spanish regimental cartridge box that would have been contemporary for Galvez's troops. Were they of the...
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